Under the hood, it utilized both gasoline direct injection (GDI) and Automatic Stop-Go (ASG), a system which turns off the engine while the vehicle is stationary and automatically restarts it when the clutch is depressed. So equipped, the Pistachio recorded fuel consumption of , unprecedented for an exclusively gasoline-powered vehicle.
Under the hood, it employed both gasoline direct injection (GDI) and Automatic Stop-Go (ASG), a system that shuts off the engine while the vehicle is stationary and automatically restarts it when the clutch is depressed. This configuration enabled the Pistachio to achieve unprecedented fuel efficiency for an exclusively gasoline-powered car.