The new Ford Edge, one of the cars Ford credits for helping it grab non-traditional Ford buyers, comes with a brand new engine for the U.S. market. The 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine, with direct fuel injection and a single turbocharger, will give the Ford Edge with EcoBoost the ability to deliver the same performance as a current V-6 while delivering best-in-class fuel economy.
While the Edge will come with three engine options, Ford expects more and more drivers will opt for the EcoBoost. By 2013, 90% of Ford's vehicles in North America will be available with EcoBoost, with I-4 engines making up 66% of the EcoBoost lineup.
Currently, Ford's EcoBoost engine is in the Ford Taurus SHO, Lincoln MKT and MKS and the Ford Flex -- all of which are V-6 engines. And it's an engine Test Drive loved:
The Edge EcoBoost is a turbocharged four-cylinder, a completely new application of the technology.
Ford will likely keep reinventing the EcoBoost engine, since it's helping the automaker bring in younger, more affluent customers, says Amy Marentic, Ford group marketing manager. And, she notes, those buyers often trade in a competitor's car to buy a Ford with EcoBoost.
The automaker didn't give a fuel-economy estimate for the new engine, but critics had been disappointed with the Edge's initial fuel economy: It got a combined 19 mpg in city and highway driving, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.
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The latest sensation of engine technology 1.2 ltr ,999cc petrol engine equipped with EcoBoost technology are designed to deliver power and torque consistent with larger engine displacement.Its installed in freshly launched Ecosport.
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