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07-31-2012, 10:08 AM
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A Sneak Peek At Our Three-Cylinder Future
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Remember the good old days, when compact cars were powered by six-cylinder engines? Yeah, neither do we.
It's been a long time since a mainstream brand offered anything other than a four-banger in its econoboxes, and for good reason. While a half-dozen cylinders might have been necessary to adequately motivate Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/) Falcon, Dodge (http://www.autoblog.com/dodge/) Dart and later Chevrolet (http://www.autoblog.com/chevrolet/) Cavalier models, any carmaker will tell you that modern four cylinders make more than enough power to propel even today's jumbo-sized compacts.
But wait just a minute. What did we say? More than enough power. That sounds like an opportunity.
Indeed, Ford has announced (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/06/02/ford-confirms-1-0l-ecoboost-three-cylinder-eight-speed-transmis/) it will soon be selling a three-cylinder engine, in a car, in the United States. But not just any triple - a turbocharged, direct-injected three-cylinder with independent variable cam timing wearing the EcoBoost (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ecoboost/) moniker on its plastic engine cover. Making 123 horsepower and 125 lb-ft of torque, the 1.0-liter Ecoboost is already on sale in Europe, where it comes installed in mid-spec Focus (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/focus/) models. By comparison, the direct-injected 2.0-liter naturally aspirated four in our domestic Focus makes 160 hp and 146 lb-ft of torque.Continue reading 2012 Ford Focus 1.0-liter EcoBoost (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/07/31/2012-ford-focus-1-0-liter-ecoboost-quick-spin-review/)
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A Sneak Peek At Our Three-Cylinder Future
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2012/07/2012-ford-focus-1l-ecoboost-qs.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-focus-1-0-liter-ecoboost-quick-spin/)
Remember the good old days, when compact cars were powered by six-cylinder engines? Yeah, neither do we.
It's been a long time since a mainstream brand offered anything other than a four-banger in its econoboxes, and for good reason. While a half-dozen cylinders might have been necessary to adequately motivate Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/) Falcon, Dodge (http://www.autoblog.com/dodge/) Dart and later Chevrolet (http://www.autoblog.com/chevrolet/) Cavalier models, any carmaker will tell you that modern four cylinders make more than enough power to propel even today's jumbo-sized compacts.
But wait just a minute. What did we say? More than enough power. That sounds like an opportunity.
Indeed, Ford has announced (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/06/02/ford-confirms-1-0l-ecoboost-three-cylinder-eight-speed-transmis/) it will soon be selling a three-cylinder engine, in a car, in the United States. But not just any triple - a turbocharged, direct-injected three-cylinder with independent variable cam timing wearing the EcoBoost (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ecoboost/) moniker on its plastic engine cover. Making 123 horsepower and 125 lb-ft of torque, the 1.0-liter Ecoboost is already on sale in Europe, where it comes installed in mid-spec Focus (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/focus/) models. By comparison, the direct-injected 2.0-liter naturally aspirated four in our domestic Focus makes 160 hp and 146 lb-ft of torque.Continue reading 2012 Ford Focus 1.0-liter EcoBoost (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/07/31/2012-ford-focus-1-0-liter-ecoboost-quick-spin-review/)
2012 Ford Focus 1.0-liter EcoBoost (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/07/31/2012-ford-focus-1-0-liter-ecoboost-quick-spin-review/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Tue, 31 Jul 2012 11:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.mnfords.com/rss-term-of-use/).
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