[car fanatics]

Ford
Photo credit: Ford
July 12, 2012
By: CF staff

The Focus ST’s new 2.0-liter EcoBoost®four-cylinder engine is certified at 32 mpg highway – better than its manual-equipped competition in the Volkswagen GTI and MazdaSpeed3.

“We’re putting the ‘power’ in the power of choice, again,” said Raj Nair, Ford vice president of Engineering for Global Product Development. “This is just one more sidebar in the Jekyll and Hyde Focus ST narrative. This kind of performance combined with these high levels of efficiency was unknown of until we made this car.”

Compared with the previous-generation Ford Focus, which last made 140 horsepower and 136 lb.-ft. of torque, Focus ST gives up only 3 mpg on the highway but gains 112 horsepower and 134 lb.-ft. of torque for a total of 252 horsepower and 270 lb.-ft.

As another comparison, the base Focus 2.0-liter engine now makes 160 horsepower and 146 lb.-ft. of torque, but achieves as much as 40 mpg on the highway – another example of how Ford is delivering world-class fuel economy and performance.

While Focus ST is the first four-cylinder performance EcoBoost engine, fuel-efficient EcoBoost powertrains are now a mainstay in Ford’s lineup. Ford’s annual EcoBoost production will grow to nearly 1.6 million engines globally by 2013.

On the other end of the spectrum from the Focus ST’s 2.0-liter EcoBoost is the 1.0-liter EcoBoost – Ford’s smallest, quietest engine ever – that arrives in one of the company’s U.S. small cars next year. Already on sale in the European Focus, the 1.0-liter EcoBoost engine was named the 2012 International Engine of the Year last month.

Additional 1.6-, 2.0- and 3.5-liter EcoBoost engines are already available on Escape, Explorer, Edge, F-150, Flex, Fusion, Police Interceptor sedan and utility vehicles, and Taurus. EcoBoost offers up to a 15 percent reduction in CO2 versus larger-displacement, non-turbocharged engines.

[jspookss]

What's the city MPG?

[McLovin]

jspookss;217915 Wrote:What's the city MPG?

almost 200

[Gixser995]

Yards? that's sad.

[McLovin]

Gixser995;217945 Wrote:Yards? that's sad.

What's sad, is that the haters are ready to pounce.

Actually, it's more funny than sad.

Hard to hate on something like this, sooooo......good luck.

[jaybird]

Not very impressed considering the much heavier Edge gets 31 hwy.

[Gixser995]

McLovin;217958 Wrote:

Gixser995;217945 Wrote:Yards? that's sad.

What's sad, is that the haters are ready to pounce.

Actually, it's more funny than sad.

Hard to hate on something like this, sooooo......good luck.

No hate, I like the ST.

Just good timing.

[McLovin]

jaybird;217965 Wrote:Not very impressed considering the much heavier Edge gets 31 hwy.

you mean the Edge without sticky perf radials, and fuel economy that optimizes that final mpg, instead of kickass fun?

Meh, the city number is much higher, with an avg that will beat Edge by even more.

[Gixser995]

jaybird;217965 Wrote:Not very impressed considering the much heavier Edge gets 31 hwy.

Well the ST leans more towards performance than economy. The gearing is going to be different for one. Not to mention suspension, tires...

Besides, cruising along at 70mph, it will do better than what the EPA claims.

[McLovin]

Edge city is, what, 21mpg? I be this Focus is at least 24mpg.
And I also bet it is much easier to achieve actual or better-than numbers with the ST.

[Chevroletguy]

McLovin;217972 Wrote:Edge city is, what, 21mpg? I be this Focus is at least 24mpg.
And I also bet it is much easier to achieve actual or better-than numbers with the ST.

Nope, 23mpg.

[McLovin]

Chevroletguy;217980 Wrote:

McLovin;217972 Wrote:Edge city is, what, 21mpg? I be this Focus is at least 24mpg.
And I also bet it is much easier to achieve actual or better-than numbers with the ST.

Nope, 23mpg.

Dang!!!
Freaking Edge ROCKS at 23....I forgot.


And when will GM have something to compete with ST?
Freaking high perf road rocket, that is best in class....but sadly, not good enough for everyone.

[Chevroletguy]

McLovin;218015 Wrote:

Chevroletguy;217980 Wrote:

McLovin;217972 Wrote:Edge city is, what, 21mpg? I be this Focus is at least 24mpg.
And I also bet it is much easier to achieve actual or better-than numbers with the ST.

Nope, 23mpg.

Dang!!!
Freaking Edge ROCKS at 23....I forgot.


And when will GM have something to compete with ST?
Freaking high perf road rocket, that is best in class....but sadly, not good enough for everyone.

The Focus ST gets 23mpg city. Edge is still 21. If a GM fan wants something, the Verano turbo with 250hp is coming out soon.

[MOPAR74]

McLovin;218015 Wrote:

Chevroletguy;217980 Wrote:

McLovin;217972 Wrote:Edge city is, what, 21mpg? I be this Focus is at least 24mpg.
And I also bet it is much easier to achieve actual or better-than numbers with the ST.

Nope, 23mpg.

Dang!!!
Freaking Edge ROCKS at 23....I forgot.


And when will GM have something to compete with ST?
Freaking high perf road rocket, that is best in class....but sadly, not good enough for everyone.

Screw GM, MOPAR is the one to watch for in this class Wings, they have something for Ford up their sleeves in the Dart SRT4.


There are still rumors as to how much power and how many wheels will be driving it, but they should both start around the same price


I for one cannot wait to see the comparison tests, or to drive them myself

[McLovin]

MOPAR74;218026 Wrote:

McLovin;218015 Wrote:

Chevroletguy;217980 Wrote:

McLovin;217972 Wrote:Edge city is, what, 21mpg? I be this Focus is at least 24mpg.
And I also bet it is much easier to achieve actual or better-than numbers with the ST.

Nope, 23mpg.

Dang!!!
Freaking Edge ROCKS at 23....I forgot.


And when will GM have something to compete with ST?
Freaking high perf road rocket, that is best in class....but sadly, not good enough for everyone.

Screw GM, MOPAR is the one to watch for in this class Wings, they have something for Ford up their sleeves in the Dart SRT4.


There are still rumors as to how much power and how many wheels will be driving it, but they should both start around the same price


I for one cannot wait to see the comparison tests, or to drive them myself

Hard to not like the Dart SRT4.
From what I have heard so far.

Good for Detroit.
And maybe, a little congrats to Italy.