Ford's patented EcoBoost engine provides our NH Ford fans with the best of both worlds: delivering more torque than a conventional engine of the same size, while providing 20-30% better fuel economy and 20% fewer carbon dioxide emissions. For example, the 2011 Ford F-150 EcoBoost has a 3.5L V6 engine which delivers 365 horsepower, 420 lb.-ft of torque, and can tow a maximum of 11,300 lbs; in short, V8 performance with V6 fuel economy. The 2011 F-150 EcoBoost offers the most torque of any premium performance engine, and has best-in-class towing and payload.

 

Ford really put the V6 EcoBoost to the test. Well, actually a series of tests. The EcoBoost survived and thrived through more than 160,000 miles of grueling challenges such as hauling 55 tons of lumber, running full throttle for 24 hours hauling 11,300 pounds, and cumulating in the world famous Baja 1000 truck endurance race. Ford picked a random V6 EcoBoost off a production line in the Kansas City Assembly Plant, gave it no special treatment, and showed the world that it could outperform a V8 any day of the week!

 

 

But the EcoBoost is not just for the F-150. Our NH Ford customers will love having the EcoBoost available on the Explorer, Taurus, Flex, and Edge. Ford plans to have EcoBoost available for 90% of its fleet by 2013, offering both 6-cylinder and 4-cylinder models. The 2.0L 4-cylinder Ford EcoBoost delivers 275 horsepower and 280 lb-ft. of torque.  Fuel efficiency will be further improved through better body design, a lighter (yet more powerful!) engine, electric power assisted steering, and a 6-speed automatic transmission with auto shift control.

 

The Ford EcoBoost engine accomplishes improved power and fuel economy by combining direct injection technology and twin turbo chargers. The direct injection creates a cooler, denser charge which generates more power per drop of fuel. The two smaller turbo chargers respond more quickly than a single, larger turbocharger, resulting faster low-end torque responsiveness. Another advantage of the Ford EcoBoost powertrain is that the increase in fuel efficiency is consistent in both city and highway driving conditions, whereas hybrid vehicles work most efficiently in stop-and-go city traffic.  Because the EcoBoost provides improved torque and fuel economy, NH Ford customers who have traditionally relied on the more expensive diesel powertrain to tow and haul will be able to use the more affordable Ford EcoBoost powertrain instead.

 

The EcoBoost engine is more practical than a conventional gasoline or diesel engine in terms of improved power, reduced fuel consumption, and reduced CO2 emissions. Better still, the Ford EcoBoost engine is more efficient in terms of cost. Derrick Kuzak, Vice President of Ford's Global Product Development, says, "Compared with the current cost of diesel and hybrid technologies, customers in North America can expect to recoup their initial investment in a 4-cylinder EcoBoost engine through fuel savings in approximately 30 months. A diesel in North America will take an average of seven-and-one-half years, while the cost of a hybrid will take nearly 12 years to recoup -- given equivalent miles driven per year and fuel costs."