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2012 Formula Ford<\/h1>\n
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COLOGNE, Germany, Sept. 4, 2012 \u2013 Ford\u2019s tiny but feisty 1.0-litre EcoBoost engine is the reason why a unique road-going Formula Ford race car has scored one of the fastest lap times ever at Germany\u2019s famed N\u00fcrburgring Nordschleife circuit.<\/span><\/p>\n

The one-of a-kind, road-legal version of the latest Formula Ford single-seat racer completed the lap in 7 minutes, 22 seconds to register the 11th fastest time ever on the circuit \u2013 a performance that puts it ahead of a host of supercars including the 600+ horsepower Lamborghini Aventador, Ferrari Enzo and Pagani Zonda.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis little engine has people rubbing their eyes in disbelief,\u201d said racing driver and course specialist Nick Tandy, 28, who completed the drive. \u201cIt\u2019s simply astonishing that a 3-cylinder, one-litre engine can deliver that kind of performance.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ford engineers have led several months of work on the project to switch the Formula Ford\u2019s usual 180 PS,1.6-litre EcoBoost power unit with a specially tuned 205 PS version of the company\u2019s new global 1.0-litre EcoBoost petrol engine, which was recently named \u201cInternational Engine of the Year\u201d.<\/p>\n

The project team also modified the vehicle so it would be fully street legal for on-road use by fitting it with wheel covers, front and rear lights and indicators, aerodynamically designed wing mirrors and a horn. The car is fitted with a 6-speed manual gearbox and was driven on road-legal tyres.<\/p>\n

The car\u2019s unofficial top speed is expected to be 255.5 km\/h (158.8 mph) with a 0-100 km\/h (0-62 mph) time of less than four seconds. The vehicle completed the 20.832 km (12.94 mile) Nordschleife circuit at an average speed of 169 km\/h (105 mph).<\/p>\n

The 1.0-litre EcoBoost powered Formula Ford car beat previously recorded fastest times of many supercars including the 700 horsepower Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4, the 660 horsepower Ferrari Enzo and the 602 horsepower Pagani Zonda. No other three- or even four-cylinder car has posted a faster time at the legendary circuit.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe wanted to prove that size doesn\u2019t matter by showing everyone what an amazingly capable engine we have developed in the 1.0-litre EcoBoost,\u201d said Roelant de Waard, vice president of Marketing and Sales, Ford of Europe. \u201cWhat better way than by beating some of the best supercars in the world on the Nordschleife, while using a fraction of the fuel.\u201d<\/p>\n

In-house testing also showed the 1.0-litre EcoBoost-powered Formula Ford is capable of extremely frugal fuel economy, delivering 2.4 l\/100 km (118 mpg) at 56 km\/h (35 mph), and 5 l\/100 km (57 mpg) at 120 km\/h (75 mph).<\/p>\n

While the 1.0-litre EcoBoost-powered Formula Ford car isn\u2019t available to buy, the Ford Focus equipped with this engine is already proving a success with customers around Europe. About 30 percent of new Focus buyers in recent months have opted for the 1.0-litre EcoBoost.<\/p>\n

In the Focus, the 100 PS version 1.0-litre EcoBoost engine delivers 4.8 l\/100 km (58.9 mpg), and the 125 PS model achieves 5 l\/100 km (56.5 mpg).* The engine also will be available in the all-new Ford B-MAX, and C-MAX as well as the redesigned new Ford Fiesta coming later in 2012.<\/p>\n

Earlier this year, a Ford Focus equipped with the 125 PS 1.0-litre EcoBoost set 16 Federation Internationale de l\u2019Automobile (FIA) speed world records at the CERAM test circuit in France.**<\/p>\n

Story by Ford Motor Company<\/p>\n

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