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On Aug 20, 1:31 am, NoOptio...@aol.com 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!
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