Ford's New EcoBoost Engine Technology
Turbocharged direct-injection
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Ford's New EcoBoost Engine Technology -
Ford's New EcoBoost Engine Technology -
Ford's New EcoBoost Engine Technology -
Ford's New EcoBoost Engine Technology -
Ford's New EcoBoost Engine Technology
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Comments (15)
joelynn
Ford have only just clued into this? How long have Europe and Japan been using this technology?
January 7, 2008 7:37 am
Hiromichi
Now the V8 or more engines are getting outstream even in the USA. GM gave up developing new V8 according to yesterday's WCF info and Ford followed today. However, Germans and Japanese have long been using combination of direct injection and turbo, as Joelynn says. What is the advantage of Eco-boost over German and Japanese?
January 7, 2008 9:43 am
phobos
they are late..but they are cacthing the japanese and european...it is amazing to see the american are finally changing their view on v6,turbocharge and direct injection...perhaps the rest of the world can start wacthing their back from the american
January 7, 2008 1:39 pm
KoenG
No, the only Europeans doing this are VW in the TFSI engines (like GTI) and BMW with the 5/335i since previous year. Mercedes is not on it and Saab and Volvo never had it.
January 7, 2008 6:21 pm
radmeister
9-5 Aero has this, it also has direct ignition. Has about the same power. And even the name of the engine is almost the same. Ecopower...ford has Ecoboost which is very creative :p
January 8, 2008 7:00 pm
eddy
Doesn't Mercedes Benz has turbocharged CGI Direct Injection motors since the mid-90s. But Audi, VW, BMW and Volvo have that technologie for quite a long time.
In europe and Japan there are newer concepts for econnomic engines like scuderi-cycle-systems, HCCI-motors (Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition) , six-stroke-motors or automated cylinder-cutoff. So Ford and Gm won't really catch up with the japanese and the europeans
January 8, 2008 7:41 am
archytype
I have to admit the power and torque figures are impressive though, they beat anything from Honda or Toyota for the size.
I remember being impressed not too long ago by the 3.5L 270hp thirsty V-6 thats was in the GM Equinox.
January 9, 2008 8:51 pm
eddy
Yeah but the Power and torque figures of a VW/Audi 260 hp 3.2L V6 FSI are even more impressive. I sometimes wonder how most american cars with big powerfull motors are still very undynamic in comparison to a VW with a smaller motor. Is it because of the transmission or is it because the motors don't have a good torqueline or are american cars just to heavy.
January 12, 2008 8:32 am
trekkerbin
FORD, I think is trying their best to catch up with the trend of the car market. Long they have ignore the market outside of North America. It is great that they can walk out of the boundary thet set themselves.
January 29, 2008 4:20 am
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