IIRC, the twin-turbocharged EcoBoost engine was originally going to be called the “Twinforce” V6. Nice. Then gas hit $4 per gallon, and Ford decided to emphasize the gas-saving nature of the engine rather than its relative horsepower...
Ford’s using old-fashioned American ingenuity and advanced technology to make lots of power in a durable engine while using less fuel. And Ford isn’t taking government handouts to stay in business.
I have a Flex, and I’d love to upgrade to the one with the Eco-Boost V6, with 100 more horsepower and the same gas mileage. But, my next planned car purchase is a new Mustang GT with the 412 HP 5.0. :)
Great post. It got more reasoned as you went along. Ha...
One thing that should be said, I think it is very appropriate for our auto manufacturers to be implementing engines that operate efficiently, and cut gas consumption.
At highway speeds, it’s great that some of the newer engines take half the cylinders off-line.
If the engines still have the power when they need it, like you intimated, that’s great.
Whatever reduces our oil imports from the Middle-East is just fine with me, as long as it is reasoned like what you addressed.
Personally. I’d love to have a Camaro. I mean, what a beautiful muscle car that is. I also love th enew Mustang as well, but I do prefer the Camaro to it.
Sadly, nothing named Eco-Boost can be purchased by me. I just can’t. I’m done with green, eco, environment any of that crapola, I just ain’t gonna play that game any more. But this pretty much goes for any product of that nature, not just vehicles.