BMW Wins World Engine of the Year Award
BMW has once again played the dominant role at the International Engine of the Year Awards, whose 2008 edition have just been announced. The Munich-based company took the honours six times in what appears a one-sided contest skewed in favour of the blue and white-propeler outfit.
To top it all, the coveted International Engine of the Year was part of the six that BMW scooped. This category was taken by the 3.0-litre twin-turbo for the second time in a row. It beat Volkswagen Group’s 1.4 TSI powerplant almost by a 100 points to the post and BMW was represented no less than four times in the top 8 for this main award. The awards are presided over by a panel of 65 international motoring journalists from 32 countries across the whole world. They serve to recognize engineering excellence in many of the cars that we all love.
In the categories section winners included the VW Group’s 2.0-litre turbo found in such luminaries as the Golf GTI and SEAT Leon Cupra. Subaru won the 2.0-litre to 2.5-litre category with the 2.5 turbo. But a sigh of relief must have gone to Porsche who took the Performance Engine of the Year Award. This was a hotly contested category with engines like Audi’s 5.2-litre V10 twin turbo, Nissan 3.8-litre twin turbo GT-R and two M engines in the V10 and new 4.0-litre V8. In fact, so close was the competition in this regard that the top three nominees – 3.6 Porsche, 5.0 BMW and 4.0 BMW respectively – were separated by a mere four points!
Other prominent engine makers like Ferrari, General Motors, Ford and Mercedes-Benz (especially AMG division) will now have to take serious stock of their wares to catch up to the ever-dominant BMW and Volkswagen.
Here’s the list of the 2008 winners:
International Engine of the Year 2008
BMW 3-litre Twin-Turbo (135i, 335i, X6)
Best New Engine of 2008
BMW 2-litre Diesel Twin-Turbo (123D)
Green Engine of the Year
Toyota 1.5-litre Hybrid Synergy Drive (Prius)
Best Performance Engine
Porsche 3.6-litre Turbo (911 Turbo, 911 GT2)
Sub 1-litre
Toyota 1-litre (Aygo, Yaris, Peugeot 107, Citroën C1, Subaru Justy)
1-litre to 1.4-litre
Volkswagen 1.4-litre TSI Twincharger (Golf, Touran, Tiguan, Jetta)
1.4-litre to 1.8-litre
BMW-PSA 1.6-litre Turbo (MINI Cooper S, Clubman, Peugeot 207, 308)
1.8-litre to 2-litre
Volkswagen/Audi 2-litre Turbo (A3, A4 Cabrio, A6, TT, Eos, Jetta, Golf GTi, Altea, Leon, Skoda Octavia)
2-litre to 2.5-litre
Subaru 2.5-litre Turbo (Forester, Impreza, Outback, Legacy)
2.5-litre to 3-litre
BMW 3-litre Twin-Turbo (135i, 335i, X6)
3-litre to 4-litre
BMW 4-litre V8 (M3)
Above 4-litre
BMW 5-litre V10 (M5, M6)
Yes it is funny , so how does a 3 litre compare to a 1.4 surly they are totally different engines??
Sounds like oops sorry i didnt mean to drop that 100,000 euros on your desk lol
^ As if. BMW are renowned for their engines. And it's not as if it was a fluke, they consistently appear and have nearly swept the board this year. It's not as if these awards will sway mass opinion, so why rig the vote?
i guess other company's should not even think of contesting here! :P lolx.. good job BMW..
He he he he! i bet most of the complaints here are the the 4 ring stable. BMW will definately be hated ever so more and certain theories will be manufactured just so to spite them. The truth of the matter thoughis that BMW have proved to the world that they make arguably the best engines ever and that is why they just stayed on the fence and let the whole world pretend to know turbo or super charging technology. They decided to hop off the fence and make a turbo 3 litre and hey presto!!! the whole world awoke from slumber. That blue and white propeller says it all - BEST EBGINES IN THE WORLD. Why do you think Merc iincreases there cc's to approx 2.5 more litres to BMW? just so they can keep up.
I don't think that Mercedes engines are always 2.5 litres more than BMW ones. The largest current AMG engine is the 6.2 litre V8, which competes against BMW's 5 litre V10. The difference clearly is not 2.5 litres.
Besides, the Mercedes engine seems to be set at rlower output than what it can really manage. I'm sure BMW has its V10 a little down aswell, and both manufacturers may plan to add artificial aspiration devices to their engines.
However, I do agree that BMW does make some very good engines, both small and large capacities.
Yes off course we can see also F1 BMW engines grate success-PURE CRAP! ;)
BMW no doubt makes some of the best and fuel efficient engines. It's a pity that their quest to be one of the best car companies in the world is slowed by Chris Bangle. I'm curious who's fault that is, the head guys at the office for not pushing for a change or Chris Bangle himself.
best engine manufacturer eh ? would WCF post a tabulation of all competing engines across the entire spectrum of car manufactures involved , with figures ranging from maximum generated engine horsepower , torque , and the ever - practically important mileage consumption per gallon for a more in-depth analysis of the Award Organizer's findings. now that would really level the playing field .
There is more to the judging in these awards but figures. They also take note of the components and materials used in the engines, as well as the engineering.
Brocky I think Bangle has been hit and miss. The 3 series coupe is great, yet the sedan is rather sedate (excuse my pun). The 5 series is nice as long as it's the M Sport. The X3 horrid, yet the X5 is the best looking big 4x4 on the market. The 1 series - a little bread bin but the coupe makes it work. I think BMW need to be a little more consistent with their design language success and I believe with this second wave of Bangle design, we'll see it.
It seems clear that BMW's 3-litre and above engines are the best, but what about their ones under 3-litres? Such as the 2.0
I agree with Brocky, BMW has it all but design. This Bangle guy should be shipped out to the USA and then we'll be seeing 'flamey' American gas guzzlers. Hoss for BMW.
Reddis, The 2.5 litre BMW engine won it's category last year (award won by Subaru this year). I'm pretty sure that if they were to turbo charge that engine as well. it would simply crush it's competitors as well as give the 3 litre turbo in it's stable a run for the money. That 2.5 litre engine as it was described last year is a master piece. Get last years engine award results. BMW's only failure is it's 2.0 litre 4 cylinder engine. This engine is so not BMW.
BMW makes the best engines in the world. After all, they started out as aircraft engine manufacturers. Way to go BMW!!!
so does Rolls Royce and is still currently supplying jet powerplants for both civilian and military aircraft , long after BMW and Daimler-Benz quit the scene. but then why is it that RR was not given any top honors ? after all , Rolls Royce Merlin/Griffon powered Spitfires and Mustangs chewed Me109s and Fw190s for breakfast and then spat them back towards Hermann Goering's face , hehehehe
I have driven 135i coupe with this engine. Excelent engine with nice performance
Dont forget that the first petrol engine with turbo was made by BMW in the model 2002 turbo from 70's
Funny...BMW pretty much sweeped up half of the awards.