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Ford Confirms 3.5-liter V6 EcoBoost Turbo for F-150, 2.0-liter Turbo for Explorer and Edge
Over the past few months we've heard several rumors regarding the models that will get FoMoCo's EcoBoost turbocharged engines.
Now, the Detroit automaker has officially confirmed that the 2011 F-150 pickup truck will be offered with its 3.5-liter turbocharged V6 upgraded for rear-wheel-drive applications, while a new 2.0-liter inline-four turbo will find its way under the hood of the next next-generation Ford Explorer SUV and Edge CUV.
The 2.0-liter EcoBoost unit will be launched along with a smaller displacement 1.6-liter EcoBoost unit, which will be used initially on the European C-Max people mover, by the end of the year.
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Ford’s 5-millionth Ecoboost-equipped Vehicle Is A 1.0l Focus
Ford has built the 5-millionth EcoBoost-equipped vehicle at its assembly plant in Wayne, Michigan. The milestone car is a Ford Focus equipped with the 1.0-liter unit, the smallest from the EcoBoost family. On the Focus, the 1.0-liter EcoBoost engine...
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2012 Ford Edge With 240hp 2.0-liter Ecoboost Returns Up To 30mpg
Ford is slowly releasing the fuel economy numbers on its latest batch of vehicles to receive the firm's new EcoBoost engines. Following last week's announcement on the 2012 Explorer with the 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder unit, Ford today...
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2011 Ford Explorer's New 2.0-liter Turbo To Boost Fuel Economy Over V6 By 30 Percent [plus New Video]
About a week before Ford lifts the covers off the all-new 2011 Explorer, the company released the first details about the expected fuel economy performance of the SUV's new 2.0-liter turbocharged straight-four EcoBoost petrol engine. Ford says the...
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Ford Announces New Ecoboost 1.6 Turbo With 150-180hp And 2.0 Turbo With Over 200hp In Frankfurt
Ford is finally joining the 'turbo bandwagon' in the small engine category with the release of a new family of four-cylinder turbocharged petrol engines that will make their debut in Europe in 2010. The initial range will comprise of 1.6-litre...
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Ford To Introduce 1.6-liter Ecoboost Turbo Petrol Engines With Direct Injection In 2010
If there's one thing someone could hold against Ford of Europe that is the absence of any noteworthy gasoline engines in its range other than the 2.5-liter turbocharged 5-cylinder unit. Ford is one of the last European manufacturers to take advantage...
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