The EcoSport is powered by a British-designed 1.0-litre, 3 cylinder turbocharged EcoBoost petrol engine which has a power output of 120 PS(88 kW; 118 bhp) and 170 N·m(125 lb·ft) of torque. The engine features Ti-VCT(Twin Independent Variable Camshaft Timing) which contributes to the turbocharged engine’s peak torque starting at 1, 300 rpm.The EcoSport can tow up to 700 kg of weight.The list of powertrains includes Ford’s newest, most advanced engine: the 1.0-litre EcoBoost developed at Ford’s Dunton Technical Center in the UK. The 1.0-litre, 3 cylinder, turbocharged, cast-iron engine comes in two versions: 74 kW(101 PS; 99 hp) and 88 to 92 kW(120 to 125 PS; 118 to 123 hp), with the latter delivering a peak torque of 170 Nm(125 lb·ft) from 1, 300–4, 500 rpm and 200 Nm(148 lb·ft) on overboost. Ford’s decision to use cast-iron for the engine block instead of aluminium improved engine warm-up time by 50 per cent. However, The 3-cylinder engine design causes inherent vibrations, which Ford overcame by incorporating a deliberately unbalanced flywheel. Employing the unbalanced flywheel conserves energy more efficiently than employing the more commonly used balance shafts to ensure smooth running. Additionally, an internal timing belt bathed in engine oil ensures longer life and even greater efficiency. Lastly, to reduce warm-up times and increase efficiency even further, Ford engineers cast the exhaust manifold into the cylinder head. The EcoBoost engine design is quite compact, with the entire engine block’s height and width dimensions comparable to an A4 size sheet of paper.The Russian EcoSport comes with two different engines: a 1.6L, which produces 122 bhp(90 kW) and 148 Nm, and a 2.0L, which produces 140 bhp(90 kW) and 186 Nm. The 2.0L version of EcoSport comes as AWD with manual transmission, while the 1.6 litre is 2WD only but available with 6-speed manual or PowerShift automotive transmissions.
Along with the 1.0 L EcoBoost engine, the Chinese and the Indian market also get a 1.5 L Ti-VCT petrol engine, which produces 108 bhp(109.5 PS, 80.5 kW) and 140 Nm(103 lb.ft). The EcoSport also features a 1.5L TDCi diesel engine that outputs 90 bhp(67 kW, 91 PS) power and 204 Nm(150 lb.ft) of torque at 2000-2750 rpm.