Ford promises fuel-saving 1-liter engine next year
Ford's 2013 Fiesta model will be on hand at the Los Angeles Auto Show.
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At the Los Angeles Auto Show, Ford will unveil its 2013 Fiesta model, currently its smallest car. And along with its standard 1.6-liter engine, Ford will also be showing its smallest engine, the 1-liter, three-cylinder EcoBoost, a new option for the Fiesta model.
Ford's 1-liter EcoBoost engine produces 123 horsepower.
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Three-cylinder engines are rare in the U.S., only used in the current Smart car or the odd past Asian import. In those applications, they have not garnered a really good reputation. But Ford’s little mill may change all that.
Taking advantage of efficiency and power technologies, the 1-liter Ford engine produces 123 horsepower and 148 pound-feet of torque. That is more power than many four-cylinder engines, and should be more than adequate for the diminutive Fiesta.
Ford’s EcoBoost engines use direct injection and variable valve timing for efficiency, and get needed boost for acceleration from a turbocharger. Ford engineered other innovations into this engine to reduce the n… [Read more]
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