Ford Has 15 High Fuel Economy Vehicles Planned for This Year

FordFordUnited States of America, 1903 > present92 models
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says that it will have 15 new models out in Europe by the end of the year with best-in-class fuel economy, and nine cars in its lineup will have sub-100g/km of CO2 emissions. The new models will have EcoBoost petrol engines and TDCi diesels. Ford will also launch the pure electric Focus ElectricFord Focus ElectricUnited States of America, 2012 > present3 photos
by the end of the year. 

“The introduction of our new EcoBoost petrol engines has really helped us to go further in our drive to reduce our total fleet CO2 emissions, while still delivering great performance and driving dynamics. Add top-notch diesel engines and our range of low CO2 ECOnetic Technologies that are spreading to more and more vehicles all the time, and we are now delivering a comprehensive range of efficiency leaders to European customers," said Sherif Marakby, Director of Powertrain Engineering at Ford Europe. 

Nine cars will have Ford's 1.0 liter Ecoboost engine with either 100ps or 125ps. It produces 109g/km of CO2 for the 100ps version and 114g/km of CO2 for the 125ps version. The cars with the 1.0 liter engine will be the FocusFord Focus 1.0i EcoBoost ...United Kingdom, 2012 > present1 photo
, B-MaxFord B-MAXUnited Kingdom, 2011 > 201110 photos
, C-MaxFord C-MAX Gen.2United Kingdom, 2010 > present103 versions
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and Grand C-Max.

Ford's TDCI diesels will find their way into the TransitFord Transit Gen.8United Kingdom, 2011 > present359 versions
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and RangerFord Ford Ranger (UK) Gen.2United Kingdom, 2011 > present22 versions
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and produce 174g/km of CO2 and 168g/km of CO2 respectively. 

There will also be the Focus ECOnetic Technology with the 1.6l TDCi that emits 88g/km of CO2 and uses 3.4l/100km of diesel. To get such good efficiency it has stop/start, regenerative braking, active grill shutters, Eco mode, a shift indicator, low rolling resistance tires, a cleaner catalytic converter, flatter underbody and longer gear ratios

The Focus STFord Focus ST EcoBoostUnited Kingdom, 2012 > present9 photos
will also be the cleanest among the hot hatches. Its 2.0 liter Ecoboost engine produces 250hp but emits 169g/km of CO2.

Ford also has two more variants of the FiestaFord Fiesta Gen.6United States of America, 2008 > 2017204 versions
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coming. It is likely that they will be both tunes of the 1.0 liter Ecoboost. They will be available in the fourth quarter of 2012.