Ford Motor Co. to Invest $109 Million in 1.6-Liter, Four-Cylinder EcoBoost Engines
Ford Motor Co. announced today that it will invest $109 million in its Bridgend engine plant in Wales to produce next-generation 1.6-liter, four-cylinder gasoline EcoBoost engines.
The fuel-efficient, low-emissions engines will go into production within two years and will be among the first of a new generation of global gasoline powertrains Ford calls EcoBoost that feature turbocharging and direct-injection technology.
Compared with current larger displacement gasoline engines of similar power, the new engines are expected to provide up to 20 percent better fuel economy and 15 percent lower carbon-dioxide emissions without compromising driving performance.
Ford spokesmen would not comment on which models might receive the engines or premium it will carry.
Today's announcement comes two months after Ford unveilved plans to launch production of the first EcoBoost V6 engines early next spring for installation into the Lincoln MKS sedan and Ford Flex crossover SUV.
The automaker is planning to charge a $700 premium for the new 3.5-liter engine, which, the automaker said, will be rated at 340 horsepower and 340 pound-feet of torque.
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- Scott Doggett October 28, 2008, 12:49 PM
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Finally. I'm glad to see such technologies applied to practical amounts of horsepower, instead of excessive amounts of horsepower. Maybe this 1.6L will replace their current 2.3/2.5L.
This type of technology makes so much more sense as a bridge to hydrogen than hybrids and plug-ns, and biodiesel and nat gas. Ford , like Honda, is on the right path to meeting the inane C.A.F.E. standards while still embracing the future end game that can only be hydrogen. The Chevy "dolt" and vehicles like them are a joke.