Here are a automotive news about ford on 2012 Ford Falcon EcoLPi. Ford has released a statement that its new generation of Falcon powered by EcoLPi LPG will show its performance in public on the end of first semester 2011, offering a significant improvement especially in power and torque compared with the prior E-Gas LPG engine.
Releasing 198kW at 5000rpm and 409Nm of torque at 3250rpm ? equal quality with the Falcon?s I6 petrol engine on 95 RON ? the EcoLPi inline-six gives the experience of 27 percent more power and a 10 percent increase boost in torque beating its previous model.
The fuel consumption confession is on going completion process. Ford reports that the drive test session has targeted an increasing at approximately 12 to 15 percent over the E-Gas system.
Bob Graziano, President and CEO of Ford Australia gave his statement in press release that the recognition of EcoLPi will become the decision phase of Ford Australia?s total new line up incursion, which will approach 85 per cent of Ford car ranges all brand new or prove upgraded since the last year process. He also stated that the make up of fuel efficienty, CO2 emissions and price tag label have been aimed by the synergy of technician engineering hard work, the launching of new line ups of several next generation of light city cars, and the extended options of another reserves fuel vehicles such as diesel and LPG.
One of the exceeded qualities of EcoLPi engine?s is its new injection system which offers a high-pressure fuel rail brings liquid-state LPG directly into the intake port.
Falcon sedan and Ute will be the two models injected by the new engine, cooperate with speed arranger a ZF six-speed automatic transmission. The sedan ranges are the XT, G6, G6E and XR6 variants, while the Ute?s EcoLPi line up will take the XL, R6 and XR6 in both Cab Chassis and Styleside Box bodystyles.
Specification details of the new EcoLPi powertrain : New fuel rail, including injectors, designed and developed specifically for the Ford EcoLPi engine New design lightweight pistons, including low-friction ring pack Higher compression ratio (12.0:1) to improve engine thermal efficiency and fuel consumption New polymer fuel lines with a low thermal mass to keep the LPG fuel liquefied New fuel line filter and in-tank filter added to prevent system/component contamination Significant modifications to the fuel tank, including all-new internals and sub-level components, as well as a new high-pressure fuel pump New catalytic converter ? high density brick and new washcoat (common with I6 petrol engine) Major calibration and engine management system modifications, including a new fuel priming strategy Transmission upgrade to ZF six-speed automatic on all EcoLPi variants.
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