How'd Ford do it? The three key EcoBoost technologies were part of the solution. They are, in no order, direct-injection, turbocharging, and variable camshaft timing. Of course, those are only the ...
The 2012 Ford Focus is already known for good gas mileage, but now the popular hatchback has a new engine option courtesy of Ford’s latest EcoBoost engine technology. Unveiled yesterday at the 2012 ...
Ford has recently made a new step towards spreading its downsized Ecoboost engines, with the carmaker introducing a new 1.0-liter Ecoboost unit for the Focus range in Europe. The 1.0-liter, ...
Ford's 1.0-liter EcoBoost three-cylinder engine has lapped the Nürburgring, been discussed as a potential race-car engine, and we've driven it ourselves in both a Focus Wagon and a Focus hatchback in ...
Of the major carmakers in Europe, Ford was the first, really, to introduce a mass-market three-cylinder turbo engine. Their 1.0 EcoBoost won the Engine of the Year Award and is available on cars like ...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran February 24, 2014 Comment Now! The current Ford Focus is sold all over the globe and since launching in 2010 it’s gone on to earn the title of world’s most popular car. Ford ...
Ford’s EcoBoost offerings may have started off big and powerful, but the Blue Oval is quickly moving towards small and thrifty. Ford will soon offer its smallest turbocharged offering yet, as a new ...
2. Fuel Economy is rated at as high as 49 mpg. 3. Set to arrive on our shores, we’re likely to see the EcoBoost 1.0L in the Focus and Fiesta. At present, the answer seems to be a 1.0-liter ...
Ford rolled out its turbocharged 1.0-liter three-cylinder engine a few years ago to wide acclaim -- this mill picked up the 2013 International Engine of the Year award, and it has found its way into ...
I ain’t met many troublemakers with as patchy a history as Ford’s 1.0-liter, three-cylinder EcoBoost. When it ain’t those dual wet belts breaking down and causing a ruckus in the oiling system, it’s ...
If you've barely gotten over the success of a turbo V-6 in the Ford F-150, you might want to sit down with a strong beverage for this news. Beginning in 2014, it appears Ford will offer a U.S. Focus ...