Ford has opened the order books in Europe for its new Focus 1.0-litre EcoBoost that is offered in two guises with 100PS (99HP) and 125PS (123HP).
The Blue Oval says that the three-cylinder turbocharged engine is its most fuel efficient petrol engine ever delivering a fuel economy of 4.8lt/100km (58.9mpg UK)and CO2 emissions of 109g/km and 5.0lt/100km (56.5mpg UK) with CO2 of 114g/km, for the 100PS and 125PS versions respectively.
“Developing an engine this small and fuel efficient that still delivers good power and driving fun in a Focus-sized car would have seemed impossible just a few years ago,” said Ford of Europe Chairman and CEO Stephen Odell.
The 1.0-litre EcoBoost petrol engine, which uses both turbocharging and direct fuel injection technologies, will also be offered this year in the C-MAX minivan, the all-new B-MAX that will debut in production trim at next month's Geneva Salon, as well other models.
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And the Leaf Turns....
That is still more horsepower the my new 73' Opel Manta coupe(74 Hp), and my new 80' Chevy LUV 4-WD pickup(84 Hp). And I never felt that either had inadequate power.
That is stupidly small.
RWD V8 model anyone? :D
Sorry Hemi. Those days are dying (again).
At this rate, V8's and RWD will be forever limited to luxury brands, and you'll pay dearly for such a setup.
For advice, I'd hold onto and modify appropriately your favourite RWD platform for the long term.
[“Developing an engine this small and fuel efficient that still delivers good power and driving fun in a Focus-sized car would have seemed impossible just a few years ago,” said Ford of Europe Chairman and CEO Stephen Odell.]
PLEASE! It had nothing to do with the technological ability, and everything to do with the will of Ford's management. If Pres. Obama and leaders in the EU hadn't stood firm on holding auto manufacturers to the barest minimum mileage standards, something that would've never happened under any Republican president here in the US, these cars would NOT be going on sale in Europe or anywhere else.
Ford and everyone else had the technological capability to do this well before the end of the last century, they just chose not to, they chose not to put the money into development even though the research had already been done. They chose not to develop these engines because they knew they could make more money building and selling less efficient motors at inflated prices. And virtually all auto manufacturers colluded among themselves to continue building these inefficient engines, and why, because they could. They also acquiesced to quiet pressure from oil companies, whom they have deep financial connections with, and who don't want more efficient engines in cars, because it cuts into their profit margins, and quarterly bonus money.
God only knows how much technology is suppressed and kept out of the hands of the public in the name of profit and bonus money for a few already obscenely wealthy individuals.
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