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Aug 16, 2015 | 06:42 AM

tseekins

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Originally Posted by eBronc2

"Ecoboost" is the best name they could come up with?

Sooo, what's your point?

Aug 20, 2015 | 05:04 PM

tjc transport

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they could have called a great little V6 that takes a lickin and keeps on tickin, but i don't think the patent office people would be very happy with that one.

Aug 20, 2015 | 05:17 PM

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Maybe we should have a "What's a better name than ecoboost?" contest?

A few people call theirs "EgoBoost", but that might not be a host seller...

Aug 22, 2015 | 08:28 AM

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It seems to me that Ford did a good job with the name. Apparently, it has good name recognition, which is one of the things Ford was going for.

Aug 22, 2015 | 08:47 AM

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yup. even<s> fiat</s> i mean dodge copied it with the egodiesel 1500 pickup

Aug 31, 2015 | 02:01 PM

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When someone asks me "What do you HAVE in that thing?" about my Taurus SHO, I say "twin-turbo V6".  <img alt="Evil Grin" src="https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/images/smilies2/evilgrin0007.gif" style="height:19px; width:21px" title="Evil Grin" />Too many times I've had people look at me like I have two heads when I say "Ecoboost".Maybe that's the "car" mentality though. More people understand what a twin-turbo V6 is than the latest brand-name for a rather classic setup.Truck owners on the other hand, probably know what Ecoboost means even if they're driving a Fiat - LOL