Ford’s already highly acclaimed 1.0 litre EcoBoost engine has won another prize, this time been crowned winner of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders’ (SMMT) Automotive Innovation award 2013.
Using now controversial turbocharging, the engine achieves a low CO2 emission rating yet also reaches performance figures comparable with a more conventional 1.6 litre engine. Developed in the UK, at Ford’s Dunton Technical Centre in Essex, the engine has also been named the International Engine of the Year in both 2012 and 2013.
The SMMT Award for Automotive Innovation – sponsored by GKN and supported by The Times – is designed to honour world-class design, R&D and engineering developed in the UK with previous winners including bus manufacturer Optare, Jaguar Land Rover and Gordon Murray Design.
Mike Hawes, SMMT Chief Executive and one of the Award judges, said: "The UK is a hotbed for global automotive engineering talent, a fact proved by the winning Ford entry being designed and developed at its UK R&D centres.
The 1.0-litre EcoBoost engine is currently available in the Ford Ecosport and will also feature in both the forthcoming Ford Fiesta facelift and Figo replacement model
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