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Ford says EcoBoost popular with the "young"

Kids these days. According to Ford, what gets the young (well, younger) car shopper's attention is a nice EcoBoost engine. For proof, Ford offers the following statistic: buyers of the Taurus SHO with EcoBoost are, on average, over ten years younger than people who buy base Taurus vehicles. Don't think that this means Taurus SHO buyers are someone who's just gotten his or her driver's license, though. The average SHO buyer is 54 years old. Looking to the future, Ford reminds us that the EcoBoost, which offers a fuel economy boost of 20 ... Read more →

SEMA 2009: Ford EcoBoost '34 Hot Rod rocks a V6 in style Drew Phillips

Putting modern engines into new cars isn't anything new, but this '34 3-window coupe in the Ford display isn't like anything we've ever seen before. Detroit Street Rods has wedged the 3.5L ...

SEMA Preview: Ford stuffs 400-hp EcoBoost motor in '34 Hot Rod Drew Phillips

Oh, how times are changin'. Gone are the days of stuffing a Ford Racing crate motor into any and every Blue Oval show car at SEMA. It's all about the boost now... or at least EcoBoost. As part of ...

Ford files 125 patents on 3.5L V6 EcoBoost, mostly for controls Sam Abuelsamid

In the process of developing it's new 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6, the powertrain engineers at Ford came up with a lot innovative solutions to reducing emissions and fuel consumption. Most of those ...

Ford confirms (again) EcoBoost engine for F-150 lineup Jeremy Korzeniewski

The biggest bit of truck news from Ford today may have been the introduction of the latest Super Duty models, but the automaker didn't leave its smaller full-size pickup out of the festivities ...

REPORT: Ford considering two- and three-cylinder engines 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

We'll see Ford's upcoming 1.6-liter turbocharged EcoBoost engine show up in a number of new cars wearing the Blue Oval badge all around the world within the next few years, especially in markets that put an emphasis on fuel savings. Despite the powerplant's lilliputian size, its 180 horsepower ...

Does Ford's 2.0L EcoBoost four = MazdaSpeed3 four? Nope 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

After Ford VP Barb Samardzich officially announced that the 2.0-liter four cylinder EcoBoost engine that's coming next year, a correspondent for the Examiner.com postulated that this engine was in fact nothing more than a re-badged version of the 2.3-liter engine from the MazdaSpeed3. Certainly ...

Ford: 2010 line 20-percent more efficient than '05 4 months ago on Autoblog Green

According to Ford, its 2010 lineup is about 20-percent more fuel efficient than it was in 2005, and that figure is only set to continue rising as the years progress. In fact, by 2015, Ford estimates its product line will be roughly 35-percent more fuel efficient than it was a decade prior. Says ...

The future tested - AutoCar tries out the Ford iosis Max concept [w/VIDEO] 4 months ago on Autoblog Green

At the Geneva Motor Show in March, Ford showed off its new iosis Max concept to preview its next generation C-segment platform. The nose of the concept gives us an idea of what the new Focus will look like, while the rest of the car is similar to the next generation C-Max MPV. The C-Max is a ...

Ford's new 1.6L EcoBoost four to come in three power levels 4 months ago on Autoblog Green

When Ford introduces the next-generation Focus in Europe next year it will be powered by the first of the company's new four cylinder EcoBoost engines. The engines will be built at the Bridgend in Wales starting with a 1.6-liter displacement. Like the 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6 now debuting in North ...

Ford wouldn't turn down another $5 billion loan from the DOE 4 months ago on Autoblog Green

While Ford managed to get $5.9 billion from the DOE's ATVMLP fund yesterday, that's only about half of what the automaker asked for. Ford's original request for help was for $11 billion. And, since the feds are still handing out money at a high rate, representatives from the Blue Oval are not ...

Ford starts EcoBoost production in Cleveland 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

On the same day that President Obama announced tough new CAFE standards for new cars in the coming half-decade, Ford began production of its new, more efficient EcoBoost engine in Ohio. As Green Car Advisor says, Ford couldn't have picked a better day. The new 3.5-liter EcoBoost V-6 engine will ...

First Drive: 2010 Lincoln MKT EcoBoost and MKS EcoBoost 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

For the last year and a half, Ford has repeatedly discussed EcoBoost as its high volume, mainstream technology for reducing fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. While Ford is putting a lot of effort into developing hybrids, plug-in hybrids and battery electric vehicles, the high cost of those ...

EcoBoost coming to a Ford dealer near you very soon 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

Last year at the Detroit Auto Show, Ford announced its intention to introduce a lineup of EcoBoost engines as a cost effective means of getting a significant improvement in fuel efficiency. The first of those EcoBoost engines is a turbocharged and direct injected version of the 3.5L V6 used in many ...

EcoBoost = good news: Ford will re-open Cleveland plant to build cleaner engines 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

Ford's EcoBoost engines are a fairly simple technology and, while they're certainly not going to achieve 100 mpg, these 3.5-liter V6 powerplants are ready right now and will be available in four 2010 models: the Lincoln MKS, Lincoln MKT, Ford Taurus SHO and Ford Flex. In fact, the 3.5L EcoBoost ...

Detroit Preview: Ford will reveal more details on 4-cylinder EcoBoost engines 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

At the Detroit Auto Show next month, Ford will be announcing details on its first four cylinder EcoBoost engine. That is expected to be a 1.6L engine which will be built in the UK starting in 2010. In October, the company announced a $110 million investment at its Bridgend plant in Wales for the new ...

