Originally Posted by Jeffblue

The 3.5L EcoBoost™ is the first North American production twin-turbocharged direct-injection V6 engine. And Taurus SHO is the first and only vehicle in its class* to feature the EcoBoost engine. This engine provides better fuel economy** and fewer emissions than a V8. EcoBoost combines two different technologies – turbocharging and direct injection – to deliver the performance of a much larger engine with the fuel economy of a smaller engine.** It churns out 365 horsepower and 350 lb.-ft. of torque across a wide 1,500 – 5,000 rpm range. And it does all that with an estimated 17 city/25 highway fuel economy.** Compared to a naturally aspirated engine, the 3.5L EcoBoost twin turbocharged direct injection V6 engine provides higher performance, better fuel economy** and fewer CO2 emissions: • Improved transient response enabled by the direct injector reduces “turbo lag,” overcoming the traditional disadvantage of downsizing and boosting • More efficient fuel consumption is the result of a high compression ratio enabled by direct injection, which provides air charged cooling *Class is five-passenger Large Car. **EPA-estimated 17 city/25 hwy (AWD).

I think this car is kind of stupid. It gets mediocre fuel economy. All this eco boost crap does is take their 4400 lb car which would otherwise get HORRIBLE fuel economy, and allow it to get mediocre/poor fuel economy. Go Ford!.

why don't they just try not putting eco boost in and take 1000 pounds of unnecessary weight out of the car? but that wouldn't really cater to their target market of people who think that heavy american cars are automatically safer because they are heavy and american.