Ford‘s EcoBoost engine suffered from a rather rough start to its life. When it was first introduced in 2009, the first iterations of the motor family were known for running too hot, leading to premature wear and catastrophic failures. But, what the EcoBoost did do, was paving the way forward where vehicles such as pickup trucks no longer needed huge V8s with generally poor fuel economy to do the job. A turbocharged six-cylinder unit would do.
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