The HSC ("High Swirl Combustion") was an automobile engine from Ford Motor Company sold from 1984 until 1994. It was produced in Lima, Ohio, largely using tooling and designs adapted from the predecessor 200 in³ straight 6. Karl Benzs Velo model (1894) - entered into the first automobile race An automobile is a wheeled passenger vehicle that carries its own motor. ... now. ... Fords first straight-6 engine was introduced in the 1941 Ford. ...
2.3
The 2.3 L (2311 cc, 141 in³) version was introduced in 1984 for the Ford Tempo/Mercury Topaz. Bore is 3.7 in (93.5 mm) and stroke is 3.3 in (83.8 mm)(74kw). This engine produced 98 hp and 124 ft.lbf. In 1985 a High Specific Output "HSO" model was introduced for the high-performance variants of the Tempo (GLS) and Topaz (LTS/XR-5). Output was 100 hp and 135 ft.lbf. This engine is denoted by an "S" in the VIN. The Ford Tempo was introduced in 1984. ... The Topaz was the Mercury version of the Ford Tempo. ...
The early HSC engines were carbureted. Central Fuel Injection (CFI) was added in 1985, boosting power to 105 hp. It was switched over to multi-port fuel injection in 1988 without much change to the horsepower. Sequential fuel injection was added for 1992 boosting power to 110 hp, but the HSO variant was dropped. The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ...
The Ford Tempo was introduced in 1984. ... The Topaz was the Mercury version of the Ford Tempo. ...
2.5
A 2.5 L (152 in³) version appeared in 1986 with longer 90.9 mm stroke and electronic fuel injection. The extra displacement was needed to provide a four cylinder engine option for fleet customers of the new Ford Taurus. This engine used the head and cam from the HSO engine and produced 100 hp. It sold in low volume (less than 15% of the HSC engines built) and was costly due to the tooling changeover required for the taller engine block deck height. It received sequential fuel injection in 1991, raising output to 105 hp and 140 ft-lbs of torque. The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... The Ford Taurus was a mid-size front wheel drive car manufactured by the Ford Motor Company in North America. ...
Ford took a huge gamble in basing its bread and butter car on the 1984 Audi 5000, which in turn was patterned on the radical 1975 Citroën CX.
For 1986, the engines were a 90 hp (67 kW) 2.5 L 4-cylinder found in the MT-5 and L models or a new 140 hp (104 kW) 3.0 L Vulcan V6, optional on the L and standard on the GL and LX models.
Ford's new CEO Alan Mulally determined that Ford's strategy to redesignate new cars in the lineup with new names beginning with the letter F, as in Ford Focus, Ford Fusion, and Ford Freestyle, was not a good marketing move, as some of the renamed cars had highly recognizeable iconic names.
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