Possibility of EcoBoost in 2011?

[GapBoyPCS]

Originally Posted by Corvair

Isn't the Ecoboost more for MPG's than power? Take a real small engine, give it a turbo so it would have about 120 HP in this case when you need it to get the same performance and the "big" 1.6. This is only a guess. If Ford sells a lot of Fiesta's there will be more choices, but I'm guessing a year from now we'll be down to two models, like dropping the SE and only one color choice in trhe interior. Hope not.

Actually, EcoBoost is supposed to give a "balance" of power of a higher displacement engine at a lower MPG rating. In a Fiesta, I can only assume there is a hp "goal" (say, 150 or more) using a specified displacement (say, 1.8L or 2.0L), and they will use a 1.4L or 1.6L with EcoBoost to achieve that hp goal.

I don't see why they would drop the SE. As long as Ford maintains some features as "exclusive" on some lines, and those models sell, there won't be a need to consolidate the lineup. If anything, we're probably more apt to seeing more features being incorporated into newer models.

[BRGT350]

What FiestaFaction-1 said is pretty much exactly what I have heard as well. If the Fiesta is a success, then chances are very good that an EcoBoost Fiesta will see production. Chances are also good for some sort of a 1.6L EB performance model, but it is unclear which markets will get that model if it is released.