While hybrid vehicles and EVs continue to grab many headlines in the automotive industry, automakers like Ford are making huge strides in fuel efficiency using engines that are smaller displacement with turbos rather than battery packs. The interesting part is that the smaller displacement engines have the potential for better fuel economy than some hybrids.
 
Ford has officially launched a new small displacement turbocharged engine displacing 1L that was developed in the UK. The small engine is part of the EcoBoost line and promises fuel economy of up to 56.5 miles per gallon along with low CO2 emissions in the area of 114g/km. The first use of the small three-cylinder engine will be in the European version of the Ford Focus. We will also see the engine in the Ford Fiesta in United States.
 
"The new 1.0-litre EcoBoost and our entire family of EcoBoost engines – represent technology breakthroughs that deliver power, fuel efficiency and low CO2 emissions through turbocharging and direct injection,” Alan Mulally said. “These engines are delivering the fuel-efficient vehicles customers want and value."
 

 
The three-cylinder engine with EcoBoost tech attached is as powerful as a traditional 1.6L four-cylinder. The engine is also impressively small, Ford claims the cylinder block can fit onto a sheet of A4 paper and can still deliver 125hp and 125 lb-ft of torque.
 
“The new 1.0-litre EcoBoost engine is a true collaboration from start to finish, with expertise from Ford specialists across Europe leveraged in designing both the engine and the cutting-edge facility in which it will be produced,” said Stephen Odell, chairman and CEO, Ford of Europe.
 

^{The 1.0-liter engine will eventually find its way into the U.S. market Fiesta}

 
Ford has invested £110 million in an assembly line at the Cologne Engine Plant where the new three-cylinder EcoBoost engine will be constructed. The plant has 870 employees and can build up to 350,000 of the new EcoBoost engines each year. The three-cylinder EcoBoost should be huge in the UK and around Europe where fuel costs are much higher than our fuel prices in the U.S.