Ford announced that it will introduce nine new or upgraded engines and six new transmissions at the 2010 Detroit show that starts later tonight (Malaysian time) as part of a five-year effort to overhaul its powertrain portfolio. The push began in 2008 and continues through 2013, where 60 new or significantly upgraded engines, transmissions and transaxles will be launched globally.
One of the Detroit debuts will be a normally aspirated 2.0-litre direct injection engine, the first of its kind for Ford in North America. It will be for the next-gen Focus, which should be uncovered as well. In 2010, Ford will launch new engines and transmissions in the Fiesta, Mustang, Super Duty and F-150, expected to propel each vehicle’s fuel economy to be best-in-class.
For instance, the Fiesta’s Ti-VCT 1.6-litre engine and PowerShift dual-clutch ‘box will deliver an estimated 14.2 km/l on the highway. The Mustang’s new 305 bhp, 3.7-litre V6 with six-speed auto will deliver at least 10.6 km/l on the highway. No other V6 powered sports coupe in the world delivers this level of performance and fuel economy, Ford says.
Another ongoing mission is to reduce drivetrain weight. Ford has also caught the downsizing bug too. By 2013, it plans to offer EcoBoost (Ford’s name for turbo) engines on 90% of its product lineup with annual volume of 1.3 million units globally. Now that doesn’t mean it’s going to be on 90% of all models, it just means its just going to be at least 1 engine option for 90% of its car models. According to Ford, current EcoBoost models are delivering up to 20% improvement in fuel economy and a 15% reduction in CO2 emissions versus bigger-cc engines.
Full list of new engines and gearboxes that will be launched after the jump.
Engines
1.6-litre Fiesta I-4
2.0-litre Focus DI I-4
2.0-litre Ecoboost I-4
3.5-litre F-150 EcoBoost V-6
3.7-litre Mustang V-6
5.0-litre Mustang V-8
5.4-litre Shelby GT 500 V-8
6.2-litre Super Duty (gas)
6.7-litre Super Duty Power Stroke
Transmissions
6-speed automatic FWD
6-speed PowerShift Fiesta
6-speed PowerShift Focus
6-speed manual Mustang
6-speed automatic Mustang
6-speed automatic TorqShift Super Duty
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9 new engine at 1 time? Wow. What an achievement. This is what an economic of scale production can make to a carmaker.
6 speed AT that's the way to go.!!
No more 4 AT. If P1 can come up with this std or its equivalent
then they will be a manufacturer to be reckond with
and the H's & T's will be hit below the belt.
Until that happens, P1 will always be a back marker in motoring.
Eagerly waiting what P1 has instore in March.
European makers like Merc have been offering 7-speed AT for a few years now.
P1? We just help talking about it can we? 'XYZ company launches new lingerie models' and somehow P1/Proton comments will still appear
Finally, this old timer has started its move
keep it up and hope the real deal is going to happen in malaysia soon
its great that Ford got fresh funds for powertrain & drivetrain R&D from selling Volvo to China recently.
Ferruccio said,
January 11, 2010 @ 11:34 am
European makers like Merc have been offering 7-speed AT for a few years now.
P1? We just help talking about it can we? ‘XYZ company launches new lingerie models’ and somehow P1/Proton comments will still appear
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Why not? Proton is as malaysian as it is, the public has a stake in it. Like it or not, there will be no end to Proton's critisism, no matter how well they do. After all, for the past 25 years, it has been marketed as "malaysian people's car" so isn't it fitting they get compared to everything else?
And why? Yep, as long as they can't stand on thier own two feet and compete on a level playing ground, they would always appear second best. Even in malaysia.
The government has made the public feel that they are subsidizing Proton, regardless if it is true or not. Perception is everything. Its not doing proton any favours.
Regardless, why is it bad to compare Proton? If we know how far backasswords we are, we (or they) at least know how much we need to catch up.
Everyone in the industry is working together to be competitive. Here we have a "hero" trying to do it alone…. commendable valour, but misguided nonetheless.
PROTON : old technolgy…
FORD: old car. since what year again?
Ferruccio said,
January 11, 2010 @ 11:34 am
European makers like Merc have been offering 7-speed AT for a few years now.
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Eh? Why not mention 8-Speed AT in BMW and Lexus?
Eh, actually 8-speed AT lacks of publicity and application in motorsports such as F1. If F1 has 8-speed tranmission, then many people will notice it.