Wednesday, June 30, 2010

2010 INTERNATIONAL ENGINE OF THE YEAR WINNERS ANNOUNCED


The big winners at the 2010 International Engine of the Year Awards were Volkswagen, BMW and Mercedes-Benz. VW brand drove off with just two awards, yet it was not the quantity that mattered but the quality. It won 2010 International Engine of the Year, the kingpin of them all. Apart from that, it also took best 1 to 1.4-litre engine with the 1.4 TSI used in cars like the Golf, Scirocco, Jetta, Touran, Tiguan and the Seat Ibiza Cupra.


Mercedes-Benz kept BMW in check with its second-in-a-row Performance Engine of the Year for its outgoing 6.2-litre V8 used in the C 63 AMG, S 63 AMG, SL 63 AMG, CL 63 AMG, E 63 AMG, CLS 63 AMG and ML 63 AMG. Porsche, second-placed in this category, took home only 125 votes for its 3.8-litre turbo, compared to the mighty AMG’s 220 votes.

Best New Engine went to Fiat’s Multiair motor while the Green Engine Award was taken by the Toyota Prius once again.

Category winners were Toyota’s 1-litre in the sub-1 litre category. The 1.4 to 1.8-litre segment was won by the BMW-PSA 1.6-litre turbo found in the MINI, Peugeot 308 and Citroen DS3 among others. BMW took top honours again in the 1.8 to 2.0-litre category with the twin turbo diesel fitted in the X1 xDrive23d and 123d.

Audi came to the fore in the 2.0 to 2.5-litre section with a win for the 2.5-litre turbo used exclusively for the fuming TT RS. Again BMW was king in the 2.5-litre to 3.0-litre category, sweeping the floor with its 3.0-litre twin turbo engine found in the 135i, 335i, 535i, X5 35i, X6 35i and Z4. The Bavarians’ final stash came in the 3.0-litre to 4.0-litre category as it swiped the best award with the M3’s 4.0-litre V8. Mercedes-Benz came back strong with a win for the 6.2-litre V8 again in the above 4.0-litre show.

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