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Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar
Did you see that at the dealership? The blurb from Car and Driver says 14k base, but they could be wrong. I think 43 MPG HWY is possible. I just (like you) wish they were offering that engine without the turbo...too much chance it would effect reliability. Neither you (I assume) nor I would care about 'gutlessness' from lack of a turbo on a 3 cyl 1.0 liter engine, but most USDM buyers who might consider this car probably would care.
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except that if it is both tuned right, low enough boost, and a small enough turbo, the turbo would not only add extra power, but extra gas mileage as well.
Of course, with ford's recent examples, I doubt it is. I it probably just like the other ecoboost engines, high pressure, fake numbers, and a crap job of engineering.