The torque converter six-speed seems like a good guess, unless the transmission simply doesn't provide enough forward thrust while maintaining what should be an exceptional fuel economy rating. The ...

Think a 1.0-litre petrol engine, even one that’s turbocharged, would be inadequate for a C-segment car? Think again, as I have had to do, after driving the Focus 1.0 EcoBoost. Some readers of this ...

Ford has recently made a new step towards spreading its downsized Ecoboost engines, with the carmaker introducing a new 1.0-liter Ecoboost unit for the Focus range in Europe. The 1.0-liter, ...

The speed records were set in a variety of tests for the sub-1.0-liter class including acceleration from standing start and flying start tests as well as highest average speed over set distances and ...

EPA Fuel Economy (MPG): 28 City, 40 Highway, 32 Combined CAN Fuel Economy (L/100 km): 8.5 City, 5.9 Highway, 7.3 Combined. Price (USD): starts at $20,760 Price (CAD): starts at $21,199 Ford is ...

Another very lightly hybrid-ified Ford? It is indeed, much like the Puma crossover and recently electrified Fiesta. The more powerful versions of Ford’s 1.0-litre turbo EcoBoost engines now have a zap ...

The 2015 Ford Focus EcoBoost may be the most European car Ford sells in the U.S. It's fun, but not fast. It handles well, and has a small engine that requires energetic use of the manual gearbox to ...

2. Fuel Economy is rated at as high as 49 mpg. 3. Set to arrive on our shores, we’re likely to see the EcoBoost 1.0L in the Focus and Fiesta. At present, the answer seems to be a 1.0-liter ...

A popular compact sedan fitted with a tiny 1.0-liter three-cylinder engine may sound like an Eighties econobox all over again. But in fact the 2015 Ford Focus 1.0L EcoBoost is on sale today, though we ...