NEW HIGH EFFICIENCY FOUR-CYLINDER FORD ECOBOOST ENGINE FAMILY DEBUTS AT FRANKFURT

• Next generation high-efficiency low-CO2 Ford EcoBoost four-cylinder petrol engine family unveiled at Frankfurt Motor Show
• Fuel consumption and CO2 emissions reduced by up to 20 per cent compared with conventional petrol engines
• Ford EcoBoost makes downsizing possible – delivering the performance of a large capacity engine with the fuel economy of a much smaller unit
• Ford EcoBoost global engine family features direct petrol injection, turbocharging and variable valve timing for maximum combustion efficiency
• European applications will initially focus on two four cylinder engines of 1.6-litre and 2.0-litre capacities, with an advanced, small-capacity engine to be
  launched later
• First production engines to be introduced in Europe from 2010