Hoovey689

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Ford confirms 2014 Fiesta with 1.0-liter EcoBoost for US

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http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2013-...photo-5257995/

Ford has confirmed that it will bring its 1.0-liter three-cylinder EcoBoost engine to the United States under the hood of its 2014 Fiesta, previewed in these photos by the global model that debuted in Paris earlier this year. We pretty much knew this was coming, and we'll see the tiny mill on display at the Los Angeles Auto Show next week – assuming Ford's luggage made it there unscathed.

Official EPA certification has not been completed, but Ford expects the EcoBoost-equipped Fiesta to be the most fuel-efficient non-hybrid car sold in the US. In other words, we're looking at fuel economy around the 45-mile-per-gallon mark. The 1.0L engine is projected to produce 123 horsepower and 148 pound-feet of torque under the hood of the Fiesta – gains of three horses and 36 lb-ft versus the current car's 1.6-liter naturally aspirated four.

Earlier this year, we had a chance to drive a Euro-spec Focus with the same 1.0-liter engine, and said that while it was pretty good, the lighter Fiesta figures to be a better fit for this mill here in the States. Our wish was apparently Ford's command


http://www.autoblog.com/2012/11/19/f...oboost-for-us/

Hoovey689

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and around 45mpg in a compact = winning

spwolf

why would it get 45 MPG?

Hoovey689

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I said "around" lol

spwolf

it is unlikely that it will get more than 1-2 mpg highway than current 1.6l though :-).