2022 Ford Maverick 2.0-Liter EcoBoost Fuel Economy Figures Confirmed
To put it mildly, there are a lot of different appealing elements when it comes to the 2022 Ford Maverick. One of the features that gets a lot of play is its standard hybrid powertrain, which is targeting an impressive 40 mpg in the city. But if you’re eyeballing a Ford Maverick with the more […]
Ford EcoBoost Hybrid Adds Seven-Speed Automatic
Ford is offering a new seven-speed automatic transmission for its Puma and Fiesta powered by the 1.0-liter EcoBoost Hybrid. The new dual-clutch gearbox gives drivers of the efficient hybrids a sportier and more hands-on feel while improving performance in the city. Efficient New Fords: 2021 Mustang Mach-E puts out plenty of power despite impressive electric […]
Ford Focus Gets EcoBoost Hybrid Powertrain
Though it’s sadly no longer up for grabs in the United States, the new Ford Focus is going as strong as ever in Europe. Now the Focus is the latest vehicle in Ford Motor Company’s European lineup to offer an electrified powertrain with the addition of the EcoBoost Hybrid option to the lineup. It’s Here: […]
New Ford Focus ST Sizzles with 2.3 EcoBoost Engine
In a world of downsizing and predictable hot hatch 2.0-liter engines, Ford has done something magnificent for the new Focus ST; they have plonked in a revised version of the 2.3-liter EcoBoost engine found in the outgoing RS. It’s also the very same engine you can find in the Mustang, except for the ST it […]
Ford 1.0-Liter EcoBoost Wins 11th IEPOTY Award
Since its introduction in 2012, the Ford 1.0-liter EcoBoost engine has been on a real tear not just with customers, but with experts and critics. Over that time, the small and efficient EcoBoost has racked up 11 International Engine and Powertrain of the Year awards, including its most recent: the 2019 IEPOTY award in the […]
2020 Ford Mustang EcoBoost High Performance Package Equals MORE POWER
What better way for Ford to celebrate the 55th anniversary of the reveal of the Mustang than to reveal that the 2020 Mustang EcoBoost will be the most bonkers four-cylinder sports car ever made by an American automaker? Well, not many better ways, I can tell you that much. The 2.3L High Performance Package offered […]
Rumor: 2020 Ford Mustang to Get Second EcoBoost Turbo
Some purists were positively baffled when Ford revealed that the Mustang was losing its base V6 and making its 2.3-liter EcoBoost the entry-level engine option. While the V6 doesn’t appear to be primed to make a comeback anytime soon, a report suggests that the 2020 Mustang may very well get a third option to slot […]
Production on New EcoBoost Three-Cylinder Underway at Bridgend Plant
Production got underway at the Bridgend Engine Plant in South Wales on the all-new 1.5-liter EcoBoost three-cylinder engine at the end of last month. The new EcoBoost will make its debut in the high-powered Ford Fiesta ST as well as the next-generation Ford Focus and was designed and developed by Ford engineers across the Essex […]
2018 Ford Mustang EcoBoost Gets Shiny With Pony Package
Pony car enthusiasts are no doubt hungrily licking their chops for the opportunity to get behind the wheel of the updated 2018 Ford Mustang. This is not to say, of course, that they lick their chops because they are something closer to dogs than humans, but more because they just really like Ford Mustangs. Just […]
2018 Ford Expedition Sees Big Boost in Output with Next-Gen 3.5-Liter EcoBoost V6, 10-Speed Automatic
Ford rolled out its next-generation Expedition SUV earlier this year at the Chicago Auto Show, and it has promoted its various improvements over the outgoing 2017 model by talking about everything from the fact that its aluminum body panels and high-strength steel frame will result in up to 300 pounds of weight savings to it […]
Burnout-Friendly Electronic Line-Lock Standard on 2018 Ford Mustang EcoBoost
Ford signaled the end of an era earlier this year when it revealed that the upcoming 2018 Ford Mustang will not feature the trusty V6 base engine, instead favoring the 2.3-liter EcoBoost as the standard engine option. The automaker has now signaled the beginning of something new with the announcement that electronic line-lock—previously available only […]
Ford 1.0-Liter EcoBoost Engine Wins Sixth Straight International Engine of the Year Prize
A few things are inevitabilities in life: death, taxes, disappointment in elected officials, and the Ford 1.0-liter EcoBoost engine winning Engine of the Year. The miniscule EcoBoost engine won its sixth consecutive International Engine of the Year “Best Engine Under 1.0-liter” prize, earning high marks from judges yet again for melding performance and efficiency in […]
Ford Focus RS Named AutoGuide.com Car of the Year; 2.3-Liter EcoBoost Makes Wards 10 Best Engines List
Ford this week is celebrating a pair of top honors for its 350-horsepower hot hatch, a vehicle whose very description makes it abundantly clear why it won two major awards. The 2016 Ford Focus RS took home the title of AutoGuide.com’s 2017 Car of the Year, and the 2.3-liter EcoBoost turbocharged four-cylinder engine that helps […]
Ford Bringing Cylinder Deactivation Tech to 1.0-Liter EcoBoost
Ford has announced that its 1.0-liter EcoBoost engine will be offered with cylinder deactivation technology beginning in early 2018, becoming the first three-cylinder engine to feature the fuel-saving and emissions-reducing technology. Ford made the announcement in defiance of the widely-held belief that an engine with three cylinders would not be able to sustain cylinder deactivation […]
Ford EcoBoost vs. GM Active Fuel Management: Which is Better?
In an effort to reduce pollution and reliance on gasoline, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been setting increasingly high goals for fuel economy that automakers are furiously working to meet. Automaker fleets must achieve 54.5 mpg by 2025. This has led manufacturers to implement all sorts of tricks and tools to increase the fuel […]
New Performance Calibration Kits Available for 2015-17 Ford Mustang EcoBoost and GT
Are you the proud owner of a sixth-generation Ford Mustang EcoBoost or GT? First off: good for you; you made the right choice, ya know. Secondly, you are now able to purchase a performance calibration kit for your prized pony that will bump up your engine’s output while remaining compliant with both state laws and […]
2017 Ford F-150 Fuel Economy Increases with New 3.5-Liter EcoBoost, 10-Speed Automatic
Ford announced earlier this year that the upcoming 2017 F-150 would receive both a new 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6 and a 10-speed automatic transmission, ensuring that the new model year would see better fuel economy and performance. This week, the automaker confirmed as much, revealing that the F-150 4×2 will see fuel economy improvements of 1 […]
Second-Gen 3.5-Liter EcoBoost, 10-Speed Automatic Give 2017 F-150 Best-in-Class Torque
One has to admire Ford’s determination to constantly improve the quality of its best-selling F-150 despite the possible inclination to rest on its laurels and coast along. With a number of upgrades and improvements already notched for the 2017 model year, the Blue Oval announced this month that its F-150 equipped with the all-new 3.5-liter […]