Ford thinks there's a great future for I-4 engine offerings in the "New Frugality" 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

"New frugality." This is the concept Ford wants to hear shouted from Dearborn. The market is asking for fuel-efficient vehicles and Ford believes that its new line of I4 engines will satisfy customers' needs. A new I4 was introduced for the Ford Escape featuring more hp, more mileage (an additional ...

Ford announces $110M investment to build 1.6L EcoBoost in UK in 2010 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Ford has just announced its second production application of EcoBoost technology, a 1.6L four cylinder engine that will debut in 2010. This will be the first European Ford application of the gasoline turbocharged direct injection strategy that the company is pushing. The 3.5L V6 EcoBoost launches in ...

Ford puts light duty diesel truck engine on ice 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

It looks like small cars aren't the only segment where Ford has no confidence in diesel engines. When Ford announced its redesigned F150 pickup trucks early this year the company indicated that a new light duty diesel engine would join the lineup in 2010. The company even showed off the new 4.4L V8 ...

New Ford EcoBoost 3.5L V6 engine smiles for the camera 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

A prototype of Ford's 3.5L EcoBoost engine. Click to enlarge. When Ford announced the EcoBoost idea at this year's Detroit Auto Show, the main message was that this was a reasonable technology that could be implemented soon, would save people money by improving fuel economy without decreasing ...

Ford's EcoBoost engines reportedly to cost $700 extra 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Ford will be launching production of the first EcoBoost V6 engines early next spring for installation into the Lincoln MKS and Ford Flex. The first units will get a 340 hp, 340 lb-ft performance rating and Ford is planning to charge a $700 premium for the new 3.5L turbocharged and direct injected ...

Ford boosting Honeywell turbocharger sales with EcoBoost engines 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Ford is planning to make a huge push for turbocharged engines starting in April 2009 with the introduction of the first in its line of EcoBoost engines. Honeywell Turbo Technologies will be supplying Ford with turbochargers for the 3.5L V6 and the followup four cylinder EcoBoost engines. Honeywell ...

Ford's future engine lineup to focus on fuel economy 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Over the next decade, Ford will be putting the focus (no pun intended) on fuel efficiency for all of its powertrains as fuel prices continue to climb. The EcoBoost engines that debut next spring with a 3.5L V6 are expected to become the workhorses of the fleet, but virtually all of Ford's engines ...

The end is nigh: Turbo-four a possibility in 2013 F-150 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click above for high-res gallery of the 2009 Ford F-150 A four cylinder engine in the F-150? What is the world coming to? Um, the realization that the price of gas isn't likely to go back down, that's what. Still, it was one thing when muscle car enthusiasts were told they may get a four cylinder ...

Ford says EcoBoost could save you "hundreds" of dollars a year 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Sometimes, it's the modest claims that sound the most honest. Sure, we'd love to have amazing electric cars that can go 250 miles between charges, last for 15 years and cost just $20,000, but that's not going to happen any time soon. Ford's recent announcement that its upcoming EcoBoost fuel-saving ...

Geneva 2008: Ford lays out array of CO2 reduction measures 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

click to enlarge EcoBoost. The ECOnetic brand, including the Ford Fiesta ECOnetic, a car that emits under 100g/km of CO2 Flexifuel engines Compressed natural gas These four items are the cornerstones of Ford of Europe's attempt to reduce the environmental impact of the Blue Oval across ...

Geneva 2008: Ford outlines sustainability strategy 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click to enlarge Ahead of the Geneva Motor Show next month, Ford has further elaborated on its sustainable mobility plans. Just as Ford execs like Derrik Kuzak have described here in the U.S. recently, Ford's European plan includes cost-effective solutions. With the intent to get large numbers of ...

Ford spreading the EcoBoost love to the Mustang 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Once upon a time the old 302cu.in. V-8 was almost ubiquitous within Ford being available in some form in just about every vehicle that Dearborn built except the lowly Pinto. It looks like the next engine to achieve that status will be the new 3.5L EcoBoost V-6. The turbocharged direct injected V-6 ...

Detroit 2008: Lincoln MKT concept live reveal 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click the MKT for a hgh-res gallery from the reveal At the Detroit Auto Show this morning, Lincoln took the wraps off its new MKT luxury crossover. Unlike the popular but relatively blandly styled MKX, the new MKT has a much bolder look. It takes all the styling cues from last year's MKR and ...

Detroit 2008: Lincoln MKT w/ 3.5L EcoBoost V-6 and upcycled plastic body 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click the Lincoln MKT for a high-res gallery Second applies in many ways to the new Lincoln MKT crossover concept being unveiled by Ford at the Detroit Auto Show. It's the second production-intent Lincoln to wear the new design language pioneered on last year's MKR concept after the MKS. It's the ...

Detroit 2008: 2009 Ford F-150, diesel and EcoBoost coming, mpg increased 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click the F-150 for a high res gallery Ford unleashed the latest generation of their top-selling F-150 pickup truck today at the Detroit Auto Show and the truck got a thorough revamp as we head toward the second decade of this century. The new full-size haulers start off with a platform made of ...

Green things Ford will do in the next 5 years (and where's my air scoop?) 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

In the video above, Ford talks about the new "cornerstone" of their green plans, the Ecoboost GTDI engine technology. Three minutes into the video, Ford also lists other things they plan to do in the short term (in the next five years, 2007-2012), to green up their cars. The 10-minute video starts ...

Detroit 2008: Ford EcoBoost Gasoline Turbo Direct Injection engines 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click to Enlarge var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/Ford_announces_EcoBoost_engines_to_give_20_mileage_boost'; Now that all the major automakers have acknowledged the reality of both climate change and the need for increased fuel efficiency, they are all looking for ways to address the ...


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