Ford Wins Best Small Engine Oscar for Fifth Year Running

An Iconic Mustang dashes down the highway. A deft Focus navigates downtown traffic. A Ford GT screams down the race course. A capable Ford Explorer fords a stony creek. A Ford F-150 provides best-in-class 5,534 Kg towing power. However exactly what's under the hood powering these cars? All that oomph comes from an EcoBoost engine.

Conventional engine thinking is that size equals power, which's why Ford's EcoBoost technology has actually amazed the skeptics. While the smaller size of EcoBoost engines provides higher fuel economy, they deliver the power of bigger engines. The secret behind the sizzle is EcoBoost innovation integrates smaller sized overall size with turbocharging, direct injection and variable valve timing to bring consumers impressive efficiency and fuel economy. Ford EcoBoost engines deliver up to 20 percent much better fuel economy than larger-displacement gas engines.

Ford's small yet effective 1.0 litre EcoBoost engine has been voted best in class at the International Engine of the Year Awards for the fifth year in a row. Judges praised the mix of drivability, efficiency, economy, refinement and technology that continues to set the standard.

The frugal three-cylinder EcoBoost engine was called "Best Engine Under 1.0-litre" by a panel of 65 vehicle journalists, from 31 countries, to win in its class each and every year since it released. This year the EcoBoost engine completed ahead of 32 rival engines, 19 more than it contended against in 2012. Considerably, 2015 likewise saw a boost in competitors from worldwide automobile manufacturers of sub 1.0-litre, turbocharged engines with direct fuel injection.

In 2014, the 1.0-litre EcoBoost ended up being the first engine to be called overall International Engine of the Year for a third time in a row, and in 2012 was also called "Best New Engine".

" The 1.0-litre EcoBoost was a game-changer, and despite others following our lead, it remains the undisputed benchmark in its class five years on," said Kalyana Sivagnanam, Vice President, Sales, Marketing and Service of Ford Middle East and Africa. "The spirit of innovation continues to drive us as we want to use the very same smart thinking for a brand-new type of efficient, clean and powerful down-sized diesel motor."

Readily available with 100 PS, 125 PS and 140 PS, and even 180 PS in the Ford Fiesta R2 rally vehicle, the 1.0-litre EcoBoost engine powers cars in 72 nations worldwide. In 140 PS kind, the engine delivers a larger power-to-litre ratio than a Bugatti Veyron. A road-legal Formula Ford fitted with a 205 PS variation of the engine also lapped the popular Nrburgring circuit, in Germany, in 7 minutes 22 seconds; an efficiency that put it ahead of a host of supercars consisting of the 600+ horse power Lamborghini Aventador, Ferrari Enzo and Pagani Zonda.

" That it's won the general award 3 times and keeps getting the jurors' votes now highlights just how unique Ford's 1.0-litre EcoBoost is," said Dean Slavnich, co-chairman of the 18th International Engine of the Year awards that were kept in Stuttgart, Germany, and editor-in-chief of Engine Technology International publication. "It's a great testament to how down-sizing and higher fuel efficiency need not suggest sacrifice in other areas like power, refinement and drivability, and can even help boost these components."

The technology of Ford's EcoBoost petrol engines is now being utilized in the latest scaled down diesel motor from Ford, the 2.0-litre EcoBlue launched in the Ford Transit previously in 2012. Making use of a low inertia turbocharger, high pressure direct fuel injection, incorporated manifolds, belt-in-oil and other low friction aspects it provides a 13 percent increase in fuel effectiveness and 20 percent more low-end torque. *.

Internationally, Ford's variety of effective yet fuel-efficient EcoBoost engines includes the 1.5-litre, 1.6 litre, 2.0-litre and 2.3-litre four-cylinder engines, and the 2.7-litre and 3.5-litre V6 engines. The latter powers the all-new Ford GT supercar that will return to racing in Le Mans later this month.

In the Middle East and North Africa region various EcoBoost engines are offered in Ford vehicles such as:. Ford Edge Featuring two new EcoBoost engines, Ford Mustang Featuring a 2.3L EcoBoost , Ford F-150 Featuring a 3.5L EcoBoost, Ford Explorer Featuring a 3.5L EcoBoost, Ford Focus Featuring a 1.5L EcoBoost, Ford Focus ST Featuring a 2.0L EcoBoost.