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Originally Posted by California98Civic
In the New York TImes technology section this morning: "Ford engineers say ... the EcoBoost engine produces 90 percent of its maximum torque at a relatively low 1,500 r.p.m."
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That's the biggest plus to me - the low end torque. Here in the hills, you have to wind the little 4s up to get up hills (even if you want to give up some speed).
Driving my 2.0 5 speed '11 Focus on some hilly main roads, I had to keep it at around 3,000 RPM to even hold 35 on some of these hills (speed limit is 55). Driving my parents 2.0 EB Escape, it had no problem pulling the hills at 2000RPM in 5th or 6th gear.
I like the smaller turbo engines for the numbers they put out. I'm not entirely sold on their reliability.