Source: Ford Motor Company FORD TESTS FUEL CELL VEHICLES, HYBRIDS AND OTHER FUTURE TECHNOLOGIES The Ford Focus FCV is our most advanced environmental vehicle ever and gives clear demonstration of future direction. There are still many hurdles before us, but we do believe fuel cells are a technology with the potential someday to replace the […] More »
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Source: Ford Motor Company FORD OVERHAULS TRANSMISSION LINEUP; FOCUS ON PERFORMANCE, FUEL ECONOMY “We are putting an intense focus on transmissions at Ford Motor Company. With the introduction of a new TorqShift 5-speed automatic, CVTs in 2004 and soon after new rear-wheel-drive and front-wheel-drive 6-speed automatics, we expect that 50 percent of our transmission lineup […] More »
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Source: Ford Motor Company 3-VALVE TECHNOLOGY IMPROVES MODULAR V-8 EFFICIENCY, PERFORMANCE All-new three-valve cylinder-head architecture designed to enhance both power and efficiency. Combination of engine technologies produces 300 peak horsepower – a 15-percent improvement in peak horsepower over the previous 5.4-liter engine. Seven-percent improvement in low-speed torque, and 5 percent increase in peak torque. Torque […] More »
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Source: Ford Motor Company PRELIMINARY TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS – TRITON V-8 5.4-liter, 3-valve Triton™ V-8 Engine Preliminary Technical Specifications Engine data Engine type Single-overhead-cam (SOHC) 3-valve, 90-degree V-8Cylinder heads manufactured Windsor (Ontario) Engine PlantFinal engine assembly at Essex (Ontario) Engine Plant Displacement 5.4 liters (330 cubic inches) Bore 3.55 in. / 90.2 mm Stroke 4.17 in. […] More »
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Source: Ford Motor Company FORD’S EXPANDED WINDSOR OPERATIONS TO PRODUCE NEW TRITON™ V-8 ENGINE Ford of Canada’s largest engine plants soon will begin full- scale production of a new 5.4-litre TritonTM V-8 engine that will power the next-generation Ford F-150 pickup. The milestone will mark the culmination of a massive, three-year expansion program and investment […] More »
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Source: Ford Motor Company FORD INTRODUCES ALL-NEW 6.0-LITER POWER STROKE DIESEL Ford has been the proven diesel leader since we introduced the Power Stroke eight years ago, and we intend to remain the leader. Our customers need the power to get any job done, and that’s exactly what the new powertrain will deliver. Steve Lyons, […] More »
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Source: Ford Motor Company 2005 FORD F-150 TO BE BUILT AT NEW DEARBORN TRUCK PLANT DEARBORN, Mich., Nov. 8, 2002 – America’s best-selling pickup truck just got a new home. Ford Motor Company today announced that beginning in 2004, the Ford F-150 pickup truck will be built at the new Dearborn Truck Plant now under […] More »
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