Aug 26
The EcoBoost engine in the Ford Flex crossover shows why V8 engines aren’t necessary for power. Ford grafts two turbochargers onto a 262-hp V6 engine and – presto! – you’ve got a 355-hp, seven-passenger vehicle that gets the same fuel economy as the base-engine Ford Flex. You’re talking less than half the fuel economy of a green car such as the Toyota Prius. But we also found the Flex big enough to carry all the belongings of a college student, four passengers in all, in extreme comfort. Three tons of car, passengers, and gear traveling more at less at the posted speed limit managed just a hair under the rated 22 mpg in mostly highway driving.
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