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How Cylinder Deactivation Saves You Gas (And Sometimes Doesn’t)

How Cylinder Deactivation Saves You Gas (And Sometimes Doesn’t)

3alexd/Getty Images If there’s one bit of car tech that sounds like a contradiction, it’s cylinder deactivation. (And no, we’re not suggesting filling up some of the cylinders with super glue — that would lead to a different kind of deactivation.) Turning off parts of your engine to make it more efficient totally …

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