Ford has revealed the first new Ford EcoBlue advanced diesel engine that will offer optimised fuel efficiency and reduced CO2 and NOX emissions for customers, using sophisticated technologies and innovative design.

Ford’s range of EcoBlue diesel engines will power the company’s future passenger cars and commercial vehicles with power outputs ranging from 100 PS to 240 PS.

The four-cylinder 2.0-litre Ford EcoBlue with a compact turbocharger that has been specifically designed to deliver more air at lower engine rpm compared with the outgoing 2.2-litre TDCi engine. It will first appear in the new Transit and Transit Custom commercial vehicles and comes with 20 per cent more torque at 1,250 rpm. The new engine also delivers passenger car refinement to the commercial segment, reducing radiated noise by 4 decibels at idle.

Ford also claim that it delivers reduced friction and a clean-burning combustion system. Sophisticated after-treatment processes for exhaust gasses enable ultra-low emissions in line with stringent Euro Stage VI standards that will be introduced in September 2016, requiring a 55 per cent reduction in NOx emissions compared to Euro Stage V standards.

Developed by Ford engineering teams in the U.K. and Germany, the versatile all-new 2.0-litre Ford EcoBlue engine initially will be offered with 105 PS, 130 PS and 170 PS in commercial vehicle applications. Capable of delivering more than 200 PS, the engine will later feature in Ford passenger cars alongside further new EcoBlue engines – including a 1.5 litre variant.