Ford's 1.0-litre EcoBoost engine has fought off stiff competition from premium brands and supercars to win the 2014 International Engine of the Year for an unprecedented third time in a row.
A panel of 82 automotive journalists from 35 countries also conferred the 1.0-litre EcoBoost under the 'Best Engine Under 1.0-litre' for the third consecutive year at the Engine Expo 2014 in Stuttgart.
The engine has now won 13 major awards. In addition to collecting seven International Engine of the Year awards in three years, the 1.0-litre EcoBoost was also awarded the International Paul Pietsch Award 2013 for technological innovation in Germany, the Dewar Trophy from the Royal Automobile Club in Great Britain, and in the U.S., the Breakthrough Award from Popular Mechanics magazine.
Ford also is the first automaker to win a Ward's 10 Best Engines trophy for a three-cylinder engine.
Ford vehicles equipped with the 1.0-litre EcoBoost engine are now available in 72 countries worldwide while Ford recently began production of the 1.0-litre EcoBoost in Chongqing, China, supporting demand in Asia Pacific. Launched in Europe in 2012 with the Ford Focus, the 1.0-litre EcoBoost is now available in the U.K. in a further nine vehicles.
The all new Mondeo will continue the roll out of the 1.0-litre EcoBoost engine when it launches later this year - the smallest engine to be specified in such a large family car. The engine's compact, low-inertia turbocharger spins at up to 248,000rpm - more than 4,000 times per second and almost twice the maximum rpm of the turbochargers boosting the power units in this season's cars.
A panel of 82 automotive journalists from 35 countries also conferred the 1.0-litre EcoBoost under the 'Best Engine Under 1.0-litre' for the third consecutive year at the Engine Expo 2014 in Stuttgart.
The engine has now won 13 major awards. In addition to collecting seven International Engine of the Year awards in three years, the 1.0-litre EcoBoost was also awarded the International Paul Pietsch Award 2013 for technological innovation in Germany, the Dewar Trophy from the Royal Automobile Club in Great Britain, and in the U.S., the Breakthrough Award from Popular Mechanics magazine.
Ford also is the first automaker to win a Ward's 10 Best Engines trophy for a three-cylinder engine.
Ford vehicles equipped with the 1.0-litre EcoBoost engine are now available in 72 countries worldwide while Ford recently began production of the 1.0-litre EcoBoost in Chongqing, China, supporting demand in Asia Pacific. Launched in Europe in 2012 with the Ford Focus, the 1.0-litre EcoBoost is now available in the U.K. in a further nine vehicles.
The all new Mondeo will continue the roll out of the 1.0-litre EcoBoost engine when it launches later this year - the smallest engine to be specified in such a large family car. The engine's compact, low-inertia turbocharger spins at up to 248,000rpm - more than 4,000 times per second and almost twice the maximum rpm of the turbochargers boosting the power units in this season's cars.
