EcoBoost News

Ford Motor Co. will charge a premium of around $700 for its much-
touted EcoBoost engine system when it goes on sale in 2009.

A 3.5-liter V6 with EcoBoost will arrive next year on the Lincoln MKS
sedan and Ford Flex crossover.

The V6 with EcoBoost is slated for the Ford F-150 in 2010, and the
pickup application will produce "significantly more" than 340 hp and
340 lb-ft-torque, said Brett Hinds, Ford's advanced engine design
manager. That tops the 300-hp rating of the largest engine -- a 5.4-
liter V8 -- in the current F-150.

NoOp Comment: "Significantly more than 340HP/lb-ft-torque". A 375ish
HP twin turbo V6 would be an interesting option for the Mustang. Dial
the boost up a little and free-up the exhaust and you'd likely have
around 450 low-cost ponies.

EcoBoost technology combines turbocharging and gasoline direct
injection. A V6 with EcoBoost gets as much as 20 percent better fuel
economy than a conventional V8, Ford says. It also improves
performance and will enable the company to replace V8s with V6s and
V6s with four-cylinder engines.

NoOp Comment: Direct injection rocks! Too bad it can't be retro-
fitted.

The fuel savings will enable buyers to recoup the premium paid for
EcoBoost technology within two years, Hinds said. When going from a V8
to a V6 with EcoBoost, Ford estimates annual savings at $339 when
driving 15,000 miles per year with gasoline costing $3.25 a gallon.

"The consumer is actually going to be paying himself back on his
investment," Hinds said. "Within right around two years, you'll
actually break even on your initial purchase premium."

Ford also said that four-cylinder engines with EcoBoost will debut in
2010 in North America and Europe.

The company didn't disclose vehicles to be equipped with the four
cylinder. Six-cylinder engines with EcoBoost will have twin
turbochargers, while the four-cylinder engines will have a single
turbocharger.

Patrick

> wrote
> The company didn't disclose vehicles to be equipped with the four
> cylinder. Six-cylinder engines with EcoBoost will have twin
> turbochargers, while the four-cylinder engines will have a single
> turbocharger.

Just wait til us classic drivers get ahold of one of those V6's and plants
it squarely between the towers of our 60's sheetmetal. And a good time shall
be had by all.

Scott W.
'69 Mustang Sportsroof
'68 Ranchero 500

On Aug 20, 1:31 am, wrote:
> Ford Motor Co. will charge a premium of around $700 for its much-
> touted EcoBoost engine system when it goes on sale in 2009.
>
> A 3.5-liter V6 with EcoBoost will arrive next year on the Lincoln MKS
> sedan and Ford Flex crossover.
>
> The V6 with EcoBoost is slated for the Ford F-150 in 2010, and the
> pickup application will produce "significantly more" than 340 hp and
> 340 lb-ft-torque, said Brett Hinds, Ford's advanced engine design
> manager. That tops the 300-hp rating of the largest engine -- a 5.4-
> liter V8 -- in the current F-150.
>
> NoOp Comment: "Significantly more than 340HP/lb-ft-torque". A 375ish
> HP twin turbo V6 would be an interesting option for the Mustang. Dial
> the boost up a little and free-up the exhaust and you'd likely have
> around 450 low-cost ponies.
>
> EcoBoost technology combines turbocharging and gasoline direct
> injection. A V6 with EcoBoost gets as much as 20 percent better fuel
> economy than a conventional V8, Ford says. It also improves
> performance and will enable the company to replace V8s with V6s and
> V6s with four-cylinder engines.
>
> NoOp Comment: Direct injection rocks! Too bad it can't be retro-
> fitted.
>
> The fuel savings will enable buyers to recoup the premium paid for
> EcoBoost technology within two years, Hinds said. When going from a V8
> to a V6 with EcoBoost, Ford estimates annual savings at $339 when
> driving 15,000 miles per year with gasoline costing $3.25 a gallon.
>
> "The consumer is actually going to be paying himself back on his
> investment," Hinds said. "Within right around two years, you'll
> actually break even on your initial purchase premium."
>
> Ford also said that four-cylinder engines with EcoBoost will debut in
> 2010 in North America and Europe.
>
> The company didn't disclose vehicles to be equipped with the four
> cylinder. Six-cylinder engines with EcoBoost will have twin
> turbochargers, while the four-cylinder engines will have a single
> turbocharger.
>
> Patrick

well... I've spent the last 2 weekends hanging around some very cool
Mustangs... Now I understand the EcoBoost would give some great
numbers... but I know that my next Mustang will be a V8... As much as
I loved my 320RWHP supercharged 2005 V6, I am getting caught up in
the amazing sound of a V8... My V6 sounded good... but not like some
of the V8's I've been riding around in the last couple of weeks...

So while I'll never put down a Mustang because of it's power plant...
I know now that I really do prefer the sound of a V8... and if it has
a turbo blow-off sound that's even better! LOL!

I haven't seen anything wrong with a turbocharged V-6 ever since I saw a
Buick Grand National light up the rear tires.

wrote:
> Ford Motor Co. will charge a premium of around $700 for its much-
> touted EcoBoost engine system when it goes on sale in 2009.
>
> A 3.5-liter V6 with EcoBoost will arrive next year on the Lincoln MKS
> sedan and Ford Flex crossover.
>
> The V6 with EcoBoost is slated for the Ford F-150 in 2010, and the
> pickup application will produce "significantly more" than 340 hp and
> 340 lb-ft-torque, said Brett Hinds, Ford's advanced engine design
> manager. That tops the 300-hp rating of the largest engine -- a 5.4-
> liter V8 -- in the current F-150.
>
> NoOp Comment: "Significantly more than 340HP/lb-ft-torque". A 375ish
> HP twin turbo V6 would be an interesting option for the Mustang. Dial
> the boost up a little and free-up the exhaust and you'd likely have
> around 450 low-cost ponies.
>
> EcoBoost technology combines turbocharging and gasoline direct
> injection. A V6 with EcoBoost gets as much as 20 percent better fuel
> economy than a conventional V8, Ford says. It also improves
> performance and will enable the company to replace V8s with V6s and
> V6s with four-cylinder engines.
>
> NoOp Comment: Direct injection rocks! Too bad it can't be retro-
> fitted.
>
> The fuel savings will enable buyers to recoup the premium paid for
> EcoBoost technology within two years, Hinds said. When going from a V8
> to a V6 with EcoBoost, Ford estimates annual savings at $339 when
> driving 15,000 miles per year with gasoline costing $3.25 a gallon.
>
> "The consumer is actually going to be paying himself back on his
> investment," Hinds said. "Within right around two years, you'll
> actually break even on your initial purchase premium."
>
> Ford also said that four-cylinder engines with EcoBoost will debut in
> 2010 in North America and Europe.
>
> The company didn't disclose vehicles to be equipped with the four
> cylinder. Six-cylinder engines with EcoBoost will have twin
> turbochargers, while the four-cylinder engines will have a single
> turbocharger.
>
> Patrick