Last year, one in four Ford vehicles bought in the Asia Pacific region was equipped with the Ford EcoBoost
family of engines which is just as well since one of its members – the ‘cili padi’ 1.0-litre EcoBoost engine has been voted best in class at the International Engine of the Year Awards for the fifth year in a row.
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manufacturers of sub-1.0- liter, turbocharged engines with direct fuel injection.
Judges praised the EcoBoost for its combination of drivability, performance, economy, refinement and technology that still holds up well against newer competition.
In 2012 the 1.0-litre EcoBoost was also named “Best New Engine” and in 2014, it set the record as the first engine to be named overall International Engine of the Year three times in a row.
Trevor Worthington, Vice President, Product Development, Ford Asia Pacific said, “The 1.0-liter EcoBoost was a game-changer, and despite others following our lead, it remains the undisputed benchmark in its class five years on. It represents how we continue to innovate to bring our customers the mileage they need and the power they want in Asia Pacific with more EcoBoost engines across our
“That it’s won the overall award three times and keeps getting the jurors’ votes now highlights just how special Ford’s 1.0-liter EcoBoost is,” said Dean Slavnich, co-chairman of the 18th International Engine of the Year awards held in Stuttgart, Germany, and editor-in-chief of Engine Technology International magazine. “It’s a fantastic testament to how down-sizing and greater fuel efficiency needn’t mean sacrifice in other areas like power, refinement and drivability, and can even help enhance these elements.”
The power-dense 1.0-litre EcoBoost engine has challenged drivers’ perceptions of the capabilities of smaller engines – A road-legal Formula Ford race car fitted with a high-output version of the engine lapped Germany’s challenging Nürburgring circuit in 7 minutes 22 seconds, ahead of such supercars as the 600+ hp
Lamborghini Aventador, Ferrari Enzo and Pagani Zonda.
Globally, Ford’s range of powerful yet fuel-efficient EcoBoost engines includes 1.5-litre, 1.6litre, 2.0-litre and 2.3-litre four-cylinder engines as well as the 2.7-litre and 3.5-litre V6 engines. The last of these powers the all-new Ford GT supercar, which will return to racing in Le Mans later this month.
In Asia Pacific, the multiple-award-winning engine is available in several markets in the Fiesta, EcoSport and Focus. In light of growing consumer demand for more fuel-efficient vehicles in Asia Pacific, Ford EcoBoost engines are now available in more than 20 vehicles, a five-fold increase from 2012.
Ford Malaysia is currently holding a promotion on selected models in conjunction with Hari Raya Aildifitri.
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