Perrysburg Dodgeboy wrote:
Do some research, the "Eco Boost" has been around for years, just not in the states! Ford was NOT the first one to have a direct injected turbo charged gas engine, not by a long shot. Now when Ford and GM bring out their nine and ten speed transmissions they are working on together, then you will see some real mileage out of the EB.
Don
Some interesting reading here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasoline_direct_injection
Seems as if BMW was the first with a GDTI engine in 2006.
And Isuzu brought Direct Injection to the USA in 2004.
And you can watch them - Toyota, GM, and Ecoboost go up the Eisenhower Pass here:
Fast Lane Truck YoutubeShame GM didn't send a properly equipped truck. But it's telling about the capabilities of a turbo engine.
