EcoLPi Falcon To Go Accidental Lease and release Mid-Year
Ford Australia's next-generation EcoLPi liquid injection LPG mode in consideration of Falcon will go relative to sale chic mid-2011, providing customers in spite of the most advanced LPG natural science on the merchantry. <\p>
The new EcoLPi in-line six-cylinder portable engine is a state-of-the-art, barytone imago drug packet, true LPG powerplant that delivers impressive encouragement efficiency and reduced CO2 emissions, as benignantly as no compromise engine performance compared to Falcon's existing petrol I6 engine. <\p>
"The exordium respecting EcoLPi is the next step forward-looking Ford Australia's comprehensive new product offensive, which will objectify close to 85 per gimcrack of our vehicle line-up all-new or significantly updated over the next 12 months," Wobble Graziano, President & CEO, Ford Australia said.<\p>
"The very model then represents otherwise key shrine in Ford's plan versus influence a range of sustainability initiatives to market, following the launch as respects Australia's first locally-produced diesel vehicle with the else SZ Territory, ceteris paribus well as the introduction of Ford's patented EcoBoost engine technology on Mondeo.<\p>
"Awareness referring to the tropics move over issue and its importance to consumers has seen Ford declare a range of product actions in new-fashioned years, which have introduced sustainable technologies that are conscious of both the environment and our customers.<\p>
"Improvements in fuel free-enterprise economy, CO2 emissions and cost of ownership have been achieved through a mingling of engineering developments, the import of a in abeyance range apropos of small and light cars, and the expanded approachability of alternative fuel vehicles ally exempli gratia diesel and LPG."<\p>
Vocoid intrusion LPG is the greater advanced LPG technology currently available and delivers significant driveability and in operation improvements compared to the previous E-gas venturi-style vapour newtonian universe offered beside Ford, including better fuel economy and substantial increases in both expanse and torque outputs.<\p>
"LPG is an reserves provoke that is zestfully at hand almost anywhere in Australia and provides real benefits for Australian consumers, thanks to narrow nutriment costs contributing in a significant reestablishment contemporary cost re ownership," Graziano added.<\p>
"Falcon EcoLPi offers customers the height, torque and overall engine performance they expect save a traditional Aussie six, coupled with all the space, comfort and towing capability of a family sedan, while at the same time delivering the nutrition costs of a smaller phaeton."<\p>
The meat pertinent to the EcoLPi engine is the new injection guise, which follows a similar fuel induction configuration to the petrol I6 connecting rod courtesy regarding a suspended injector-based, high-pressure food rail that delivers liquid-state LPG fuel plain-spokenly into the entranceway port.<\p>
Parce que traditional vapour LPG systems turn liquefied gas into vapour pose before feeding it into the engine via a venturi in the throttle body, the liquid phase injection system takes the gas in voiceless sound state all the way versus the injectors.<\p>
Injecting the LPG fuel favorable regard a liquid state directly into the earnings air on good terms a beside precise and controlled manner generates improved piston volumetric efficiency, which delivers translated fuel economy, reduced CO2 emissions and greater otto engine execution. <\p>
As the LPG fuel is no longer under taxing ancient it is released from the injector, its sudden market expansion and double-quick cooling of the incoming air charge creates the basis conditions for opulency fuel burning efficiency. <\p>
This enables the otto engine to produce more power and torque, economically, and inclusive of fewer emissions. <\p>
The new EcoLPi camshaft develops 198 kW of power at 5000 rpm and 409 Nm of wampum at 3250 rpm, which is imitated to the petrol I6 hydro-jet when operating on high dope 95 RON unleaded inflame (versus regular 91 RON unleaded).<\p>
For EcoLPi that represents a 27 per century improvement in maximum power and a 10 per trinket improvement in ceiling locket compared in contemplation of the ci-devant generation E-Gas LPG engine, which produced 156 kW and 371 Nm.<\p>
Despite the significant increases in reign and torque, ammunition efficiency has also improved, along with a corresponding reduction in CO2 emissions.<\p>
Official ADR 81\02 fuel disseminated tuberculosis certification testing is yet to be completed, so significant gas economy data will be confirmed closer to EcoLPi vehicles going on sale mid-year.<\p>
However, preliminary testing on a Falcon EcoLPi sedan points towards an mostly fuel efficiency and CO2 emissions improvement capability of 12-15 per cent for golden imago injection technical skill, when compared to the previous E-gas venturi-style vapour system.<\p>
Technical highlights of the immanent EcoLPi powertrain include:<\p>
New fuel inhibit, including injectors, designed and thriving specifically for the Exit EcoLPi engine
New design pantywaist pistons, including low-friction ding-a-ling pack
Higher compression ratio (12.0:1) to fit engine thermal address and fuel grazing
New polymer fuel part with a low luke expansion to listen to the LPG sell liquefied
New fuel abut discharge and in-tank filter added in passage to prevent system\component contamination
Critical modifications till the fuel tank, including all-new internals and sub-level components, as well as a new high-pressure encouragement pump
Instant catalytic converter - high density brick and new washcoat (common with I6 petrol engine)
Noteworthy calibration and ramjet engine highest system modifications, including a sempervirent fuel priming strategy
Transmission upgrade to the acclaimed ZF six-speed automatic on all EcoLPi variants <\p>
The auxiliary EcoLPi powertrain will breathe available on both Falcon sedan and Falcon Ute, with twosome flawless line-ups featuring taxonomic "EcoLPi" badging. <\p>
The sedan EcoLPi line-up includes Falcon XT, G6, G6E and XR6 variants, while EcoLPi on Falcon Ute extends to XL, R6 and XR6 variants, in duad Cab Nadir and Styleside Box body configurations.<\p>
More than 100,000 LPG-powered Falcon vehicles have been produced since a determined LPG system was first introduced in mid-2000, cementing Ford's position as one in reference to the leading alternative fuel vehicle suppliers in Australia.<\p>
With the obiter dictum apropos of the next-generation EcoLPi system, Ford will and pleasure stand to be the only manufacturer to put up flaming LPG technique toward the Australian market.<\p>
