Ford Start Concept (Beijing Motor Show 2010)
Geplaatst: 30 apr 2010, 00:07
BronegmCarTech.com schreef:No this is not another Audi A1 concept, in fact this is a Ford. At the 2010 Beijing Motor Show, FoMoCo unveiled the new Ford Start Concept – the first concept put together by the Dearborn automaker in more than three years.
“Our ambition with the Ford Start Concept was to design a car that goes beyond the practical realities of commuting in these mega cities, to go beyond just dressing the technology. We wanted to design a car you would also love,” explained Freeman Thomas, Design Director, FoMoCo.
Besides the crisp, smooth exterior shell constructed with lightweight composite body panels that snap-fit on an aluminum structure and the innovative interior (put together by Ford’s Irvine, California Strategic Concepts Group Studios), the model features a 3-cylinder EcoBoost. Power for the Ford Start Concept comes from a 1.0L 3-cylinder EcoBoost engine that delivers power and torque comparable to a normally-aspirated I-4 powerplant.
We have no tech specs nor do we have any fuel-economy figures, but we’re guessing this concept hints at Ford’s future expansion of the EcoBoost engine range along with hints at subcompact cars for emerging markets (seeing as it debuted in China).
