3.0 L Duratec V6
E206451
The 3.0 L Duratec V6 is a Ford-designed 3.0-liter V6 gasoline engine known for its use in various Ford, Mercury, and Mazda vehicles as a smooth, mid-size powerplant.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 3.0 L Duratec 30 V6 | 1 |
| 3.0 L Duratec V6 canonical | 1 |
| 3.0 L Ford Vulcan V6 | 1 |
| 3.0L Duratec V6 | 1 |
| Duratec 30 | 1 |
| Duratec V6 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1853670 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 3.0 L Duratec V6 Context triple: [Mercury Mariner, engineOption, 3.0 L Duratec V6]
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A.
4.2 L Vortec inline-6
The 4.2 L Vortec inline-6 is a GM-designed straight-six gasoline engine known for its smooth operation and use in mid-2000s SUVs and trucks.
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B.
Vortec V8
Vortec V8 is a family of Chevrolet/GMC small-block V8 gasoline engines known for their use in GM trucks and SUVs, offering a balance of power, durability, and efficiency.
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C.
Duramax V8 diesel
The Duramax V8 diesel is a family of turbocharged diesel engines co-developed by General Motors and Isuzu, widely used in heavy-duty Chevrolet and GMC trucks for their strong torque, towing capability, and durability.
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D.
Rocket V8 engine
The Rocket V8 engine was Oldsmobile’s pioneering overhead-valve V8 introduced in the late 1940s, widely credited with helping launch the American high-performance and muscle car era.
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E.
Perkins CV12-6A V12 diesel
The Perkins CV12-6A is a 12-cylinder turbocharged diesel engine used as the powerplant for the British Challenger 2 main battle tank.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 3.0 L Duratec V6 Target entity description: The 3.0 L Duratec V6 is a Ford-designed 3.0-liter V6 gasoline engine known for its use in various Ford, Mercury, and Mazda vehicles as a smooth, mid-size powerplant.
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A.
4.2 L Vortec inline-6
The 4.2 L Vortec inline-6 is a GM-designed straight-six gasoline engine known for its smooth operation and use in mid-2000s SUVs and trucks.
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B.
Vortec V8
Vortec V8 is a family of Chevrolet/GMC small-block V8 gasoline engines known for their use in GM trucks and SUVs, offering a balance of power, durability, and efficiency.
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C.
Duramax V8 diesel
The Duramax V8 diesel is a family of turbocharged diesel engines co-developed by General Motors and Isuzu, widely used in heavy-duty Chevrolet and GMC trucks for their strong torque, towing capability, and durability.
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D.
Rocket V8 engine
The Rocket V8 engine was Oldsmobile’s pioneering overhead-valve V8 introduced in the late 1940s, widely credited with helping launch the American high-performance and muscle car era.
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E.
Perkins CV12-6A V12 diesel
The Perkins CV12-6A is a 12-cylinder turbocharged diesel engine used as the powerplant for the British Challenger 2 main battle tank.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ford Duratec engine
ⓘ
automobile engine ⓘ |
| applicationRegion |
Europe
ⓘ
North America ⓘ |
| aspiration | naturally aspirated ⓘ |
| blockMaterial | aluminum ⓘ |
| configuration | V6 ⓘ |
| coolingSystem | water-cooled ⓘ |
| cylinderBankAngle | 60 degrees ⓘ |
| cylinders | 6 ⓘ |
| designedBy | Ford Motor Company ⓘ |
| displacement | 3.0 L ⓘ |
| emissionsControl |
catalytic converter
ⓘ
electronic engine management ⓘ |
| engineCycle | four-stroke ⓘ |
| family |
3.0 L Duratec V6
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Duratec V6
|
| fuelSystem | multi-point fuel injection ⓘ |
| fuelType | gasoline ⓘ |
| headMaterial | aluminum ⓘ |
| ignitionSystem | electronic ignition ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Ford Motor Company ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Ford Motor Company ⓘ |
| marketedAs |
3.0 L Duratec V6
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Duratec 30
|
| notedFor |
refined NVH characteristics
ⓘ
smooth operation ⓘ widespread use in Ford vehicles ⓘ |
| productionStatus | mass-produced ⓘ |
| totalValves | 24 ⓘ |
| typicalUse |
all-wheel-drive layouts
ⓘ
front-wheel-drive layouts ⓘ |
| usedInBrand |
Ford Motor Company
ⓘ
surface form:
Ford
Mazda Motor Corporation ⓘ
surface form:
Mazda
Mercury ⓘ |
| usedInModel |
Ford Escape
ⓘ
Ford Escape Hybrid (as companion gasoline engine in some variants) ⓘ Ford Fusion ⓘ Ford Mondeo ⓘ Ford Taurus ⓘ Mazda MPV ⓘ Mazda Tribute ⓘ Mercury Mariner ⓘ Mercury Sable ⓘ |
| usedInVehicleType |
compact cars
ⓘ
crossover SUVs ⓘ mid-size cars ⓘ minivans ⓘ |
| valvesPerCylinder | 4 ⓘ |
| valvetrain | DOHC ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: 3.0 L Duratec V6 Description of subject: The 3.0 L Duratec V6 is a Ford-designed 3.0-liter V6 gasoline engine known for its use in various Ford, Mercury, and Mazda vehicles as a smooth, mid-size powerplant.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
3.0L Duratec V6
this entity surface form:
Duratec V6
this entity surface form:
Duratec 30
this entity surface form:
3.0 L Duratec 30 V6
subject surface form:
Ford Probe (first generation)
this entity surface form:
3.0 L Ford Vulcan V6