The Ford Motor Company is planning on delivering an entirely new type of engine for many of its upcoming models. The new EcoBoost engine promises to have many improvements that will increase fuel economy for millions of customers worldwide. But this isn’t just a dream. Engineers plan on doing this within the next five years.

The new technology, introduced to the masses earlier this year at the Detroit Auto Show, comprises “smaller displacement engines with direct fuel injection and turbocharging (GDTI) to provide a fuel economy boost without any loss of performance.” That description is according to Autoblog.com.
If you’ve been following Ford’s dedication to better fuel economy, you might recognize the EcoBoost by another name: the Twin Force. But some of the automaker’s team thought this sounded too “gas thirsty” for today’s concerns over gas prices and the environment. As a result, they changed the name to EcoBoost because it sounds more efficient for today’s consumer.

The first of the Ford vehicles that will have the EcoBoost engine is the Lincoln MKS models in 2009. It will take the place of the current V8 engine. After the MKS, Ford hopes to introduce the new engine in the Flex models and the Explorer brand. The automaker’s main goal is to make the EcoBoost a mainstream feature in many more vehicles in the next few years.

I say bring it on. I’m paying about $3.89 a gallon for fuel where I live. Anything that relieves that strain on my wallet is welcome!