Ford has been working hard to bring the new EcoBoost V6
engine to nearly its entire lineup. Balancing efficiency and power, the
EcoBoost engine will be heavily relied upon to help lower Ford’s
fleet-wide fuel economy, while also giving their lineup the power that
consumers desire. The Ford EcoBoost is aided by direct injection and turbo-charging technology. But the latest engine under development at Ford also includes an ethanol injection system.
An
ethanol V8 is said to be currently in the works at Ford. Reportedly
codenamed Bobcat, the engine injects ethanol directly into the cylinder
chamber prior to combustion with gasoline. St Paul MN used cars dealers expects this simple process not only increases power, but also makes the engine more fuel efficient.
Enabling
the engine to operate at a high compression while detonation is also
decreased, the Bobcat V8 engine can run on gasoline while maintaining
the fuel economy of a diesel engine. The downside according to Kansas City Used Cars,
is that the car requires a separate tank for ethanol fuel. However, the
engine would consumer such a sparse amount of ethanol that the driver
wouldn’t need to add ethanol regularly.
Ford is collaborating
with Ethanol Boosting Systems to develop this new Bobcat engine. The
system, which will be named Direct Injection Octane Boost, is said to
increase the octane of gasoline, helping one of these V8s produce
upwards of 500 horsepower. The engine is still in early stages of
development and the release date is not yet available but Commercial Trucks Richmond believes it will make its way into a F-Series test mule soon.
Joe Kent is a writer for TK Carsites, an automotive website design and marketing firm in Orange, CA, that specializes in automotive SEO and working with car dealers nationwide.
