Ford Motor Company has decided that the 4 cylinder 1.6 liter unit destined for the U.S. 2011 Ford Fiesta will be developed in Brazil, with Ford’s Taubate, Sao Paolo, factory being used to manufacture the engines. Currently the facility produces about 280,000 engines per year.
The unit has an aluminum block and head, and delivers estimated figures of 119 HP and 109 ft-lb of torque and promises to offer a 40 mpg highway fuel consumption figure in the Fiesta. Its most important technology howev… (read more)