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Ford is working on a more powerful 1 litre EcoBoost engine

Ford is working on a more powerful 1 litre EcoBoost engine

FaezClutchless

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Performance cars usually rely on large displacement engines that deliver high power. But technologies such as turbocharging and direct injection have changed things nowadays and Ford is looking at a more powerful version of its 1.0 litre EcoBoost engine.

 

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Ford officially introduced its 1.0 litre turbocharged three cylinder EcoBoost engine late last year. It was developed by Ford engineers in the United Kingdom and the engine generates around 123bhp. The engine will be used in the Ford Focus and a 100bhp version will be introduced in Ford models such as the C-Max, Grand C-Max and B-Max.

 

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Jerrcik

Good article.....hope to see more of such high tech engines with small displacement and good HP in Singapore.....

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Soran

An electric supercharger?

This will be interesting...

 

177hp from a engine that cost less than $400 in road tax per year? 270nm of torque from low down in the RPM range? AWESOME

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