Engine of the Year Award 2009

[cawimmer430]

The winner per class is the first one ( 1) ).  



International Engine of the Year 2009 Top 8

1. Volkswagen 1.4-litre TSI Twincharger (VW Golf, Golf Variant, Scirocco, Eos, Jetta, Touran, Tiguan, Seat Ibiza Cupra) 354

2. BMW 3-litre DI Twin Turbo (135, 335, X6, Z4, 730) 350

3. Audi 2-litre TFSI (Audi A4, A5, Q5, VW Scirocco, Golf GTI) 220

4. Mercedes-Benz Diesel 2.1-litre (BlueEfficiency C-Class, BlueEfficiency E-Class) 203

5. BMW 4-litre V8 (M3) 203

6. Mercedes-AMG 6.2-litre (CLK, S, SL, CL, CLS, ML) 114

7. BMW-PSA 1.6-litre Turbo (Mini Cooper S, Clubman, Peugeot 207 308, Mini John Cooper Works) 107

8. Toyota 1-litre (Aygo, IQ, Yaris/Vitz, Citro?n C1, Peugeot 107, Subaru Justy)


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Best New Engine of 2009

1. Porsche 3.8-litre flat six DI (911) 144

2. BMW diesel 3-litre (330d, 730d, 530d, X3, X5) 122

3. BMW 4.4-litre DI Turbo (750i, X6) 120

4. Jaguar 5-litre V8 Supercharged (XF, XK) 112

5. Mercedes-Benz diesel 2.1-litre (BlueEfficiency C-Class, BlueEfficiency E-Class) 107

6. Audi 2-litre four-cylinder TFSI (Audi A4, A5, Q7, VW Scirocco, Golf GTI) 107


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Green Engine of The Year 2009

1. Volkswagen 1.4-litre TSI Twincharger (VW Golf, Golf Variant, Scirocco, Eos, Jetta, Touran, Tiguan, Seat Ibiza Cupra) 205

2. Honda Hybrid 1.3-litre (Insight Civic) 203

3. BMW Diesel 2-litre Twin Turbo (123d) 147

4. BMW Diesel 3-litre Twin Turbo (335d, 535d, 635d, X3, X5, X6) 133

5. Mercedes-Benz Diesel 2.1-litre (BlueEfficiency E-Class, BlueEfficiency C-Class) 115

6. Ford Hybrid 2.5-litre (Ford Fusion Hybrid, Mercury Milan) 82

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Best Performance Engine

1. Mercedes-AMG 6.2-litre (CLK, S, SL, CL, CLS, ML) 109

2. BMW 5-litre V10 (M5, M6) 90

3. Jaguar 5-litre V8 Supercharged (XF, XK) 90

4. Porsche 3.8-litre flat six (GT3) 78

5. BMW 4-litre V8 (M3) 78

6. Ferrari 6-litre V12 (599 GTB) 77

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Sub 1-litre

1. Toyota 1-litre three-cylinder (Aygo, IQ, Yaris/Vitz, Citro?n C1, Peugeot 107, Subaru Justy) 318

2. Smart Diesel 799cc (Smart Fortwo) 216

3. Mitsubishi 999cc turbo (Smart Fortwo) 214

4. Opel 1-litre three-cylinder twinport (Opel Agila, Corsa,
Suzuki Splash) 149

5. Mitsubishi 999cc three-cylinder (Smart Fortwo) 82

6. Kia 1-litre four-cylinder (Picanto) 73

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1-litre to 1.4-litre

1. Volkswagen 1.4-litre TSI Twincharger (Golf, Golf Variant,
Scirocco, Eos, Jetta, Touran, Tiguan, Seat Ibiza Cupra)
293

2. Volkswagen 1.4-litre TSI Turbo (Golf, Golf Plus, Golf Variant,
Scirocco, Eos, Jetta, Passat, Skoda Octavia, Audi A3,
Seat Leon, Altea, ?koda Superb)
154

