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This Tuesday, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford/">Ford's</a> VP of global powertrain development, Barb Samardzich, will be addressing the Society of Automotive Engineers World Congress in Detroit, and Ecoboost technology will again be at the top of her agenda. Samardzich will confirm that before the end of this year three more Ecoboost engines will be in production at Ford, including the 1.6-liter inline-four due to be built at the Bridgend plant in Wales and debut in the new C-Max people mover. <br />
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At the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/chicago-auto-show/">Chicago Auto Show</a> it was announced that the new 2.0-liter inline-four will go into the 2011 <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/edge">Edge</a> and during Tuesday's address Samardzich will also confirm that turbo'd four-pot will find its way into the new unibody <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/explorer">Explorer</a> as well. That installation should come as no surprise since just such a combination was listed as a powertrain for the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/06/detroit-2008-ford-explorer-america-concept-says-bye-bye-to-body/">Explorer America concept that debuted at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show</a> when Ecoboost was originally announced. <br />
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The final announcement (and one of the worst kept secrets in the industry) will be the confirmation that the 2011 <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/f-150">F150</a> will be available with a 3.5-liter V6 Ecoboost. This will be the first rear-drive Ecoboost application, and brings the total number of announced Ecoboosted vehicles to eight (nine if you count C-Max and Grand C-Max). However, Ford is saying there will be 11 Ecoboost vehicles this year, with the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/lincoln/">Lincoln</a> <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/mkx">MKX</a> one likely candidate for the 2.0-liter and the Mondeo may get one of the four cylinder units as well. <br />
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Samardzich will also announce that Ford has upped its Ecoboost production target from 1.3 million to 1.5 million by 2013 - not bad when you consider when Ecoboost was first announced Ford was targeting 750,000 units.<br />
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[Source: Ford]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/12/sae-2010-ford-confirms-explorer-f150-ecoboost-ups-production/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>SAE 2010: Ford confirms Explorer, F-150 EcoBoost, ups production target to 1.5M</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/12/sae-2010-ford-confirms-explorer-f150-ecoboost-ups-production/">SAE 2010: Ford confirms Explorer, F-150 EcoBoost, ups production target to 1.5M</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Mon, 12 Apr 2010 00:01:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/12/sae-2010-ford-confirms-explorer-f150-ecoboost-ups-production/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19434622/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/12/sae-2010-ford-confirms-explorer-f150-ecoboost-ups-production/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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This Tuesday, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford/">Ford's</a> VP of global powertrain development, Barb Samardzich, will be addressing the Society of Automotive Engineers World Congress in Detroit, and Ecoboost technology will again be at the top of her agenda. Samardzich will confirm that before the end of this year three more Ecoboost engines will be in production at Ford, including the 1.6-liter inline-four due to be built at the Bridgend plant in Wales and debut in the new C-Max people mover. <br />
<br />
At the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/chicago-auto-show/">Chicago Auto Show</a> it was announced that the new 2.0-liter inline-four will go into the 2011 <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/edge">Edge</a> and during Tuesday's address Samardzich will also confirm that turbo'd four-pot will find its way into the new unibody <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/explorer">Explorer</a> as well. That installation should come as no surprise since just such a combination was listed as a powertrain for the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/06/detroit-2008-ford-explorer-america-concept-says-bye-bye-to-body/">Explorer America concept that debuted at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show</a> when Ecoboost was originally announced. <br />
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The final announcement (and one of the worst kept secrets in the industry) will be the confirmation that the 2011 <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/f-150">F150</a> will be available with a 3.5-liter V6 Ecoboost. This will be the first rear-drive Ecoboost application, and brings the total number of announced Ecoboosted vehicles to eight (nine if you count C-Max and Grand C-Max). However, Ford is saying there will be 11 Ecoboost vehicles this year, with the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/lincoln/">Lincoln</a> <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/mkx">MKX</a> one likely candidate for the 2.0-liter and the Mondeo may get one of the four cylinder units as well. <br />
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Samardzich will also announce that Ford has upped its Ecoboost production target from 1.3 million to 1.5 million by 2013 - not bad when you consider when Ecoboost was first announced Ford was targeting 750,000 units.<br />
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[Source: Ford]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/12/sae-2010-ford-confirms-explorer-f150-ecoboost-ups-production/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>SAE 2010: Ford confirms Explorer, F-150 EcoBoost, ups production target to 1.5M</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/12/sae-2010-ford-confirms-explorer-f150-ecoboost-ups-production/">SAE 2010: Ford confirms Explorer, F-150 EcoBoost, ups production target to 1.5M</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Mon, 12 Apr 2010 00:01:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/12/sae-2010-ford-confirms-explorer-f150-ecoboost-ups-production/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19434622/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/12/sae-2010-ford-confirms-explorer-f150-ecoboost-ups-production/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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