New Ford 1.0 litre Ecoboost Engine Gets World Class Award

FORD’S new 1.0-litre EcoBoost engine – which was launched to widespread acclaim this year in the Ford Focus – is named 2012 “International Engine of the Year”.

And it’s available to test drive in the Ford Focus at any Lindsay Ford showroom!   

The small, high-tech, three-cylinder engine also received two other awards – “Best New Engine” and “Best Engine Under 1.0-litre” – in the awards presented by Engine Technology International magazine, based on votes cast by 76 journalists from 35 countries around the world.  

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This is the first time Ford has won International Engine of the Year in the 13-year history of the awards. Ford’s debut as International Engine of the Year winner in the awards’ 13-year history is marked by the 1.0-litre EcoBoost engine also attaining the highest score ever.  

Joe Bakaj, Ford global powertrain vice president, said: “We set the bar incredibly high when we started to design this engine.  We wanted to deliver eye-popping fuel economy, surprising performance, quietness and refinement – and all from a very small, three-cylinder engine.”

Dean Slavnich, chairman of the International Engine of the Year awards and editor of Engine Technology International magazine, said: “This is a fitting victory for a truly remarkable engine. Power, response and very good real-world fuel consumption figures are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to this engine and what it offers drivers today. Well done, Ford!”

Other judges also praised the 1.0-litre EcoBoost:

“If downsizing is the way ahead, there is currently no better example than this. Same power as the naturally aspirated 1.6-litre engine it replaces, and much punchier to drive,” said UK-based journalist John Simister.   

Best in class fuel efficiency

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The 1.0-litre EcoBoost engine debuted this year on the Ford Focus and will be offered next in the Ford C-MAX and Ford B-MAX later this year.

The new Focus 1.0-litre EcoBoost 100PS delivers best-in-class fuel efficiency of 58.9mpg* and CO2 emissions of 109g/km. The 125PS model returns 56.5mpg* with CO2 emissions of 114g/km.

The New 1.0 Ecoboost engine is available to test drive in the Ford Focus at any Lindsay Ford showroom. You will be impressed with the performance. For more information www.lindsayford.co.uk.

NOTE*All fuel consumption and CO2 emissions figures in g/km are from officially approved tests in accordance with EC Directive 93/116/EC. Fuel economy figures quoted are based on the European Fuel Economy Directive EU 80/1268/EEC and will differ from fuel economy drive cycle results in other regions of the world

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