By chinohillsfordadmin on October 12, 2011
The popular Ford Edge crossover with EcoBoost® power is EPA-rated at an economical 30 mpg highway and 21 mpg city Ford Edge with EcoBoost is now the 13th Ford model/powertrain combination to deliver an EPA fuel economy rating of 30 mpg …
By chinohillsfordadmin on August 31, 2011
The 2011 Ford F-150 EcoBoost®has survived a series of torture tests – racing in the Baja 1000 and towing a maximum 11,300 pounds at high speeds around a NASCAR track for 24 hours straight – and this month, eight truck …
By chinohillsfordadmin on April 11, 2011
Ford F-150 EcoBoost Torture Test Episode 1- Dyno Torture for 150,000 miles- [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9O7I4knkKEo&feature=relmfu] Ford F-150 EcoBoost Torture Test Episode 2- Logging Miles with 3.5L EcoBoost Engine [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7d1DA7XdsPo&feature=related] Ford F-150 EcoBoost Torture Test Episode 3- 24hrs of Nascar Track Testing [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWm9cQyXPj0&feature=related] Ford …
By chinohillsfordadmin on April 08, 2011
The F-150 EcoBoost Torture Test, one of the most audacious projects ever undertaken here at Ford, gets the national spotlight this Sunday on NBC. In full public view, we threw everything we could at the new 3.5-liter EcoBoost F-150 engine …
By chinohillsfordadmin on January 17, 2011
Photos and Words by Jim McCraw; above photo courtesy of Ford Ford Motor Co. made some history over the weekend when it did a complete engine tear-down and inspection of a “torture tested” 3.5-liter EcoBoost twin-turbo V-6 used in the …
By chinohillsfordadmin on January 14, 2011
BIRMINGHAM, 13 January 2011 – Ford’s all-new Fiesta RS World Rally Car was revealed in its 2011-specification today when the company unveiled the colour scheme that will adorn the car in the FIA World Rally Championship. Team driver Mikko Hirvonen …
By chinohillsfordadmin on January 07, 2011
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRaF978_PiQ&feature=player_detailpage] Ford has finally pulled the Ecoboost V6 engine from its Baja racer in preparation for the mill’s tear down at the Detroit Auto Show. This particular lump has seen several lifetimes worth of abuse, from skidding logs to endurance …
By chinohillsfordadmin on January 05, 2011
At least a few eyebrows were raised when Ford first let on that it was bringing the Explorer back in a radically different form for 2011 – but not all of the quizzical looks were for the same reasons. For …
By chinohillsfordadmin on January 03, 2011
DEARBORN, Mich., Aug. 11, 2010 – For the 2011 model year, the Ford F-150 is getting the most extensive powertrain overhaul in the truck’s history. The 2011 F-150 has four new truck engines, all coupled to a revised six-speed automatic …
By chinohillsfordadmin on December 25, 2010
DEARBORN, Mich., Dec. 9, 2010 – Ford Explorer, America’s most popular utility vehicle and safety innovator, is now a fuel economy leader. With an EPA-certified 25 mpg highway rating – a 25 percent fuel economy gain over the outgoing V6 …
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