In the last issue we looked at the Ferrari 3.9 V8 bi-turbo which was the overall winner of the 2019 International Engine of the Year award, with four wins in a row giving it the most IEOTY wins in the 21-year history of the awards. It was an achievement that surpassed the previous triple crown honour shared with a very different engine indeed – Ford’ s 1.0-litre EcoBoost, which was the overall award winner in 2012, 2013 and 2014. You could hardly imagine two very different recipients, but the diminutive three-cylinder Ford unit is almost as impressive as the 3.9 V8 in its own way.
Indeed, while it might have been pipped to the post in terms of the overall award, an IEPOTY panel of 70 judges from 31 countries awarded the 1.0-litre EcoBoost a total of 145 points to win the Sub-150 PS category by 26 points, well ahead of BMW’ s 1.5-litre B38 three-cylinder turbo and PSA Peugeot Citroen’ s 1.2-litre three-pot turbo. Remaining undefeated in its category since launch in 2012, when it was voted as‘ Best Newcomer’, it brings the tally of International Engine of the Year awards to 11, including overall winner three times( 2012- 2014).
THE FULL LIST OF FORD 1.0-LITRE ECOBOOST IEPOTY AWARDS Overall winner: 2012, 2013 and 2014 Best new engine: 2012 Best engine under 1.0-litre: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 Sub-150 PS category winner: 2019
Last year the judges praised the engine’ s combination of performance, fuel efficiency and technology� ��he baby Ford EcoBoost engine is still the best 1.0-litre, three-cylinder design around, despite newer powertrains arriving on the scene,’ said Dean Slavnich, co-chairman of the International Engine of the Year awards, and editor-in-chief of Engine Technology and Powertrain International magazine.‘ Even more impressi�e is that it is the first�e�er powertrain to secure its class title every year it has been nominated.’ Responding, Joe Bakaj, vice president, Product Development, Ford of �urope, said� ��ur 1�0�litre EcoBoost engine has been a gamechanger, setting the benchmark for compact, fuel�efficient engines with sophisticated EcoBoost turbocharging, direct fuel injection and Twin-Independent Variable Camshaft Timing technologies( TiVCT). Even with so many International
Engine of the Year Awards under our belt, we�re still finding ways to push back the boundaries of powertrain engineering, and deliver even more benefit to our customers from this acclaimed small engine.’
Commenting on this year’ s result, Carsten Weber, Manager of Research & Advanced Powertrain Engineering, Ford of �urope, added� ��he 1�0�litre EcoBoost continues to set new benchmarks for compact petrol engines, some seven years and 11 awards after its first International Engine and Powertrain of the Year victory. Even with 1.6 million 1.0-litre EcoBoost engines already on the road we’ re still uncovering its potential. New, e�en more fuel�efficient electrified powertrains with 1�0�litre EcoBoost at their core are hitting the road soon.’
First introduced to the Ford Focus in 2012, the innovative 1.0 Ecoboost engine continues to dominate its segment, even when faced with growing competition in a category popular with car buyers and important to carmakers.
Offered with power outputs of 100 PS, 125 PS and 140 PS as standard, Ford’ s 1.0-litre EcoBoost engine now powers more than one in four new Ford vehicles sold in 2018
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