EcoBlue is the marketing name for a range of
Diesel engine
The diesel engine, named after Rudolf Diesel, is an internal combustion engine in which ignition of the fuel is caused by the elevated temperature of the air in the cylinder due to mechanical compression; thus, the diesel engine is a so-cal ...
s from
Ford Motor Company
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. The EcoBlue engines were developed under the codename "Panther" by Ford engineering teams in the U.K. and Germany, and are expected to succeed the Duratorq diesel engines, offering optimised
fuel efficiency
Fuel efficiency is a form of thermal efficiency, meaning the ratio of effort to result of a process that converts chemical potential energy contained in a carrier (fuel) into kinetic energy or work. Overall fuel efficiency may vary per device ...
and reduced
CO2 and
NOx emissions.
An initial variant will be offered with in
commercial vehicle
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The United States defines a "commercial motor vehicle" as any self-propelled or towed vehicle used on a public highway in interstate commerce to t ...
applications. This engine architecture is capable of delivering more than , and will later feature with such power outputs in Ford passenger cars, alongside a variant.
In early 2018 Ford launched its Ranger Raptor with a biturbo EcoBlue producing and of torque.
Also in 2018 Ford launched an even higher spec biturbo EcoBlue producing for the Edge Titanium, ST-Line and Vignale SUV in Europe.
A North American-spec version of the biturbo EcoBlue was planned debut in the 2020 Transit, but production of the engine was canceled before launch due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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as well as a lack of market demand to justify federalising the engine.
Claimed improvements
An all-new engine architecture is claimed to deliver reduced friction and a clean-burning combustion system. The engines will meet
Euro 6 emissions standards. Ford says that a 13 percent improvement in fuel efficiency is obtained through friction reduction enhancements.
A new strong lightweight engine block features an aluminium ladder below that reduces noise and vibration. The crankshaft from the piston is offset by 10mm to allow piston side load against the cylinder wall to be reduced hence decreasing friction and wear with the diameter also reduced to improve efficiency.
New belt-in-oil system are being used to drive the cams to reduce friction while the head’s intake system is engineered to equally balance the air between each cylinder.
Centralized eight-hole-nozzle piezo injectors are being used to inject diesel at 2,000 bar, much higher than previous engines.
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Ford Everest
The Ford Everest is a mid-size SUV produced by Ford Motor Company since 2003. Developed and destined mainly for the Asia-Pacific region with production centered in Thailand, the first-generation Everest is based on the Mazda-based Ford Ranger ...
(non-USA)
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See also
*
Duratorq diesel engines
* List of
Ford engines
References
External links
* https://media.ford.com/content/fordmedia/feu/en/news/2016/04/26/all-new-ford-ecoblue-engine-is-diesel-game-changer--cleaner--mor.html
Ford engines
Diesel engines