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2012 Ford Focus 1.0-liter EcoBoost front 3/4 view
2012 Ford Focus 1.0-liter EcoBoost rear 3/4 view
2012 Ford Focus 1.0-liter EcoBoost front 3/4 view
2012 Ford Focus 1.0-liter EcoBoost rear 3/4 view
2012 Ford Focus 1.0-liter EcoBoost side view
2012 Ford Focus 1.0-liter EcoBoost front view
2012 Ford Focus 1.0-liter EcoBoost rear view
2012 Ford Focus 1.0-liter EcoBoost front fender
2012 Ford Focus 1.0-liter EcoBoost front fender
2012 Ford Focus 1.0-liter EcoBoost front fender
2012 Ford Focus 1.0-liter EcoBoost logo
2012 Ford Focus 1.0-liter EcoBoost wheel
2012 Ford Focus 1.0-liter EcoBoost wheel detail
2012 Ford Focus 1.0-liter EcoBoost side mirror
2012 Ford Focus 1.0-liter EcoBoost taillight
2012 Ford Focus 1.0-liter EcoBoost badge
2012 Ford Focus 1.0-liter EcoBoost badge
2012 Ford Focus 1.0-liter EcoBoost engine
2012 Ford Focus 1.0-liter EcoBoost engine
2012 Ford Focus 1.0-liter EcoBoost engine
2012 Ford Focus 1.0-liter EcoBoost interior
2012 Ford Focus 1.0-liter EcoBoost interior
2012 Ford Focus 1.0-liter EcoBoost interior
2012 Ford Focus 1.0-liter EcoBoost front seats
2012 Ford Focus 1.0-liter EcoBoost steering wheel
2012 Ford Focus 1.0-liter EcoBoost steering wheel
2012 Ford Focus 1.0-liter EcoBoost steering wheel controls
2012 Ford Focus 1.0-liter EcoBoost steering wheel controls
2012 Ford Focus 1.0-liter EcoBoost gauges
2012 Ford Focus 1.0-liter EcoBoost tachometer
2012 Ford Focus 1.0-liter EcoBoost speedometer
2012 Ford Focus 1.0-liter EcoBoost start button
2012 Ford Focus 1.0-liter EcoBoost trip computer display
2012 Ford Focus 1.0-liter EcoBoost instrument panel
2012 Ford Focus 1.0-liter EcoBoost radio display
2012 Ford Focus 1.0-liter EcoBoost phone display
2012 Ford Focus 1.0-liter EcoBoost multimedia system menu display
2012 Ford Focus 1.0-liter EcoBoost climate controls
2012 Ford Focus 1.0-liter EcoBoost seat heaters
2012 Ford Focus 1.0-liter EcoBoost door
2012 Ford Focus 1.0-liter EcoBoost rear seats
Ford’s 1.0-liter EcoBoost three-cylinder engine hasn’t been around that long, but it sounds like the engine is getting to be fairly popular in the automaker’s global car lineup. The Detroit News is reporting that Ford has add a second shift that will allow its German engine plant to double daily output from 500 engines to 1,000.
The increased capacity is part of a plan to sell more than 300,000 vehicles a year with this engine in Europe by 2015. Europe is currently the only market where the smallest of the EcoBoost engines is offered (including in the Focus pictured above), but US-spec Fiesta models will be getting this mill for 2014.
Three-cylinder engines are expected to continue to grow in popularity in coming years with the report indicating that global production of these engines will double by 2018 to 9.8 million units. General Motors, BMW and Mitsubishi are all expected to introduce three-cylinder engines in the near term, as well.