BMW wins 2008 engine of the year prize

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Judged by a panel of 65 renowned motoring journalists from 32 countries as disparate as the USA, Japan, China, Russia, New Zealand, India, Korea, Germany, France, Romania, South Africa, Mexico and the UK, the Awards highlight and acknowledge engine engineering excellence.

Judges apply their impressions from driving today's latest cars to help them find the powerplants that offer the best driveability, performance, economy, and refinement, and reward manufacturers for the successful application of advanced engine technology.[/Quote]

Congratulations to BMW and VW too!

1.0-liter to 1.4-liter category

Results points

1.Volkswagen 1.4-litre TSI Twincharger-340

2. Volkswagen 1.4-litre TSI 170

3. Fiat 1.4-litre Turbo (Bravo) 165

4. Fiat-GM Diesel 1.3-litre 157

5. Honda Hybrid 1.3-litre IMA (Civic) 103

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1.8-liter to 2-liter category

Results points

1. Volkswagen/Audi 2-litre Turbo FSI (A3, A4 Cabrio, A6, TT, Eos, Jetta, Golf GTi, Škoda Octavia, Seat Altea, Leon) 256

2. BMW Diesel 2-litre Twin Turbo (123d) 254

3. Subaru Diesel 2-litre flat four Turbo (Outback) 196

4. Mitsubishi 2-litre four-cylinder Turbo (Evo X) 105

5. Honda 2-litre four-cylinder i-VTEC (Civic Type R) 97

6. Honda 2-litre four-cylinder (S2000 (Europe/Asia))

— TurboSpyder (View Profile)

Posted on 5/7/2008 2:19:57 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

"motoring journalists"

journalists? I was thinking that best engines are choose by some engineers or engine experts . democracy isn`t the best system when it comes to engines choosing .

— abcd (View Profile)

Posted on 5/7/2008 4:23:29 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -6   

i'm a mechanical engineer, specializing in thermodynamics. the journalists made the right choice. thanks for asking.

— 1995e34 (View Profile)

Posted on 5/7/2008 8:12:17 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4   

Also a mechanical engineer. I would take that hybrid off the list!

— AE86 (View Profile)

Posted on 5/7/2008 9:02:59 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4   

u seem a little bit biased the big man! the best engine should be the one in the Nissan GTR

— macker83 (View Profile)

Posted on 5/7/2008 10:45:17 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -3   

Was there ever really any doubt???

— BimmerFan (View Profile)

Posted on 5/7/2008 1:58:49 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 6   

Too bad the handling of BMWs still SUCKS compares to Porsche.

— GermanNut (View Profile)

Posted on 5/7/2008 2:14:52 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -24   

The true handling and chassis masters are Porsche, not BMW.

— GermanNut (View Profile)

Posted on 5/7/2008 2:15:15 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -18   

But Porsche failed to make an engine Rev soo hard or win awards at the show ?

Who cares - They are all german and amazing !

— Lamborghini_vs_Ferrari_Racer (View Profile)

Posted on 5/7/2008 2:21:19 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 12   

hard to be impressed when one look at the e90 forums shows that the twin turbo straight six likes to fail a lot, mostly due to HPFP. isnt there a recall for that? not impressed...

— gsh23 (View Profile)

Posted on 5/7/2008 3:00:35 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -15   

Congratulations for BMW. Truly deserved awards.

Oh and I so told you guys the M3's V8 was gonna win something. ;)

— M53R (View Profile)

Posted on 5/7/2008 3:05:59 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 8   

No surprises here. This motor is excellent and is the best motor in this class of car, period.

— atomicbri (View Profile)

Posted on 5/7/2008 3:45:44 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 6   

Im not suprised either, congrats!

— Htay7500 (View Profile)

Posted on 5/7/2008 6:42:51 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

showtime,
How many seats do the X6, 3coupe and Z4 have?

I notice that BMW needs larger displacements or turbochargers to make any progress. Sounds very American. Oh well, as long as the Americans keep the oil flowing, the Germans should be OK.

— huu76 (View Profile)

Posted on 5/7/2008 6:43:03 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -11   

Frankly, I would take such far more seriously were it judged by those who are qualified to judge the technical merits of an engine - I.e. Engineers as opposed to a bunch of know nothing journalists. No offense meant to present company, but I have known some journalists and they are generally the worst kind of stupid.

