Ford Could Boost Displacement Of Ecoboost 3-Cylinder

The 3-cylinder Ecoboost engine developed by Ford won't necessarily stay at its current displacement of 1.0L. According to the Blue Oval, there's a fair bit of power – and displacement – left on the table. In world markets where vehicles are taxed on displacement, the 999cc engine is a boon to buyers who can buy something like a Mondeo-sized vehicle while avoiding the steep levies of a relatively larger powertrain. But Andrew Fraser, Ford's head of gasoline engine development, told AutoExpress that as the regulations vary by country, so can the engine's displacement. "We have a maximum capacity per cylinder of 500cc, so a 1.5-litre engine is certainly possible. In growing markets there are incentives for certain sizes of engines, so in Brazil they want a 1.0-litre engine, in India it's 1.2 and in China it's 1.5 – the EcoBoost engine could be all of those." Fraser cited 200 horsepower as a possible figure for the larger displacement motors. The 1.0L engine in maximum tune can put out as much as 220 horsepower when pushed to its limits. from The Truth About Cars http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com

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