Ford Australia Invests $230 Million in New Fuel-Efficient Engines for Local Vehicles

[jpd80]

The previous XR5 Turbo Mondeo had something 162 Kw/320 nm and weighed around 1650 Kg.
EB I-4 Falcon is taking its spot so maybe similar weight and performance but better economy?

[SumoDog68]

Originally Posted by vztrt

Am I reading right that the weight for the S60 is just over 2T?

http://www.volvocars.com/au/all-cars...ical-spec.aspx

XC60is around 2t s60 around 1.5 . Second figure is maximum fully loaded weight.

[naddis01]

Exactly, which is what I said earlier. I don't see what is confusing about that?

[aussie muscle]

Originally Posted by Paxton

The diesel will eventually find its way into Falcon.

Territory will be testing the water. After that, it is a freeforall.

i'd prefer them to do it sooner rather than later. it'll be pointless if Holden beat them to the punch with a diesel commodore

[jpd80]

Originally Posted by aussie muscle

i'd prefer them to do it sooner rather than later. it'll be pointless if Holden beat them to the punch with a diesel commodore

It's getting more likely that Holden will release their dedicated LILPG before Ford......

[vztrt]

Originally Posted by naddis01

Exactly, which is what I said earlier. I don't see what is confusing about that?

I went and had a look at the curb weight on the AWD models and its 200kg heavier then the Volvo website. I was trying to make sure that were comparing things correctly.

[Franco Cozzo]

Thats the same torque as my 2L TDCI Focus does, except mine comes in earlier and dissapears earlier.

This looks promising, I wonder how they got a torque figure like that out of a petrol engine.

[chevypower]

The 2.0 EB is said to be able to put out around 205kw / 370Nm @ 2500-5000 rpm. Actually I wouldn't doubt it could do even better. It's a pity, it will only have 170kw/ 320Nm in the Falcon, but it will still be a great motor, I'm sure.

[Road_Warrior]

RE: putting the V6 diesel into the Falcon - is this a narrow angle V6 with a rather tall manifold and injector rail set? Remember the issues Ford had shoehorning the D35 into the Falcon with bonnet clearance?

[The Snout]

Originally Posted by Maggot

Cant imagine a car with 500kg of fluid..

Oh I don't know , Commodores are mainly p**s and s***.

[jpd80]

Originally Posted by Road_Warrior

RE: putting the V6 diesel into the Falcon - is this a narrow angle V6 with a rather tall manifold and injector rail set? Remember the issues Ford had shoehorning the D35 into the Falcon with bonnet clearance?

No it's a smallish 60 degree V6 engine, sounds like it's was much easier fit than the Duratec V6

[Bossxr8]

Originally Posted by jpd80

It's getting more likely that Holden will release their dedicated LILPG before Ford......

There's a few journos saying Holdens single fuel LPG will just be a vapour system like they already have, and Holden haven't confirmed anything yet, so we'll wait and see.

[Bossxr8]

Originally Posted by chevypower

The 2.0 EB is said to be able to put out around 205kw / 370Nm @ 2500-5000 rpm. Actually I wouldn't doubt it could do even better. It's a pity, it will only have 170kw/ 320Nm in the Falcon, but it will still be a great motor, I'm sure.

They haven't confirmed any power or torque figures yet so why do you say it will only be 175/320. It could be higher.

[chevypower]

Originally Posted by Bossxr8

They haven't confirmed any power or torque figures yet so why do you say it will only be 175/320. It could be higher.

Well I do hope it will be higher, but that's what all the early predictions have been.