Best engine of the year (again)
Second year in a row for Ford to win the award. http://wallstcheatsheet.com/stocks/the-humble-ecoboost-drives-ford-to-greatness.html/?ref=YF
Forum Discussion
travelnutz wrote:
Additional: 1975 Honda Goldwing's had a 999cc (1L 4 cyl engine). Listed weight wet for a Glodwing is 908 lbs wet per wikipedia and you can check it. Now add 2 adult passengers and the weight was usually well over 1200 lbs. It would simply plant you and your passenger back so hard on the sissy bar that you couldn't move as we know. Got 50-60 mpg on the highway as we know. By 2001 the Goldwing had 1832cc (1.83L) and is a rocket with 400+ lbs of passengers/gear and a loaded camping trailer hooked on behind (total of usually well over 1700 lbs) and still gets 50 mpg on the highway at 60-65mph, about 30-35 city. Honda engines are far from high revving and low revving at highway speed.
Why then should the 40 year later Ford 1.0L engine impress me as the numbers don't support it?
Motorcycle stats:
Power: 82.00 HP (59.9 kW)) @ 7500 RPM
Ford stats:
123-horsepower between 1,400 and 4,500 rpm, and 148 pound-feet of torque from 1,400 to 4,000 rpm
That is a 50% increase in HP. Seem like an improvement to me. You cannot compare the acceleration of a motorcycle to a car.
