MKII Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Ford engineers have led several months of work on the project to switch the Formula Ford’s usual 180 PS,1.6-litre EcoBoost power unit with a specially tuned 205 PS version of the company’s new global 1.0-litre EcoBoost petrol engine, which was recently named “International Engine of the Year”. The project team also modified the vehicle so it would be fully street legal for on-road use by fitting it with wheel covers, front and rear lights and indicators, aerodynamically designed wing mirrors and a horn. The car is fitted with a 6-speed manual gearbox and was driven on road-legal tyres. The car’s unofficial top speed is expected to be 255.5 km/h (158.8 mph) with a 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) time of less than four seconds. The vehicle completed the 20.832 km (12.94 mile) Nordschleife circuit at an average speed of 169 km/h (105 mph). http://media.ford.com/news/fords1litreecoboostpoweredracecarleavessupercarsinitswakeatfamednuerburgringcircuit.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gatorbait Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 good power out of a tiny motor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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