The Taurus EcoBoost is a front wheel drive saloon road car with a front mounted engine, sold by Ford.
Power is produced by a double overhead camshaft, 2 litre turbocharged 4 cylinder engine, with 4 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 240 bhp (243 PS/179 kW) at 5500 rpm and 366 N·m (270 lb·ft/37.3 kgm) at 3000 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels compliments of a 6 speed automatic gearbox.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 1798 kg.
Full specs
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2868 mm | 112.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1659 mm | 65.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1664 mm | 65.5 inches | |
| Length | 5154 mm | 202.9 inches | |
| Width | 1935 mm | 76.2 inches | |
| Height | 1524 mm | 60 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.8 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1798 kg | 3964 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 72 litres | 15.8 [19] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1999 cc (121.986 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 87.5 × 83.1 mm
3.44 × 3.27 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.05 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 243 PS (240 bhp) (179 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 366 Nm (270 ft·lb) (37.3 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 89.5 kW/litre 121.7 ps/litre 120.1 bhp/litre 1.97 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
183.09 Nm/litre
2.21 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2300.8 kPa (333.7 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 135.34 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 99.54 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 133.48 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.05 kg/kW 16.78 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.650 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | P235/60 R 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | P235/60 R 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.75 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.07 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 270512 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 19.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2012 Ford Taurus EcoBoost (2013) added 2012-05-18. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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