Perhaps a professional body would come to the same conclusion, I don't know. It is the disease of our times - everyone thinks it is their prerogative to give their opinion on everything.

— cdoke (View Profile)

Posted on 5/7/2008 8:24:36 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -2   

This could be a good thing for Autospies to arrange - poll a bunch of car enthusiasts who belong to SAE or ASME on their top picks.

— cdoke (View Profile)

Posted on 5/7/2008 8:32:45 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -2   

So what kind of Rolexes did BMW handout this year? Submariner? Daytona? Seriously, these "judges" don't have a clue. Honda built about 20 million VTECs, not a single failure... that's an engine!

— sector (View Profile)

Posted on 5/7/2008 9:23:19 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -3   

such a wonderful engine. i smile every time i get behind the wheel of my 335i.

— enthusiastx11 (View Profile)

Posted on 5/8/2008 12:59:00 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 5   

Ae36,
I am not talking about ASME and SAE members on autospies you twit. I am talking about autospies being more proactive and taking the initiative to do an appropriate anysis that is somewhat free of a fundamental problem.
Otherwise it is just some retard with a degree in journalism lecturing you in engineering. Although I will say that I think that they should ask SAE members to nominate an engine with the winner being decided by a panel of -important word- experts. I suggest this because 001 seems to be rather keen on making this site all it can be.

I hope this ends up in the right place : it is difficult to tell on this infernal Blackberry.

— cdoke (View Profile)

Posted on 5/8/2008 1:14:24 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

I am not surprised Volkswagen did not win more awards for the engines they supply those dubious Audi, Seat and Skoda brand cars.

— Larry (View Profile)

Posted on 5/8/2008 6:08:30 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

are you fore real?

— enthusiastx11 (View Profile)

Posted on 5/8/2008 9:57:14 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4   

First off I can tell your an idiot because you cant write. BMW engines are gutless compared to what?

— mclaren428 (View Profile)

Posted on 5/8/2008 12:04:24 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

Hats off to ya BMW. Well done! And to Porsche as well with the 3.6 Liter Flat 6 engine. Keep it up.

— 1BadMan (View Profile)

Posted on 5/8/2008 7:20:01 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

factsrule,

Really, not that hp matters, it's just a formula.
LS460 4.6L = 380hp, BMW 750i 4.8L = 360hp.
BMW 328i 3.0L = 230hp (77hp/L) vs IS350 3.5L 300hp (85hp/L) vs turbo charged 335i 3.0L @ 100hp/L. You can see what happens when BMW can't turbocharge.
True, the M3 may have higher HP, but the IS-F destroys it in torque.

1993-2002 Toyota Supra 3.0L beauty.
220hp, 210ft.lb
280hp, 318ft.lb
320hp, 315ft.lb and 0-60 in 4.6sec
Gee, that would make the Supra 106hp/L.
Did I mention this was 10+ years ago when BMW was still playing around with anemic 1.6L engines?

BMW's best engine was the 3.2L E46 M3's. The E39 M5's was good too.

Unfortunately Toyota hasn't felt the need to make a V10 yet, but the IS-F's torque is nearly just as high as the M5's.

The big daddy of HP/L would probably be the new GT-R though. 124hp/L.

— huu76 (View Profile)

Posted on 5/8/2008 7:29:53 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -1   

You can also argue BMW's budget 200hp 323i also competes against the IS250. No matter, the IS250's HP/L rating is still higher than the 328i's if you really care about it. See below if you really want to compare turbochargers.

BMW335i vs 1993 Supra TT
Both 100+hp/L except Toyota did it 15 years ago.

1999 Toyota Celica GTS 1.8L 180hp I4, no turbo needed.
This engine is 191hp in Europe and Japan. Like I said, hp is just a formula. We can go on all day.

Regarding the IS-F vs M3. Check out the torque figures and see why the IS-F is faster.

So the GX has a low hp/L rating, it still pulls more than the X5 4.8 which has both higher hp and higher torque. What gives?

About the 750iL being the least efficient BMW engine. That's BMW's problem, not mine.

To cement the "hp means nothing" statement, Honda's gutless S2000 makes 120hp/L.

— huu76 (View Profile)

Posted on 5/13/2008 12:23:00 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1