Hong Kong Witnesses First Aston Martin One-77 Crash

2013 Volkswagen CC Gets Sporty R-Line Trim

Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix Weather Forecast
Sarrazin Gains Final Seat For Toyota Racing At Le Mans

Indy 500 Carb Day Practice To Franchitti; Dixon Takes IZOD Pit...

Volkswagen Golf R Cabrio Patent Photos Revealed
2013 Cadillac XTS Configurator Launched

BMW Zagato Coupe Unveiled At Villa d'Este

New Firestone Indy Lights Formula For 2014

Ford Fiesta To Be Available With Three-Cylinder EcoBoost: Report

Kurt Ernst

Contributor BIO

Kurt has been fascinated by anything with wheels and a motor for a long time. Growing up, he spent his spare time turning wrenches and pumping gas in... More

LATEST ARTICLE
Is A BMW 1-Series Sedan In The Works?
The BMW 3-Series sedan, like many of us, has picked up a few additional pounds and inches over the... Read More

#2LEADERBOARD RANK
1588ARTICLES CONTRIBUTED
81COMMENTS POSTED

406 views Jul 18, 2011

2011 Ford Fiesta

Enlarge Photo

Back in early June, Ford unveiled a three-cylinder, 1.0-liter EcoBoost engine. At the time, the automaker said that the new engine would have a role to play in North America, not just in Europe. Ford’s global development head, Derrick Kuzak, called the engine a “little dynamo” and claimed it would deliver “hybrid-like” fuel economy.

The mystery back then was where the new engine would turn up. Recent statements from Ford executives have narrowed that field to three possible vehicles, including the Ka, the Figo and the Fiesta. Of the three, only the Fiesta is sold in the United States; the Ka is considered too small for American buyers and the Indian-built Figo is targeted towards emerging markets.

We still don’t know when three-cylinder Fiestas will hit our shores, but the 1.0-liter EcoBoost engine starts production in Europe next spring. Ford still isn’t releasing details on fuel economy, but they’ve hinted that new turbo designs are putting out 120 horsepower per liter.

That would make a 1.0-liter EcoBoost Fiesta as powerful as today’s 1.6-liter Fiesta, with less of an appetite for gasoline. If gas prices remain high, we wouldn’t be surprised to see the 1.0-liter EcoBoost Fiesta launched as a 2013 model.

[Automotive News (subscription required) via Green Car Reports]