The portfolio of powertrains includes products and technologies from various divisions of the Ford Global organisation. Engine capacities range from 1.4-litre to 7.3-litre with I4, I5, I6, I8, V6, and V8 configurations. Fuel capabilities within the current range include petrol, diesel, flexifuel and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG). The majority of the units comply with current automotive emission certification* to Euro3 or Euro4 and current noise level regulations.

Manual and automatic transmissions are available as five and six speed including front-wheel-drive and rear-wheel-drive versions.

Current original equipment manufacturers using Ford Power Products include the iconic vehicles produced by Morgan, Caterham, Noble and LTI. Non-automotive applications include roadsweepers, forklift trucks, access platforms, generators, baggage handling equipment and boats.

*As certified in the relevant vehicle.

Ford is a global leader in alternative fuel technology. Ford is the only automaker with serious product development on five fuel technologies – gasoline-electric hybrids, clean diesels, hydrogen-powered internal combustion engines, flexifuel engines and fuel cells.

Flexifuel
Ford is a leading global producer of alternative fuel production vehicles with in excess of 1 million vehicles, in Brazil, operating on blends of gasohol, from regular benzene through gasohol E85 blend comprising 85% ethanol. In Sweden 40% of Ford new sales are flexifuel vehicles.

The use of bioethanol, in combination with Flexifuel vehicle technology, can lead to a 70% reduction in overall CO2 emissions compared to a traditional gasoline engine. Bioethanol is a renewable fuel derived from plants such as cereals, sugar beet, etc or biomass such as wood waste. The primary environmental benefit is the reduction of CO2 emissions – the main greenhouse gas thought to be responsible for global warming.

Gasoline-electric hybrids
In 2004 Ford introduced the first of five new production hybrid models due to be launched by 2008. All five are full hybrids, which means at low speed and when stopped, such as in city traffic or at a light load, the gasoline engine automatically shuts off and the vehicle operates in electric only mode. This results in significant fuel and CO2 savings.

Clean diesels
Ford continues to broaden its Duratorq range of clean diesel engines. The range and availability of engines achieving the strict Euro Stage IV emissions rating is rapidly growing. Technologies include variable geometry turbochargers, Ford's patented overboost control and optional Diesel Particulate Filters.

The technological feasibility of the Diesel Particulate Filters combines the latest generation common rail injection processes and advanced electronic engine management. This enables precise injection control of up to four injector actions – two additional post and late injection phases – on top of the existing phases of the Duratorq TDCi's common rail system.

Hydrogen powered internal combustion engines
The Ford Research Centre at Aachen has developed this technology to analyse its technical and environmental potential. On the way to achieving sustainable mobility, Ford regards the hydrogen-fuelled internal combustion engine as an important step towards a hydrogen-fuelled future, where fuel cells delivering clean electric power are the ultimate goal.

Fuel cells
The Ford Focus Fuel Cell vehicle (FCV) represents Ford's commitment to advancing the use and development of alternative-fuel technologies. It is one of the industry's first hybridised fuel cell vehicles, combining the improved range of hybrid technology with the overall benefits of a fuel cell. Ford has been conducting fuel cell research for more than 10 years and believes fuel cell vehicles could be viable by the middle of the next decade. The Focus FCV is the most significant environmental vehicle Ford has ever developed.