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.