Why Ford detuned its EcoBoost engine for the Ranger PHEV

Why Ford detuned its EcoBoost engine for the Ranger PHEV

Ford prioritised efficiency at the cost of performance when tuning its EcoBoost engine for the Ranger PHEV.

Ford claims Ranger PHEV is better than diesel despite engine detune

This post appeared first on Chasing Cars. Ford has revealed the primary reason behind its decision to detune the Ranger PHEV’s 2.3-litre turbocharged petrol four-cylinder engine by more than thirty percent when compared to the non-hybrid implementation of the same Ecoboost powertrain. While the Ranger PHEV’s total system outputs of 207kW of power and 697Nm are higher than those of the V6 diesel engine (184kW/600Nm) that is $5150 cheaper than the…

INBOUND: VW's quickest, but unpopular ute poised to get cheaper

Demand for Volkswagen’s left-of-field, hot-hatch-powered Amarok hasn’t quite met hopes, and it seems the company is preparing to do something about it. Volkswagen is looking to grow sales of its turbo-petrol Amarok Aventura ute – using Ford Mustang EcoBoost power – after admitting its circa 5 per cent share of the model mix is “not as strong” as it hoped. And, Drive understands, it will be helped along by a price cut from its current $82,990 pl…