It seems Ford’s Engine of the Year, the 1.0-litre EcoBoost engine, has been turning heads at the famous Nürburgring Nordschleife circuit in Germany. The engine was put through its paces in a road-going Formula Ford race car and produced impressive results that are somewhat difficult to believe considering the size of the engine.
The single-seat Formula Ford race car was driven around the Nürburgring Nordschleife circuit by racing driver and course specialist Nick Tandy (28) who completed the course in a time of 7m22s, making it the 11th fastest time ever recorded there, beating the likes of the Lamborghini Aventador, Ferrari Enzo and the Pagani Zonda.
“This little engine has people rubbing their eyes in disbelief. It’s simply astonishing that a 3-cylinder, one-litre engine can deliver that kind of performance” said Nick Tandy.
The Formula Ford race car was modified for road use by fitting it with wheel covers, front and rear lights and indicators, aerodynamically designed wing mirrors and a horn. The Formula Ford race car also made use of road-legal tyres and was fitted with a 6-speed manual gearbox.
The unofficial top speed for the Formula Ford race car is 255.5km/h and can accelerate to 100km/h in under four seconds. Its average speed on the 20.832 km Nordschleife circuit was 169km/h.
The 1.0-litre EcoBoost engine is not only powerful, but frugal too, consuming only 2.4-litres/100km at 56km/h and 5.0-litres/100km at 120km/h. “We wanted to prove that size doesn’t matter by showing everyone what an amazingly capable engine we have developed in the 1.0-litre EcoBoost,” said Roelant de Waard, vice president of Marketing and Sales, Ford of Europe. “What better way than by beating some of the best supercars in the world on the Nordschleife, while using a fraction of the fuel.”
The 1.0-litre EcoBoost engine will also be used in the new Ford Fiesta which will be available in South Africa in 2013.
News Source: Ford
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