Ford 1.0-litre EcoBoost Wins International Engine of the Year for Third Straight Year

Ever since it was first launched in 2012, the tiny 1.0 litre EcoBoost engine from American car manufacturer Ford has won a number of awards. And now, three years later the 1.0 EcoBoost engine is still winning, and it has just bagged the prestigious 2014 International Engine of the Year award for the third consecutive year.

A panel of 82 automotive journalists from 35 countries voted at the Engine Expo 2014, in Stuttgart, and the EcoBoost engine won because of its drivability, performance, economy, refinement and technology. The engine was also named the “Best Engine Under 1.0-litre”, also, for the third year in a row.

This little engine, that was developed by Ford, has now won 13 major awards. In addition to collecting seven different International Engine of the Year awards in three years – including Best New Engine in 2012 – the 1.0-litre EcoBoost also has been awarded the International Paul Pietsch Award 2013 for technological innovation in Germany, the Dewar Trophy from the Royal Automobile Club in Great Britain, and in the U.S., the Breakthrough Award from Popular Mechanics magazine. The American car maker is also the first automaker to win a Ward’s 10 Best Engines trophy for a three-cylinder engine.

Ford recently debuted a new 138bhp version of the 1.0 litre EcoBoost engine in the new Fiesta Red Edition and Fiesta Black Edition models, which are now the most powerful volume production 1.0-litre road cars ever. The new power output allows the car to achieve a 0-100 km/h sprint in 9 seconds, and reach a top speed of 201 km/h, while maintaining a good fuel economy.

“The 1.0-litre EcoBoost was created as a radical smaller-displacement engine to meet the biggest automotive challenge in the world – no compromise refinement, performance and great fuel economy,” said Andrew Fraser, manager, Gasoline Calibration, Ford of Europe. “The secret to EcoBoost success is a range of innovative technologies that deliver big car benefits from a small engine.”