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• More than 200 engineers and
designers from Ford’ s research and development centres in Aachen and �erkenich, �ermany, and �agenham and Dunton here in the UK, spent more than fi�e million hours de�eloping the 1.0-litre EcoBoost engine.
• The engine’ s compact, low-inertia turbocharger spins at up to 248,000 rpm – more than 4,000 times per second!
• The 140 PS 1.0-litre EcoBoost engine’ s turbocharger delivers 2.6 bar( 24 psi) of boost pressure� �eak firing pressure of 12� bar( 1800 psi) equates to a fi�e� tonne African elephant standing on the piston.
• With a footprint the size of an A4 sheet of paper, the three-cylinder engine block is small and compact enough to fit into an aeroplane�s o�erhead luggage compartment.
ECOBOOST 1.0 – 3.5 EcoBoost is actually a term used for a whole range of turbocharged directinjection petrol engines produced by
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Ford and originally co-developed by �erman company F�V �ngineering and Mazda( the EcoBoost 2.0 and 2.3 are derivatives of the Mazda L engine).
EcoBoost engines spanning a range of 1.0, 1.2 and 1.5-litre 3-cylinder units, as well as 1.5, 1.6, 20 and 2.3-litre 4-cylinder engines, along with 2.7, 3.0 and 3.5-litre V6 units, have been used in Ford vehicles world-wide, from the compact all-new Ford Fiesta to Transit vans, pick-up trucks, and Ford Performance models including the Focus RS and the Le Mans-winning Ford �� supercar�
FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS Earlier this year Ford announced that the 1.0-litre EcoBoost engine will provide the basis for mild-hybrid powertrains in the new Fiesta EcoBoost Hybrid and Focus EcoBoost Hybrid models – further enhancing fuel efficiency while complementing the driving experience. For these electrified powertrains, a belt-driven integrated starter / generator( �I��) replaces the standard alternator, enabling recovery and storage of the
energy usually lost during braking and coasting to charge a 48-volt battery pack.
�he �I�� also acts as a motor, seamlessly integrating with the engine ne and using the stored energy to provide torque assistance – reducing the amount of work required from the petrol engine, to maximise fuel sa�ings� �he �I�� also helps deliver punchier performance e, particularly at lower engine speeds, for a more �exible and connected driving experience. By mitigating turbo�lag, the �I�� has also enabled Ford engineers to boost the 1.0-litre EcoBoost engine’ s power up to 155 PS using a larger turbocharger.
The versatile 1.0-litre EcoBoost will also support the first�in�class Transit Custom Plug-In Hybrid van and Tourneo Custom Plug-In Hybrid people-mover to deliver pure-electric driving capability without range anxiety. The Transit Custom Plug-In Hybrid is currently being trialled in London, with further r trials soon to begin in Valencia, Spain, and �ologne, �ermany� Z