3. Fiat 1.4-litre Turbo (Fiat Abarth 500, Abarth Grande Punto,
Linea, Bravo, Lancia Delta, Alfa Romeo Mito) 147

4. Honda Hybrid 1.3-litre (Insight, Civic) 136

5. BMW-PSA 1.4-litre stop/start (Mini One, One Clubman)
83

6. Fiat-GM Diesel 1.3-litre (Ford Ka, Fiat 500, Panda, Grande
Punto, Qubo, Linea, Doblo. Musa, Lancia Ypsilon, Opel Agila/Suzuki Splash, Opel Meriva, Tigra, Combo, Corsa, Astra, Suzuki Ignis) 75

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1.4-litre to 1.8-litre

1. BMW-PSA 1.6-litre Turbo (Mini Cooper S, Clubman,
Peugeot 207, 308) 253

2. Toyota Hybrid 1.8-litre (Prius) 198

3. Audi 1.8-litre TFSI (Audi A4, A3, A5, TT, Seat Le?n, Altea,
Toledo, Skoda Octavia, Superb, VW Passat) 184

4. Mercedes-Benz 1.8-litre turbo (BlueEfficiency E-Class) 135

5. Opel 1.6-litre turbo (Corsa, Astra, Insignia) 59

6. Fiat Diesel 1.6-litre JTD (Alfa Romeo Mito, Fiat Bravo,
Lancia Delta) 56

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1.8-litre to 2-litre

1. Audi 2-litre TFSI (Audi A4, A5, Q5, VW Scirocco, Golf GTI)
220

2. BMW Diesel 2-litre Twin Turbo (123d) 190

3. Audi 2-litre four-cylinder TFSI (Audi A6, A3, TT, VW Tiguan,
Eos, Jetta, Tiguan, ?koda Octavia, Seat Altea, Le?n, Exeo)
98

4. Mercedes-Benz 1.8-litre BlueEfficiency (E-Class) 96

5. Honda 2-litre four-cylinder (S2000) 92

6. Subaru Diesel 2-litre (Impreza, Outlook, Forester) 91

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2-litre to 2.5-litre

1. Mercedes-Benz Diesel 2.1-litre (BlueEfficiency E-Class,
BlueEfficiency C-Class) 225

2. Audi 2.5-litre five-cylinder Turbo (Audi TT RS) 180

3. Subaru 2.5-litre flat-four Turbo (Forester, Impreza, Legacy)
144

4. Peugeot-Citro?n-Ford Diesel 2.2-litre (Citro?n C5, C6, C8, Peugeot 407, 607, 807, Citro?n C-Crosser, Land Rover Freelander, Mitsubishi Outlander, Peugeot 4007, Ford Mondeo, S-Max, Galaxy, Jaguar X-Type) 131

5. BMW 2.5-litre DI six-cylinder (Z4) 121

6. Honda 2.4-litre four-cylinder (Element, CR-V, Edix, Elysion,
Odyssey, Accord/Acura TSX, Accord USA) 84

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2.5-litre to 3-litre

1. BMW 3-litre DI Twin Turbo (135, 335, X6, Z4, 730) 345

2. BMW Diesel 3-litre Twin Turbo (335d, 535d, 635d, X3, X5, X6) 250

3. Audi 3-litre DI Supercharged (S4) 125

4. Porsche 2.9-litre flat-six DI (Boxster, Cayman) 103

5. Audi/VW Diesel 3-litre V6 (A4, A5, A6, A6 allroad, A8, Q7, VW Touareg, Phaeton, Porsche Cayenne) 88

6. Jaguar/Ford/PSA Diesel 3-litre (XF) 83

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3-litre to 4-litre

1. BMW 4-litre V8 (M3) 319

2. Porsche 3.8-litre flat six DI (911) 156

3. Porsche 3.8-litre flat six (GT3) 148

4. Nissan 3.8-litre Twin Turbo (GT-R) 130

5. Porsche 3.4-litre flat-six (Boxster, Cayman S) 83

6. Toyota Hybrid 3.5-litre V6 (Lexus GS450h, RX, Toyota Crown) 70

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Above 4-litre

1. Mercedes-AMG 6.2-litre (CLK, S, SL, CL, CLS, ML) 162

2. BMW 5-litre V10 (M5, M6) 133

3. Jaguar 5-litre V8 Supercharged (XF, XK) 120

4. BMW 4.4-litre DI Turbo (750i, X6) 114

5. Cadillac 6.2-litre V8 Supercharged (CTS-V) 70

6. Lexus Hybrid 5-litre V8 (LS600h) 62

[the Teuton]

I'm glad the LSA got on there, but I'm rather surprised the Captain Insano version of the engine, the LS9, didn't make it.

