Ford_News
02-23-2012, 02:32 PM
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Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/ford) will begin rolling out its 1.0-liter, three-cylinder Ecoboost engine this year in overseas models like the UK-spec Ford Focus (http://autoblog.com/model/focus/) and C-Max (http://autoblog.com/model/c-max). Replacing the naturally-aspirated 1.6-liter four-cylinder, the little Ecoboost lump (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/09/12/ford-1-0l-ecoboost-three-cylinder-finds-a-home-in-the-euro-spec/) translates its minimal displacement into versions with 99 horses and 118 horses, and up to 125 pound-feet of torque. A report in Autocar suggests Ford can do even better, speculating that The Blue Oval is currently testing a unit outputting 177 hp.
The supplemental power would come from another turbocharger in a production guise, but for testing purposes comes from a supercharger feeding a turbo taken from Ford's 1.6-liter, four-cylinder Ecoboost. A hi-po option would be slated some kind of "performance version of the Focus positioned some distance below the forthcoming 247bhp Focus ST (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/focus+st)."
Or, if Ford could really get that output to work for production the engine could be an option for the Fiesta ST (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/11/17/ford-fiesta-st-concept-is-a-five-door-street-tough/). Shown off last year, the hotted-up Fiesta was paired with a 180-hp, 177-lb-ft version of the 1.6-liter Ecoboost. Granted, this is all hypothetical, but even with the loss of a noticeable chunk of torque the idea might have its merits.Ford's tiny 1.0-liter EcoBoost to net 177 hp? (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/02/23/fords-tiny-1-0-liter-ecoboost-to-net-177-hp/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/ford) will begin rolling out its 1.0-liter, three-cylinder Ecoboost engine this year in overseas models like the UK-spec Ford Focus (http://autoblog.com/model/focus/) and C-Max (http://autoblog.com/model/c-max). Replacing the naturally-aspirated 1.6-liter four-cylinder, the little Ecoboost lump (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/09/12/ford-1-0l-ecoboost-three-cylinder-finds-a-home-in-the-euro-spec/) translates its minimal displacement into versions with 99 horses and 118 horses, and up to 125 pound-feet of torque. A report in Autocar suggests Ford can do even better, speculating that The Blue Oval is currently testing a unit outputting 177 hp.
The supplemental power would come from another turbocharger in a production guise, but for testing purposes comes from a supercharger feeding a turbo taken from Ford's 1.6-liter, four-cylinder Ecoboost. A hi-po option would be slated some kind of "performance version of the Focus positioned some distance below the forthcoming 247bhp Focus ST (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/focus+st)."
Or, if Ford could really get that output to work for production the engine could be an option for the Fiesta ST (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/11/17/ford-fiesta-st-concept-is-a-five-door-street-tough/). Shown off last year, the hotted-up Fiesta was paired with a 180-hp, 177-lb-ft version of the 1.6-liter Ecoboost. Granted, this is all hypothetical, but even with the loss of a noticeable chunk of torque the idea might have its merits.Ford's tiny 1.0-liter EcoBoost to net 177 hp? (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/02/23/fords-tiny-1-0-liter-ecoboost-to-net-177-hp/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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