Ford EcoBoost To Arrive In 2009 For $700
Ford will be charging a premium o $700 for the new EcoBoost engine system - which goes on sale in 2009. A 3.5 liter V6 engine with the EcoBoost will be revealed in the new Lincoln MKS sedan next year and in the 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.
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.
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.