[r0tor]

i call BS because of a lack of "superior"  OHV engines 

[S204STi]

Two subaru engines are on there.

[Pommes-T]

Props to VW for the 1,4 TSI! I know someone who has one under the hood!! 

[Raza]

3. Audi 2-litre TFSI (Audi A4, A5, Q5, VW Scirocco, Golf GTI) 220



Only slightly different from my 2.0TSI!

[GoCougs]

i call BS because of a lack of "superior"  OHV engines  

The Caddy's s/c 6.2L is (last category).

But yeah, it's no coincidence. Virtually no one makes 'em, and those that are made are bested (i.e., notably the M-B 6.2L cleaned up).

[Minpin]

Oh for heaven's sake cougs, it's not deer season yet! 

[Onslaught]

The Caddy's s/c 6.2L is (last category).

But yeah, it's no coincidence. Virtually no one makes 'em, and those that are made are bested (i.e., notably the M-B 6.2L cleaned up).

Yep, because this award means everything.

[S204STi]

Yep, because this award means everything.

Well wasn't Ward's created to be the Nissan VQ's big party or something?  I take these with a grain of salt.  Unless a Subaru engine somehow ends up on it, in which case it is very objective and serious.

[hotrodalex]

I'm glad the LSA got on there, but I'm rather surprised the Captain Insano version of the engine, the LS9, didn't make it.

Maybe they think it's smoother and better for everyday driving or something, while still providing a big punch.

[565]

Well wasn't Ward's created to be the Nissan VQ's big party or something?  I take these with a grain of salt.  Unless a Subaru engine somehow ends up on it, in which case it is very objective and serious.

Well the VQ inspired Wards to make the award.

http://wardsautoworld.com/ar/auto_nissans_fabulous_vq/

FARMINGTON HILLS, MI ? It started innocently enough in Japan at a Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. advanced-powertrain discussion in 1990. Engineers believed the company needed to replace its iron-block V-6 engines with a new-generation V-6 design that would be lighter and markedly more emissions-friendly.

Five years of painstaking development later, Nissan launched the first of its all-new ?VQ? modular V-6 engine family. The VQ's development was initiated to satisfy pragmatic engineering dictates, and it seems nobody at Nissan predicted the VQ's far-reaching impact on the softer side of the business.

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It turned out the 3L DOHC VQ was one fabulous V-6 to drive. So special, in fact, that in 1994 when I first experienced the all-new 3L VQ fitted in the redesigned '95 Maxima, I was, to borrow a phrase from Dennis Hopper, ?blown away.?

The VQ ? along with another spectacular V-6 launched that year, Mazda Motor Corp.'s 2.3L Miller-cycle engine ? convinced me that the industry was poised for a renaissance in powertrain development, one driven by huge advances in design, manufacturing and electronics. Nissan's launch of the VQ precipitated the idea that evolved as the Ward's 10 Best Engines awards.

In an unhurried Japanese restaurant here last November, I'm a little troubled because it's now clear that Nissan is all but discontinuing the 3L VQ ? the engine that inspired Ward's 10 Best Engines.

Motohiro Matsumura, having lunch with me that day, isn't nearly as misty eyed. He views things in hard terms ? as you might expect from a man who started five years ago as the VQ family's manager of engineering, working specifically on the direct-injection versions of the engine sold only in Japan. Only months ago, he was reassigned here to be manager of technology planning, engine testing and emission certification, at Nissan's North American technical center.

