Tag: Brett Hinds

  • Ecoboost Technology: Direct Injection Is Cool

    Direct injection is one of the cool technologies that makes Ford’s new EcoBoost engine possible.

    The all-new engine delivers better fuel economy and reduced emissions as well as improved performance and engine refinement gives it a cool all its own. With an estimated, class-leading 355 horsepower, the 2010 Lincoln MKS with EcoBoost is expected to deliver best-in-class highway fuel economy of 25 mpg. (more…)

  • Introduction Of 3.5-Liter Ecoboost V-6 Engine Adds Even More Versatility To Distinctive Ford Flex

    Ford Flex turns heads with its distinctive design – and in 2009, the unique full-size crossover becomes even more noteworthy, thanks to an available twin-turbocharged 3.5-liter EcoBoost V-6 engine.

    This all-new engine gives Flex V-8 power and performance feel with the fuel economy of a V-6.

    The twin-turbocharged 3.5-liter EcoBoost V-6 produces an estimated 355 horsepower at 5,700 rpm and 350 foot-pounds of torque at 3,500 rpm. In addition to the power upgrade, the 2010 EcoBoost Flex boasts segment-leading fuel economy among full-size performance crossover vehicles with 22 mpg highway and 18 mpg combined. (more…)