Ford will offer 4 vehicles that earn 40 mpg next year
Automotive News
Jamie LaReau
November 16, 2010 - 12:15 am ET
LOS ANGELES -- Ford Motor Co. expects the 2012 Focus compact to earn 40 mpg, giving the automaker four vehicles that produce 40 mpg or more in 2011.
Three of the 2011s -- the Fiesta subcompact SE with SFE package, Fusion Hybrid and Lincoln MKZ Hybrid sedans -- have certified 2011 EPA ratings of 40 mpg highway/41 city.
Early next year Ford will launch the redesigned 2012 Focus compact, which offers a 2.0-liter gasoline direct-injection engine and six-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission.
No other full-line automaker offers four nameplates with ratings of 40 mpg or more, according to the 2011 EPA Fuel Economy Guide.
“A few years ago, Ford committed to making fuel economy a top priority companywide,” Barb Samardzich, Ford's vice president of powertrain engineering, said in a statement. “Our hybrid vehicles led the way, and this new wave of powerful, refined gasoline engines is reasserting the company's leadership position.”
Ford has spent heavily to re-engineer the engines across its model lineup. Recent examples include engines used in the F-150 and Super Duty pickups and the Mustang sports car.
The 2011 F-150 has a 302-hp, 3.7-liter V-6 delivering 17 mpg city/23 highway. The 2011 Super Duty has a 6.7-liter diesel engine that offers as much as 20 percent better fuel economy than the 6.4-liter engine it replaced. It is rated at 400 hp and 800 pounds-feet of torque.
Ford put a re-engineered, 3.7-liter V-6 with 305 hp and a six-speed automatic transmission in the 2011 Mustang, which gets 31 mpg on the highway.
Ford also has invested in developing direct-injected, turbocharged engines -- dubbed EcoBoost -- to enhance the automaker's average fuel economy.
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Automotive News
Jamie LaReau
November 16, 2010 - 12:15 am ET
LOS ANGELES -- Ford Motor Co. expects the 2012 Focus compact to earn 40 mpg, giving the automaker four vehicles that produce 40 mpg or more in 2011.
Three of the 2011s -- the Fiesta subcompact SE with SFE package, Fusion Hybrid and Lincoln MKZ Hybrid sedans -- have certified 2011 EPA ratings of 40 mpg highway/41 city.
Early next year Ford will launch the redesigned 2012 Focus compact, which offers a 2.0-liter gasoline direct-injection engine and six-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission.
No other full-line automaker offers four nameplates with ratings of 40 mpg or more, according to the 2011 EPA Fuel Economy Guide.
“A few years ago, Ford committed to making fuel economy a top priority companywide,” Barb Samardzich, Ford's vice president of powertrain engineering, said in a statement. “Our hybrid vehicles led the way, and this new wave of powerful, refined gasoline engines is reasserting the company's leadership position.”
Ford has spent heavily to re-engineer the engines across its model lineup. Recent examples include engines used in the F-150 and Super Duty pickups and the Mustang sports car.
The 2011 F-150 has a 302-hp, 3.7-liter V-6 delivering 17 mpg city/23 highway. The 2011 Super Duty has a 6.7-liter diesel engine that offers as much as 20 percent better fuel economy than the 6.4-liter engine it replaced. It is rated at 400 hp and 800 pounds-feet of torque.
Ford put a re-engineered, 3.7-liter V-6 with 305 hp and a six-speed automatic transmission in the 2011 Mustang, which gets 31 mpg on the highway.
Ford also has invested in developing direct-injected, turbocharged engines -- dubbed EcoBoost -- to enhance the automaker's average fuel economy.
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