?The market always needs more, more, more,? he comforts me, saying that the 3.5L VQ V-6 taking the original 3L engine's place simply is the natural evolution of providing what buyers want.

He reminds me about the subtle ?generations? through which the original 3L evolved: first, the original concept that called for an all-alloy construction, weight-optimized reciprocating masses and microfinished internal components, all teaming for the free-revving VQ ?signature.?

Then in '98, the 3L VQ got a variable intake manifold and variable-backpressure muffler, good for a 32 hp to 37 hp increase.

Now, the 3L displacement is discontinued, says Matsumura, in most world markets. The more powerful, even torquier 3.5L VQ35DE-K2 takes its place.

He says that although the original VQ achieved considerable acclaim, the development program never considered external critical review as a factor.

I leave lunch surprised that Matsumura-san isn't more nostalgic about discontinuing the original VQ. As with the many engineers connected with the VQ I've encountered over the years, he is humble to a fault, proud only of the fact that the original design brief was acute enough that eight years later, the VQ continues as a world-class effort.

For me, though, I'll always remember that first Arizona drive with the original VQ. Maybe I'll ask to borrow senior editor Tom Murphy's '96 Maxima tonight ? just for old time's sake

[Cookie Monster]

Well wasn't Ward's created to be the Nissan VQ's big party or something?  I take these with a grain of salt.  Unless a Subaru engine somehow ends up on it, in which case it is very objective and serious.

Teuton?

[the Teuton]

Teuton?

[sandertheshark]

These people are idiots.

"Green engine of the year" - every single engine on the performance list puts out less emissions - greenhouse or otherwise - than my damn lawnmower.

[Nethead]

These divisions are fairly ridiculous, for example: "1.8-litre to 2-litre".  Like, who gives a fuck about divisions within a liter ???  This narrow displacement range spanning only twelve cubic inches deserves a class of its own???
The divisions need to be:
Under 1 liter  (999cc & below go here, 1000cc--1999cc go in the next class up.  And so on...)
Under 2 liters
Under 3 liters
Yada yada yada...

Simpler still would be:
Under 5 liters
5 liters and up.

'Sounds like they picked the engines they wanted to win and then configured the divisions to enable their picks to pull it off .  That being said, I have no fault with the engines in BMW M3s being picked

[565]

The Caddy's s/c 6.2L is (last category).

But yeah, it's no coincidence. Virtually no one makes 'em, and those that are made are bested (i.e., notably the M-B 6.2L cleaned up).

But it you look at it the other way, it's the highest ranked purely domestic engine on the list.

[mzziaz]

German manufacturers take the seven highest of top eight, and wins all subgroups except one. Thats pretty impressing.


Bet there are a lot of sauerkra?t-eaters in the jury 

[565]

These divisions are fairly ridiculous, for example: "1.8-litre to 2-litre".  Like, who gives a fuck about divisions within a liter ???  This narrow displacement range spanning only twelve cubic inches deserves a class of its own???
The divisions need to be:
Under 1 liter  (999cc & below go here, 1000cc--1999cc go in the next class up.  And so on...)
Under 2 liters
Under 3 liters
Yada yada yada...

Simpler still would be:
Under 5 liters
5 liters and up.

'Sounds like they picked the engines they wanted to win and then configured the divisions to enable their picks to pull it off .  That being said, I have no fault with the engines in BMW M3s being picked

It's based in England so it's heavily slanted towards the European market, which is why we haven't heard of most of the engines on that list. Since they have all those displacement regulations over there, I guess displacement is important to them.

Wards 10 best is directed at the American market only but has a price restriction. 

[jadewolf123]

How did the Benz 2.1 Diesel get 4th in EOTY and only 5th in New Engine?

[RomanChariot]

How did the Benz 2.1 Diesel get 4th in EOTY and only 5th in New Engine?

The first two lists don't make sense as the Benz 2.1 and Audi 2.0 took 5th and 6th in the new engine category yet took 4th and 3rd respectively in the EOTY category.  How is it that the other 4 engines that beat them for best new engine did not even rank on the EOTY list?

[93JC]

... aaaaand this is why these lists are useless.