Ford Cyclone engine

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The Cyclone engine, also branded Duratec, is a DOHC family of gasoline V6 engines introduced in 2006 by Ford Motor Company. The Cyclone succeeds Ford's previous V6 engine families, including the Canadian-built Ford Essex engine introduced in 1982, the Ford Vulcan engine introduced in 1985, the original Duratec V6 introduced in 1993, and the Ford Cologne V6 engine, whose design dates back to 1962. The first version of the Cyclone engine, a 3.5 L V6, appeared in the 2007 Ford Edge and the Lincoln-badged luxury variant, the Lincoln MKX, as well as the Lincoln MKZ. Mazda badges its versions of the Cyclone MZI, as it did with its versions of the Duratec V6. Although Ford continues to use the Duratec name, the Cyclone shares no components or design with the previous Duratec and was entirely new. Notable Cyclone features include a capacity for displacements ranging up to 4.0 L, DOHC four valves per cylinder, direct-acting mechanical bucket (DAMB) camshaft tappets, variable cam timing (iVCT) on...

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