Ford reveals new EcoBlue diesel engine

Ford has unveiled the first new Ford EcoBlue advanced diesel engine that will provide optimised fuel effectiveness and decreased CO2 and NOX emissions.

Making on the company’s EcoBoost petroleum engines, Ford’s range of EcoBlue diesel motor will function the company’s future passenger cars and industrial cars with power outputs varying from 78kW to 180kW.

The four-cylinder 2.0-litre Ford ‘EcoBlue’ debuts in the new Transit and Transit Custom industrial automobiles, it will replace the 2.2 TDCI engine.

Ford states the brand-new engine will produce 20 % more torque at 1250 r/min compared to the outbound equivalent power 2.2-litre TDCi diesel engine. In the Transit, Ford asserts to have actually enhanced emissions by more than 10 % with the new engine, in addition to enhancing fuel economy by 13 %.

Ford South Africa states its still early days and no confirmation has yet been set for the new unit for South Africa.

Jim Farley, chairman and CEO of Ford of Europe, states: “Ford’s EcoBoost developed a new requirement for petrol engines – smaller, more efficient with surprising efficiency. That exact same fascination to innovate for the customer is behind our new Ford EcoBlue diesel engine range.”

Ford told that the power outputs will begin at 78kW, a mid-level spec will have 97kW and the biggest-output will be 127kW.

The ‘EcoBlue’ engine likely to be utilized in Ford’s passenger vehicles (Focus, Feast and B-Max) will post power figures of 149kW as well as 180kW.