Through the use of new
software for the engine control unit (commonly known as ECU), UK's
Superchips has been able to improve the performance of Ford's new
1.0-liter three-cylinder, direct injection turbocharged Ecoboost engine found on several European market models such as the Focus and the B-MAX. In
stock trim, the three-cylinder gasoline unit is officially rated at
123hp (125PS) and 169Nm (125 lb-ft) or 200Nm (149 lb-ft) with the
overboost function. On the dyno, Superchips found that the engine is
slightly more powerful delivering 127hp.
After
the company's engineers updated the ECU, the 1.0-liter engine was
dyno-tested at 145hp (147PS) at 6,169 rpm and 227Nm (167 lb-ft) at 2,656
rpm.
The British
tuning firm claims that the remap doesn’t detract from the standard
Focus 125PS Ecoboost’s 56 mpg UK (46.6 mpg US or 5.0lt/100km) average
fuel consumption, just as long as the car is driven in a "like for like"
manner.
Superchip's
ECU upgrade is priced at £455 (about US$713 or €580) including VAT and
can be fitted on all arch 2012 onwards variants of the 125 PS (123 bhp)
Ford Focus 1.0-litre Ecoboost models.
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