Cost calculation by Adac - Aygo second place, Kia Picanto 1.0 first

The Triplets gets rated quite high in the car cost calculation list that Adac presents for minicars (kleinwagen). The Kia Picanto Attract with the 3 cylinder 1.0 winns. The Picanto uses the new Kappa 1.0 with Dual-CVVT technology. The engine also uses timing chain instead of belt, a big plus for me. The Kappa is using methods to reduce friction. A nice engine, which uses much of the same technology as the designed Daihatsu engine in the Toyota Aygo, Citroen C1 and Peugeot 107, which came to market 2005.
However, I dont like the ISG system (Idle Stop&Go). The ISG system automatically switches the engine off when the car is stopped in traffic and restarts the engine instantly when the driver wishes to move again, however looking on this with an engineers eyes, this should reduce the life of the start engine (don´t know which type this electric motor is) and tear the cogs at the flywheels. I would prefer to have a choice if I want to use it or not. A switch or something.

Picture from Adac

Read the PDF from ADAC yourself:
http://www.adac.de/_mmm/pdf/TOP10-Autokosten-Kleinstwagenklasse_48953.pdf

By the way: the Kia Picanto 1.0 Kappa engine is presented in this video: