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Tuesday, February 28, 2012
1.0 liter Ecoboost engine will entirely be applied by Ford
LOS ANGELES - Herrmann also confirmed that in 2015, 1.0 liter Ecoboost engine will entirely be the successor of the 1.6-liter engine, four-cylinder. This is for a car with a maximum fuel efficiency.
Ford introduces a new 1.0 liter engine, but has tremendous power. These machines are applied to high-performance variant, with capacity reaching 177 horsepower engine.
This three-cylinder engine features a twin sequential turbocharging that can boost engine power to be impressive. Initially only the powerless are able to achieve 123 horsepower, 177 horsepower. A remarkable result for the engine size of 1,000 cc.
"It may seem strange, but this is really happening. And variants of the Ford 1.0-liter three-cylinder engine as Focus and will soon be produced," said Gunnar Herrmann, Ford's director as reported by Autocar.
Ford's prototype to the variant with this big powerful engine. Unit 1.0-liter engine is to be used in a variant of the Focus, but still under the Ford Focus ST with 247 bhp power.