When you think of Ford Racing crate motors—engines you can buy ready to install wherever you can make them fit—your mind, like ours, probably wanders to thunderous V-8s with names like “Boss.” Prepare to add four-cylinders to that list: Ford’s motorsports outfit has announced that a new line of 2.0-liter inline-fours will join its crate engine lineup for 2012.
First out of the gate will be a direct-injected 2.0-liter with independent variable valve timing that will be available in this coming spring. This naturally aspirated four is the same 160-hp mill found in the 2012 Focus, and will be available complete with an accompanying engine computer and installation kit. For those with a hunger for more power, turbocharged versions of the 2.0-liter will go on sale at a later date. Ford Racing isn’t ready to release any specifics for the EcoBoost motor, but it’s safe to assume at least one version will be a direct copy of the upcoming 2013 Focus ST’s 247-hp powerhouse.
It’s presently unclear whether there will be various available states of tune for the 2.0-liter, mirroring Mopar’s “stage” kits for the original Neon SRT4. A Ford Racing rep did confirm that Ford’s motorsports arm is already working on a full complement of go-faster bits for both the Fiesta and the new Focus. The old Focus had a healthy cache of performance parts available in the Ford Racing catalog, and a few parts for the 2012 Focus and Fiesta have begun to trickle in—including B-Spec road-racing pieces for the Fiesta. So far, there’s no word on pricing, but stay tuned this spring.
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