The cornerstone of our near-term plan is a new generation of smaller-displacement turbocharged gasoline engines with advanced fuel-saving direct injection technologies. This new family of engines provides the performance of a V8 with the fuel economy of a V6.
- EcoBoost is slated for a range of global vehicles - from small cars to large trucks.
- The EcoBoost engine is designed to help increase your fuel economy and lower your CO2 emissions.
- EcoBoost is the combination of two different technologies: turbocharging and direct injection. Together, these technologies deliver higher performance, better fuel economy, and fewer emissions. Higher performance because improved transient response enabled by the direct injector reduces "turbo lag" which overcomes the traditional disadvantage of downsizing and boosting; better fuel economy because increased compression ratio enabled by direct injection air charge cooling and less "knock" tendency; fewer emissions because reduced emissions are enabled by increased heat to the catalyst.
- Within the next five years, Ford will be producing more than 500,000 EcoBoost vehicles annually for North America beginning with the new 2011 Lincoln MKS sedan followed by the 2011 Ford Flex.
