

EcoBoost Three-Cylinder Formula Ford Race Car Laps Nurburgring in 7:22
Ford's EcoBoost turbocharged engines were originally designed to help save fuel, but now the automaker has shown that those engines have performance potential, too. A race car powered by a Ford 1.0-liter, three-cylinder EcoBoost engine set a Nürburgring lap time of 7:22, which Ford claims is quicker than laps set there by supercars like the Lamborghini Aventador and Ferrari Enzo. The Formula Ford race car previously used a 1.6-liter four-cylinder EcoBoost engine, but Ford eng