Ford Fiesta EcoBoost

  • Ford Fiesta Red and Black 1.0 Ecoboost

    At 123 horsepower, Ford's 1.0-liter Ecoboost Fiesta already develops an impressive output for its diminutive size. That it does so while delivering entertaining handling and perhaps most importantly, a 36 mpg combined rating (31 mpg city, 43 mpg highway) is even better. But Ford's powertrain engineers have seen fit to boost the little Ecoboost even further, resulting in the 138-horsepower Fiesta Red and Black editions. Unfortunately, it's Europe-only. For now at least--there's little in theory stopping Ford offering the engine on American shores. Changes to the engine amount to different...

  • 2014 Ford Fiesta EcoBoost SFE, Catskill Mountains, NY, Jun 2014
    2014 Ford Fiesta EcoBoost: Gas Mileage Test Returns 40 MPG

    As a general rule, we like small cars, and small cars with small engines. Eighteen months ago, when we first drove prototype versions of the 2014 Ford Fiesta EcoBoost, we knew we'd be eager to get our hands on the little subcompact with the turbocharged three-cylinder engine for a longer drive...

  • 2014 Ford Fiesta 1.0 EcoBoost (European version)
    2014 Ford Fiesta 1.0-Liter EcoBoost: Quick Drive Report

    Much fanfare has been made about Ford's 1.0-liter, 3-cylinder turbocharged EcoBoost engine. Offering the performance of a 1.6-liter with the economy of a much smaller unit, many would have you believe it represents the future of internal combustion. If not transported to the future, our first drive...

  • 2014 Ford Fiesta: EcoBoost (European version)
    2014 Ford Fiesta EcoBoost Prototype: First Drive

    Three-cylinder cars are increasing common in Europe, but aside from the Smart ForTwo, they’re a rarity in the U.S. That’ll change next fall, when the 2014 Ford Fiesta EcoBoost goes on sale here. Its 1.0-liter, turbocharged, three-cylinder engine puts out 123 horsepower (at a high 6,000...

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    2014 Ford Fiesta: EcoBoost 1.0-Liter, 3-Cylinder Engine For Subcompact

    It's been on sale in Europe for months, and now it's coming to the U.S.: the smallest engine sold by a U.S. automaker in decades. The 2014 Ford Fiesta that goes on sale next year will offer the turbocharged 1.0-liter three-cylinder EcoBoost engine as an option in the subcompact hatchback and sedan...

  • 2013 Ford Focus 1.0 EcoBoost live photos
    Ford Expands Production Of Efficient EcoBoost Engines

    It's a mark of how heavily Ford has been promoting its range of efficient EcoBoost engines, that the word seems to have been around for decades. In reality, the heavy roll-out of EcoBoost-badged models in several vehicle lines means that customers have quickly taken the turbocharged motors to their...

  • Ford's 1.0-liter EcoBoost engine. Image: Ford Motor Company

    Ford launched the latest engine in its expanding EcoBoost family at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show, back in September. At only one-liter in capacity, it's the smallest EcoBoost yet, and continues the downsizing trend seen with the other EcoBoost units. Ford of Europe has now confirmed that the engine will be launched in the 2012 Ford Focus, hitting European roads next month. The U.S. is expected to get the engine in the smaller Ford Fiesta, but would U.S. motorists accept such a small engine in the Focus too? There's no doubting the technology behind it. It may only displace a liter of fuel and...

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    Ford's Gas Mileage Goals Spawn 3-Cylinder Engine, New Hybrids

    Smaller, more efficient engines that equal the power of larger, lazier ones are how automakers all over the world plan to raise fuel economy. Today Ford [NYSE:F] doubled down on engineering as the best way to boost gas mileage, with announcements about three separate technologies it plans to use in...

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