THE Ford develops a new version of the familiar 1.000 cm EcoBoost engine, which will yield 150 horsepower and will be available in European production- cars.
The supercharged EcoBoost his Ford engine 1 l. presented to this day with two different renderings, 100 and 125 horses. Regarding consumption, in the edition with them 125 horsepower amounts to 5,0 lt./100 km. about (with CO2 emissions at 114 g/km), while in the milder version with them 100 horsepower consumption reaches 4,7 lt./100 km. (109 gr / km. CO2).
But Ford has announced that it is already in a state of development and testing of the new version of the EcoBoost, which yields 150 horsepower. Referentially, in an interview with the chief engineer of the EcoBoost development, Andrew Fraser, he said that this specific study will not be particularly easy in practice, to fit production cars. For now, testing has been done on Ford's 'Blue Oval' racing car, from where they have received quite positive results, while the company was asked to manufacture the first ones 50 engines.
Let's remember, that in the context of the development of the specific engine, Ford managed to match the horsepower of the EcoBoost 1.000 κ.εκ. engine up to 202 horsepower, fitted to the company's car completed the lap of the Nurburgring in just 7 minutes and 22 seconds.
Source : autotriti.gr
This is a Model A that was built in 1903
The oldest surviving Ford car, is about to be auctioned by the well-known RM Auction.
It is a copy of the well-known Model A which was manufactured in 1903, by order of Herbert L. McNary, a butter producer from Iowa.
In 109 years of its existence, it has just changed hands 5 times. It is powered by a two-cylinder engine 1668 cc, which yields 8 horsepower. It has two speeds plus reverse. The maximum speed it can develop is 45 km/h.
The price it is expected to fetch at the auction to be held in Hershey, Pennsylvania, ranges from 300.000 until 500.000 dollars.
Source : newsbeast.gr
THE Ford and the well-known voice recognition company Nuance collaborate to develop and upgrade advanced technology related to the already existing voice recognition.
Ford has long had a voice recognition system, with which each passenger could give him voice commands related to the audio system, the air conditioner, the Bluetooth and the car to act accordingly.
With Ford's collaboration with the well-known company Nuance, which deals exclusively with voice recognition systems, Ford's system will be upgraded even more so that it will be able to identify passengers more easily and immediately, while they speak normally at a steady pace and in a moderate tone.
This upgraded system is very likely to be seen by the Ford SYNC division at the end 2012, in the new model, B-MAX.
A few days before the start of the fifth round of the World Rally Championship, Danny Sordo began testing with Ford, team he will run with in the Argentina race (27-29/4), replacing the injured, Yari Latvala.
The Spanish guide, after the first tests, he declared happy that Prodrive gave him the green light to represent it
Ford.
"I am very excited to be in Argentina. When you're a racing driver, all you want is to compete, therefore I am happy that Prodrive gave me the opportunity to drive for Ford", Sordo said.
However, this year started the year very strong, climbing the second step of the podium, in the opening match in the Sweden match. The 24-year-old driver finished in sixth place, winning 88 degrees.
«It is important to me that we continue the development, with a good program, a competitive car and with many chances to try for the best possible result», Ostberg said.