I always find it so interesting that when the Press says gas will go up it does. Now in the Press is the new legislation in the works that will force Manufacturers to up the MPG of vehicles and Wahla! But just like they always say it's just a strange coincidence.
DETROIT-- Ford Motor Co. plans to boost fuel economy by rolling out what it calls "twin-force" technology: Two turbochargers on four-cylinder V-6 and V-8 gasoline engines.
Derrick Kuzak, group vice president for global product development, said the technology will deliver diesel-like fuel economy. Diesels offer a 25 to 30 percent gain in fuel economy compared with gasoline engines of the same size.
The first vehicle to use the twin-force technology is the upcoming Lincoln MKS flagship sedan due in 2008. Twin-force engines also will use gasoline direct injection, which increases power, Kuzak said at a press event here.
He said Ford also plans what it calls its power shift transmission, a six-speed automatic that combines features of a manual with an automatic, and variable displacement V-8 engines
06-29-2007, 10:46 PM
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