Ford Motor Co.: 2.5L DOHC I-4 HEV

摘要

PLACING A HYBRID-ELECTRIC VEHICLE on the 10 Best Engines list is always a charged affair. Only three auto makers have managed to crack the list this decade, amid questions from internal-combustion purists who want this competition to be only about engines, not tag-team systems that need electric motors. This year, a fourth OEM joins that short list as Ford Motor Co. collects a trophy for its second-generation Escape Hybrid cross/utility vehicle, which benefits in no small measure from Ford's all-new 2.5L DOHC I-4. The engine replaces the less capable 2.3L I-4 in the first-generation HEV.