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Ford’s acclaimed high-performance
EcoBoost petrol engine technology becomes available to the aftermarket at
this month’s Autosport International
Show.
Motorsport competitors, independent
performance car manufacturers and
converters are expected on the Ford
stand hosted by Ford Component Sales
(FCS), the division responsible for the
supply of genuine Blue Oval parts.
Roelant de Waard, Ford European vice
president for Marketing, Sales and Service, said: “The reduced emissions and
enhanced fuel economy of our innovative EcoBoost engines have captured
the imagination of car buyers worldwide since launch. Now we are transferring EcoBoost’s success from road to
track with EcoBoost Technology in Formula Ford 2014, World Rally and TU-

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in the US.”
FCS will display a range of turbo-powered, direct-injection EcoBoost engines
from the award-winning 1.0 litre (International Engine of the Year 2012 and
2013) to 1.6, 2.0 and the 3.5 V6 currently available in mainstream US road cars
and trucks.
FCS is best known for business with
leading specialist automotive manufacturers such as Morgan, Caterham,
Ginetta, Boom Trikes and Radical during its 80-year heritage.
Powertrains available from FCS include
products and technologies from Ford
divisions from around the world, with
capacities from 1.0 to 9.0 litres and in
three-cylinder to V8 configurations.

Fuel options include petrol, diesel, flexifuel and Liquefied Petroleum Gas

(LPG). Five and six-speed manual and
automatic transmissions are available
in front-wheel-drive and rear-wheeldrive configurations.
FCS has created a niche market for
components in many specialist industrial applications. Recent examples include a Ford Fiesta air vent integrated
into an office desk with a built-in air
purification system, and a Ford Mondeo door lock used in an ice cream dispensing machine.
Steve Clary, Ford Component Sales
managing director, added: “It makes
sense for low-volume manufacturers to
buy quality-assured technology from a
strong global supplier, keeping component design and development costs to
a minimum and allowing new product
to come to market much faster. Adding
these exciting EcoBoost engines to our
range will power the business forward
in 2014 and beyond.”