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12 Fuel efficient leaders in Ford
vehicle Line-up
Ford Motor Company offers at least 12
vehicles that lead their sales segments
in fuel economy – including four
vehicles with EPA-certified 17kms/Ltr or
higher fuel economy ratings – a claim no
other full-line automaker can match.
Fuel-saving EcoBoost™ engines arrive
later this year for Ford Edge and
Explorer; fuel-efficient Ford cars,
utilities and trucks are already in
dealerships.
“Fuel economy and technology are
consumers’ biggest priorities – and we
have made them Ford’s as well,” said
Mark Fields, Ford president, The
Americas. “Our product portfolio
reflects the investment Ford has made to
transform our lineup in the past several
years so our customers can be more green
and keep even more green in their
wallets.
Now, from Ford Fiesta to Super Duty and
Lincoln MKZ Hybrid to Lincoln MKT, the
company’s lineup features improved
aerodynamics and fuel-saving
technologies including PowerShift, a
Ford-designed dry dual-clutch automatic
transmission available in the Ford
Fiesta and all-new Focus, six-speed
automatic transmissions, electric
power-assisted steering (EPAS) and
EcoBoost engines that save on fuel with
no compromise to driving excitement.
The newest Ford vehicle in the fuel
economy winner’s circle is the all-new
Focus SFE, which today has been EPA
certified at 17kms/Ltr highway and
12Kms/Ltr. Focus joins the 17kms/Ltr
city Fusion Hybrid and 17kms/Ltr highway
Fiesta in Ford’s 17kms/Ltr and over
club.
In addition, Lincoln MKZ Hybrid is the
most fuel-efficient luxury sedan in
America with its 17kms/Ltr city
EPA-certified rating, helping make Ford
and Lincoln vehicles the most fuel
efficient in the company’s 107-year
history.
The arrival of the 2.0-liter EcoBoost
engine later this year in the Edge
crossover and Explorer SUV will see two
more nameplates join Ford’s
best-in-class Kms/Ltr club.
More Ford fuel economy stars include:
* Ford Mustang V6: Its
high-revving 305-horsepower 3.7-liter V6
engine and six-speed automatic deliver
best-in-class highway fuel economy of
13kms/Ltr ; Mustang V6 is the first car
in history to deliver the combination of
300-plus horsepower and more than
13kms/Ltr.
* Ford F-150: Its 302-horsepower
3.7-liter V6 engine and six-speed
automatic deliver a best-in-class
7kms/Ltr city and 10kms/Ltr highway – an
EPA rating Chevrolet Silverado and GMC
Sierra can’t top. The 3.7-liter V6 is
one of four all-new truck engines in the
2011 F-150 lineup.
* Ford Fiesta: The combination of
a 120-horsepower 1.6-liter four-cylinder
and available six-speed dual-clutch
PowerShift automatic transmission
delivers 17kms/Ltr on the highway,
topping Toyota Yaris and Honda Fit by
1.70 kms/Ltr and 2.13 kms/Ltr,
respectively.
* Ford Super Duty: The
Ford-designed and Ford-built 6.7-liter
Power Stroke® diesel engine delivers as
much as 20 percent better fuel economy
than the 6.4-liter it replaced. The new
Power Stroke isn’t just fuel efficient,
it’s also the most powerful diesel
pickup engine money can buy, rated at
400 horsepower and 800 lb.-ft. of
torque.
* Ford Edge: With its 3.5-liter
V6 and six-speed automatic, Edge
delivers 8 kms/Ltr city and a
best-in-class 11 kms/Ltr highway. The
upcoming 2.0-liter EcoBoost engine in
the 2012 Edge is expected to deliver
even greater economy.
Ford Fusion Hybrid remains America’s
most fuel-efficient midsize family sedan
according to the EPA Ford Escape Hybrid,
Transit Connect, Ranger and Lincoln MKZ
Hybrid also lead their segments with the
highest fuel economy.
Customers continue to get the benefits
of Ford’s largest-ever investment in
fuel-efficient powertrains. In 2010,
Ford launched nine new engines and six
new six-speed transmissions. The company
is on track to deliver fuel-saving
six-speed transmissions across most of
its lineup of Ford and Lincoln brand
vehicles by 2013.
Many of Ford’s new powerplants
include fuel-saving technologies such
as:
* Twin independent variable camshaft
timing (Ti-VCT), which enables the
engine to operate at peak efficiency by
continually adjusting the precise moment
the intake and exhaust valves open
* Gasoline direct injection (GDI), which
improves efficiency by raising the
compression ratio and by using precise
amounts of fuel placed directly in the
combustion chamber
* Turbocharging, which uses exhaust
gases to pressurize the engine cylinders
with a more dense mixture of fuel and
air, increasing power
* EcoBoost, which uses direct injection,
turbocharging and variable valve timing
to allow four-cylinder engines to
deliver the power of V6s and V6s to
deliver the power of V8s. EcoBoost
engines save fuel in part because they
burn less fuel and because they weigh
less than the larger-displacement
engines they replace
* EPAS, which eliminates drag on the
engine by replacing the hydraulic pump
with an electric motor. EPAS, available
on Ford Mustang, F-150, Fiesta, the new
Focus and other vehicles improves fuel
economy by approximately 4 percent
With all the technology and the exciting
new models Ford is well on its way to
achieving its aim of a greener future.
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