2012 Explorer EcoBoost Rated 28 MPG Highway

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Today Ford Motor Company announced that the 2012 Ford Explorer with EcoBoost would be rated at 28 MPG highway. The Explorer will mark the first North American application of Ford's new 2.0-liter EcoBoost four-cylinder.

The new four-cylinder allows the Explorer to be the most fuel efficient large crossover on the market, besting the Honda Pilot, Jeep Grand Cherokee and Chevrolet Traverse by three or more miles per-gallon.

Now launching in the Explorer, this advanced EcoBoost four-cylinder engine provides the optimum balance between fuel efficiency and responsive power, delivering 240 horsepower at 5,500 rpm and a generous 270 lb.-ft. of torque at 3,000 rpm.

Ford’s new 2.0-liter EcoBoost engine combines gasoline direct injection and turbocharging with smaller overall displacement, delivering comparable power to a standard V6 engine while delivering the fuel efficiency of a four-cylinder engine. Ford holds more than 125 patents on its EcoBoost engine technology.

EcoBoost is a global Ford strategy to provide affordable fuel efficiency for millions of drivers while also delivering the power they desire. EcoBoost will be offered on 90 percent of Ford nameplates by 2013.

The Explorer with its standard V6 delivers up to 17 mpg in the city and 25 mpg on the highway to lead the full-size V6 SUV segment in fuel efficiency. The Explorer with EcoBoost continues this class-leading fuel efficiency momentum.

Wow, Ecoboost 2.0 Power is 179 KW and Torque is a whopping 365 nm.
The new Ecoboost Explorer is Territory size/weight so should drive pretty good.

If Falcon gets the same tune, it will leave the Omega 3.0 SIDI in its wake
with more torque and better fuel economy, bring on the "baby" Falcon....