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Above 4-litre- Mercedes-AMG 6.2-litre
“Performance engines are about the ability to make the driver smile – I defy anyone not to grin when this powertrain is on full song”
Graham Johnson, co-chairman, IEOTYA
Despite stiff competition from BMW and Jaguar, the Mercedes-AMG 6,208cc unit has been crowned winner of the Above 4-litre class.
Arturo de Andres of Automovil in Spain commented, “The AMG branch from Mercedes has taken the classic V8 design to the top: outstanding performance, terrific punch in the low-end and it goes up to 7,000rpm without any problems.”
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3-litre to 4-litre- BMW 4-litre V8
“This is definitely one of the best engines in this class. Well done BMW for such an engine”
Tomas Hyan, Automobile Revue
BMW has proved to be a great favourite of the judges over the years and 2009 is no exception, with the evergreen M3 polling an impressive 319 points.
Marc Noordeloos from Automobile put his thoughts succinctly, “This engine makes you smile and rewards greatly when playing with the upper reaches of the rev counter.”
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2.5-litre to 3-litre- BMW 3-litre DI Twin-Turbo
“A deliciously smooth engine that can deliver superb performance or outstanding efficiency”
John Carey, Wheels Magazine
BMW’s twin-turbo 2,979cc engine appears in a variety of models, including the 335, X6, Z4 and 730.
The two-time overall International Engine of the Year winner struck a chord with the judges once again this year. Graham Johnson, Awards co-chairman, said, “BMW made a great powertrain even greater with the addition of not one but two turbo systems.”
The BMW engine is a straight six, with three cylinders supplying each turbo, thus creating a low-lag, fast-response unit. In its lower-powered guise, it supplies peak torque of 400Nm and 302bhp of power at 5,800rpm. This gives lively performance in all BMW models, with the new Z4 sDrive35i reaching 60mph in a shade over five seconds, for example.
BMW engineers point out that the turbochargers, through their concept alone, also help to reduce overall fuel consumption levels. For example, the turbines, made of a special steel, are extremely resistant to high temperatures. As a result, they are able to withstand temperatures of up to 1,050°C and there is no need to increase the supply of fuel in order to obtain an additional cooling effect. This works particularly well when the engine is operating under full load.
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2-litre to 2.5-litre- Mercedes-Benz Diesel 2.1-litre
“Sports-car torque and responsiveness, with B-segment economy, quietness and emissions ”
Gabor Szeczenyi, motoring journalist
The 2- to 2.5-litre class became an exciting battle between two new engines for 2009: the latest Mercedes four-cylinder diesel, as found in the all-new E-Class, and the return of a legend in the form of a five-cylinder Audi turbo in the TT-RS.
It was the Stuttgart oil-burner that won out, however, ultimately taking victory by a comfortable margin of 45 points. As jury member Tomas Hyan from Automobile Revue in the Czech Republic says, “Great progress has been made by Mercedes with this engine. There’s more power, more torque, less consumption and fewer emissions.”
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1.8-litre to 2-litre- Audi 2-litre TFSI
“Volkswagen Group is now the clear leader in four-cylinder petrol engine technology”
Bill McKinnon, motoring writer
The winner this year in the 1.8- to 2-litre category is the successor to one of the most successful engines in the history of the Awards.
From 2005, Audi’s first 2-litre turbo I4 won this category four times. It even came third this year! But the mantle has been passed to that trophy-laden engine’s successor, found in a multitude of applications from Audi’s A4, A5 and Q5, to VW’s Scirocco and brand-new Golf GTI.
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1.4-litre to 1.8-litre – BMW-PSA 1.6-litre Turbo
“This engine is one of the better pieces of machinery money can buy. It is both powerful and fuel economic”
Arturo de Andr?s, Autom?vil
BMW/PSA Peugeot Citro?n’s jointly developed turbo petrol engine has taken top honours for the third consecutive year in the 1.4-litre to 1.8-litre category, despite the arrival of the all-new Toyota Prius powertrain, which was an early favourite in this class.
Dan Vardie from Autoshow in Romania is one the judges who gave the Mini Cooper S heart top marks: “This is a great, small sporty engine, with an environmentally-friendly stop/start feature. It means the car is supple and fun to drive on winding roads, but is just as good in town.”
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1-litre to 1.4-litre- Volkswagen 1.4-litre TSI Twincharger
“Hurrah for the TSI, not only because of the broad range of cars in which is can be used, but also for the smoothness and fuel efficiency that this turbo engine realizes”
Jeroen Jongeneel, De Telegraaf
With this engine, Volkswagen has proved that downsizing doesn’t mean downgrading. Its innovative design has earned it five International Engine of the Year Awards to date, and this is the fourth year running it has triumphed in this category.
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Sub 1-litre- Toyota 1-litre
“Toyota’s 1-litre three-cylinder is clearly the best in its class. Fleet drivers tell me that this engine is indestructible!” Robert Bielecki, motoring journalist
This time last year, Toyota won the sub-litre category by only nine points. But some things just get better with time, and that’s definitely the case with the Japanese OEM’s three-cylinder unit, which romped home to win its class by more than 100 points over the second placed Smart diesel engine. Such an achievement means Toyota has won the sub 1-litre award for the last three years – making the Aichi-headquartered company the leader in small powertrain development.
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Best Performance Engine- Mercedes-AMG 6.2-litre
“Ferocity and finesse merge in a breathtakingly addictive package”
Brian Cowan, motoring journalist
For some, an engine can transcend its role as an automotive power device and become a living, breathing thing. For those people, the Mercedes-AMG 6.2-litre V8 was devised. And in this case, AMG has created an angry, snarling monster.
Technology has been stretched to its limits to create the most powerful naturally-aspirated V8 engine in its class, with up to 525bhp and 630Nm of torque, depending on application – enough to ensure acceleration from 0-100km/h (0-62mph) in a mere 4.6 seconds.
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GREEN ENGINE OF THE YEAR 2009- Volkswagen 1.4-litre TSI Twincharger
“A brilliant combination of a turbocharger and a supercharger in a small-displacement engine”
Marc Noordeloos, Automobile
Volkswagen’s 1.4-litre Twincharger has been winning International Engine of the Year Awards since it first appeared in 2006. Pioneering at the time of its conception, it’s still a highly innovative powerplant, but in today’s downsize-friendly world the Twincharger is an engine whose time has now truly come.
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