Exclusive images show how new Ford Fiesta could look, as Ford hints at use of 1.0-litre EcoBoost 3cyl turbo engine
Ford has dropped more hints of what’s in store for its next Fiesta ST hot hatch – revealed in our exclusive main image – and it’s likely that the all-new performance supermini will use a tuned version of the firm’s 1.0-litre three-cylinder EcoBoost engine in place of the current car’s 1.6 turbo.
Ford’s head of small cars in Europe, Darren Palmer, told Auto Express: “We’re seeing more and more of what we can do with the 1.0-litre engine in development and the signs are promising. It’s a great engine – it sounds brilliant and there’s loads of torque when the turbo comes on boost, so we’re looking into things for the next ST.”
Currently, the highest output from the three-cylinder turbo in production form is 138bhp, but back in 2012 Ford specially tuned the EcoBoost unit to 202bhp in a one-off version of its Formula Ford racer.
If this power level could be achieved reliably in the forthcoming ST, it would give a 12 per cent increase over the current hottest Fiesta. Palmer told us: “There’s still a huge demand for the ST – we’ve seen that with the current ST200. But we want to offer more, so expect more performance and efficiency.”
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/ford/fi...ost-3cyl-turbo
Ford has dropped more hints of what’s in store for its next Fiesta ST hot hatch – revealed in our exclusive main image – and it’s likely that the all-new performance supermini will use a tuned version of the firm’s 1.0-litre three-cylinder EcoBoost engine in place of the current car’s 1.6 turbo.
Ford’s head of small cars in Europe, Darren Palmer, told Auto Express: “We’re seeing more and more of what we can do with the 1.0-litre engine in development and the signs are promising. It’s a great engine – it sounds brilliant and there’s loads of torque when the turbo comes on boost, so we’re looking into things for the next ST.”
Currently, the highest output from the three-cylinder turbo in production form is 138bhp, but back in 2012 Ford specially tuned the EcoBoost unit to 202bhp in a one-off version of its Formula Ford racer.
If this power level could be achieved reliably in the forthcoming ST, it would give a 12 per cent increase over the current hottest Fiesta. Palmer told us: “There’s still a huge demand for the ST – we’ve seen that with the current ST200. But we want to offer more, so expect more performance and efficiency.”
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/ford/fi...ost-3cyl-turbo
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