Ford's three-cylinder EcoBoost a small but mighty game-changer

DEARBORN, Michigan - There's more than one way to fight the battle of rising fuel costs. Hot on the heels of its "Power of Choice" tour, where Ford showcased a traveling selection of its most fuel-efficient vehicles, from full-on electric, parallel and plug-in hybrids right up to the conventional yet ultra-efficient EcoBoost engines, comes Ford's latest offering: a tiny one-litre, 3-cylinder engine delivering hybrid-like fuel numbers.