The EcoBoost engine is a new technology that Ford claims will improve fuel economy and increase performance output. According to Ford, the EcoBoost engine combines advanced direct injection technology and turbocharging with a gasoline engine. The end result is an engine that can deliver up to 20 percent better fuel economy, 15 percent lower CO2 emissions, and improved driving performance when compared to larger displacement engines.
The technology basically boils down to filling each cylinder as completely as possible with a precisely proportioned air-fuel mixture and burning nearly all of it on each stroke of the cylinder. On the road, optimum power-plant efficiency translates to more miles per gallon and more horsepower from a given engine displacement. Because a smaller displacement engine is generally lighter than a larger one, vehicle weight is reduced, increasing the advantages of the technology. By using lightweight materials to produce the engine, gains achieved through weight reduction can be multiplied.
Ford says that in the future it will further improve the economy and power of EcoBoost engines by using more efficient turbochargers and fine-tuning the precision of the direct-injection fuel system. But for now Ford is gearing to make 90% of its vehicles better with an EcoBoost Engine.
