The Ford Endeavour (Ford Everest) is
getting a 2.3-litre petrol engine internationally this month. So far, it has
been available with only a 2.0-litre petrol engine and various diesel engines. China
is one of the few markets, if not the only one, where the Ford Endeavour is
available a petrol engine as well. The mid-size SUV is sold by Ford’s both
joint venture companies in the country: Changan Ford Motor Co., Ltd. and
Jiangling Motors Co., Ltd. JMC is going to introduce it with a 2.3-litre petrol
engine this month.
The images seen in this story are of the
Ford Endeavour fitted with the new 2.3-litre petrol engine. Like the existing
2.0-litre petrol engine, it is an EcoBoost turbocharged four-cylinder unit.
However, it will be available with the new 10-speed SelectShift automatic
transmission instead of the old 6-speed SelectShift automatic transmission. The
former has been co-developed by Ford and GM. In other markets, including India,
it offered in the Ford Endeavour with the 2.0-litre EcoBlue diesel engines.
The 2.0-litre EcoBoost engine produces 247 PS and 360 Nm of torque. The 2.3-litre EcoBoost engine develops 274 PS and 455 Nm of torque. So, the new petrol engine is considerably
more powerful and a way torquier. Whether it will be introduced as a
replacement or an option is yet to be known.
