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Originally Posted by 2010-1SS-IBM
This from the guy who supports a higher costing, higher maintenance, same performance replacement for a V6. I'll believe you're as smart as you think you are when you acknowledge the obvious.
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I asked for a logical rebuttal and this is what I got
. Who said it has the same performance? Every indication from Ford has been that the I4 will offer more power and more torque.
"With a projected 305-plus horsepower and 300-plus lb.-ft. of torque, this EcoBoost engine fits the bill for a true Mustang powerplant."
That's from a Ford press release, not an assumption.
Ford is also saying the v6 will make 300-plus hp and 270-plus lb.-ft of torque.
That's 30 more ft lbs of torque than the v6 and 5 more hp. Given the torque curve of every single twin-scroll turbo 4 on the market it will almost assuredly make torque much earlier than the v6 as well. There is no logical reason to believe otherwise, a truth you seem unable to refute based on your responses.
What are you going to say when this car comes out and the I4 is making 300ft lbs at <3,000rpm and the V6 makes 270 at 4k+?
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from Edmunds,
"The official line today is that the EcoBoost 2.3 will develop more than 305 hp at 5,500 rpm and in excess of 300 lb-ft of torque between 2,500 and 4,500 rpm on 87 octane, though our sources indicate the peak output will land in the neighborhood of 330 hp. It's an undersquare layout (3.5-inch bore and 3.7-inch stroke) with 9.5:1 compression ratio and a twin-scroll Honeywell turbo that bolts directly to the head, sans traditional exhaust manifold (the exhaust runners are integrated and paired directly in the head casting itself)."