unless holden releases the 2.8 V6 turbo Direct injection, which has about 225kw, and 400nm and about the same or slightly better fuel economy then this ford engine.
i think at this stage the holden turbo engine is more likely to appear and be successful then fords, as ford seamingly want falcon to fail as they do not promote the car even 1/10th of what holden promotes the commodore.
By the way, i think it was MOTOR of Wheels magazine that said the holden 2.8 V6 DI was likely to go ahead (i think in 2014). the specs and economy of that motor, ford would need to counter with something better then the 2.0 turbo 4 duractec
They have had the chance to use the 2.8 turbo V6 for years, they have been building them for export since 2006. If they wanted to use it they would have done it by now. I don't subscribe to the theory it will be used in 2014. I don't think it will improve on the economy of the 3 litre much at all.
30-07-2011, 12:46 PM
Re: 2012 Explorer EcoBoost Rated 28 MPG Highway
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