Who has the Best Engines for 2007?

wow ur soo smart! U sound stupid comparing a 3.0l engine to a 3.5l engine so shut it. btw i bet u on anything that if ToyLex tried to develop a 3.0 6 cylinder engine they, it wont b better than this 1

— M53R (View Profile)

Posted on 12/6/2006 8:54:56 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 5   

JakeKann:
"the BMW motor is so underpowered, unrefined and not as quiet or smooth as the Lexus V6."

This statement is not biased. It is true. Acura's V6 also stands out in refined and smoothness.

sheepdog

— Homer008 (View Profile)

Posted on 12/6/2006 9:55:48 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: -8   

Keep trolling, Nicehomer. You and Jake seem to be the same person. Extremely biased Lexus fanboys.

— BMW530i (View Profile)

Posted on 12/6/2006 9:59:57 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

Oh yeah?
And how's 420hp from a 4.2L V8 in the RS4?
100Hp per Liter.....
Enough said...
If you are going to put down a brand, at least know your facts.

— AlexTx (View Profile)

Posted on 12/6/2006 10:03:42 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 5   

Quiet everyone, JakeKann needs a quiet motor.

Looks like JakeKann won't be buying a Ferrari, Porsche or Harley anytime soon.

— EL34 (View Profile)

Posted on 12/6/2006 10:36:19 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4   

"Inferior cars like Audi can only get 360 horsepower from a 4.2 V8. "

Audi made 420hp from the same engine, without supercharging it or turbocharging it, in the RS4! They could easily drop it into the next A8!

— S4cabriofoxone (View Profile)

Posted on 12/6/2006 5:43:48 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

JakeKann,

Your post was the most pathetic excuse I've heard from a fanboy. Yes the Lexus V8 is a good engine, but the Ward editors have their own opinions and maybe they actually drive the cars first and then come up with conclusions. Something a brainwashed idiot like you doesn't seem capable of doing.

I don't usually say this, but people like you should jump off a cliff. Seriously.

— Willis (View Profile)

Posted on 12/6/2006 9:02:30 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4   

this is accurate. .Isnt audi's A3 engine made by vw?.

— AmazingBimmer (View Profile)

Posted on 12/6/2006 9:15:55 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: -1   

Is there anyone who can explain why you americans are so hot for BMW?? I mean, I'm from Europe and i'm 20 years old. When I read the posts on autospies, I can't help but notice the hardcore love for bmw.
I mean most youngsters here would like a Lexus or Infinity (wich doesn't exist in europe!!!) somuch more than the 3er because everyone got one. No one turns their head for a Bmw here especially the x5 wich is seen more here then american muscle cars in the us!!

p.s. If you americans really want to show off with I don't know what y'all want but buy a mercedes or Audi.
forget Bmw.
My neighbour got a BMW M5 and when it was 3 months old he traded it in for a CLS AMG ;-)

peace

— valentino (View Profile)

Posted on 12/6/2006 10:05:07 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: -2   

The list looks pretty good except for 1 , why is the Ford Mustang 4.6L SOHC crap out of date in it ?

— 99gs400 (View Profile)

Posted on 12/6/2006 10:20:02 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: -5   

Did nobody realize that for obvious reasons JakeKann is talking out of his ass. If you check his first post he rates the Audi V8 at 360hp. IT'S WRONG MORON. Even though this fact wont make the Audi look better but it's actually 350hp.

— physician (View Profile)

Posted on 12/6/2006 10:42:37 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

The RS4 engine didn't make it because the RS4 is more than 54,000.

The VW/Audi 2.0 T FSI did because it is an excellent engine.

— chewy (View Profile)

Posted on 12/6/2006 10:45:37 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4   

The Lexus is also over 54,000 so it can't qualify for the competition.

— chewy (View Profile)

Posted on 12/6/2006 10:47:29 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 5   

I don't know about the duratech 3.5l engine being on the list. I mean the Infiniti engine makes more power, etc. yet the duratech makes the cut???

— kart1 (View Profile)

Posted on 12/6/2006 1:13:37 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -4   

I'm surprised the nissan 3.5 is on the list. It may have high HP ratings at the crank, but it doesn't seem to put much to the wheels. I recently dyno'ed my '06 Lexus IS350, and it put down 278 RWHP. I got copies of all the 350Z and G35 dyno files they had for comparison, and they were all putting down mid 230s.

— Gernby (View Profile)

Posted on 12/6/2006 2:10:17 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4   

the 350 and the G35 have different engines currently.
The Z will get the g35's 306 hp engine later this year.

— mstangpny07 (View Profile)

Posted on 12/6/2006 5:53:19 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

This is a bought award you can easily tell. Some of the engines are worth it but anybody who actualy works on motors and is up to date knows that this is just a marketing ploy. Yea for money!

— SteveL (View Profile)

Posted on 12/6/2006 2:58:07 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

Nissan Motor Co. has always been the leader and trend setter. Every engine that has went into the Maxima, going back to the early '90s has been reengineered by other companies hoping to stay up to par with Nissan.

Even the big boys have resorted to copying Nissan. Mercedes, BMW, Lexus. Nissan was the first to get 255hp out of 3.5L. Others could barely get 205hp out of 3.5L I must say that Audi, has done their own research but seems to come up short. Maybe they should get on board.

— Jay7 (View Profile)

Posted on 12/6/2006 5:24:13 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -2   

That counts, I'm sorry to tell you.

— S4cabriofoxone (View Profile)

Posted on 12/6/2006 11:30:40 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

Wait til the next generation Porsche Cayenne comes out with the Turbo Charged Direct Fuel Injected V8 producing 500 horsepower.

— racer_65 (View Profile)

Posted on 12/7/2006 1:34:07 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

Motor Trend was not impressed by the Ford 3.5 in the Edge; said it did not like to rev.

— sold2early (View Profile)

Posted on 12/7/2006 11:32:10 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

The BMW AG 3L turbocharged DOHC I-6 (335i) will take home the oscar in 2007. In a very close second will be the Audi AG 2L turbocharged DOHC I-4 (Audi A3) and BMW AG 3L DOHC I-6 (Z4 3.0si)

— BM3W (View Profile)

Posted on 12/7/2006 1:24:18 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

3.5L VQ again??? good for them

— pchera01 (View Profile)

Posted on 12/7/2006 2:04:19 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

gotta give nissan due praise for that v-6. i've heard nothing but great things about it FOREVER. it really means alot to have that good of a v-6. it's a design that many makers have been baffled by. apparently it is a difficult design to balance properly.

that said, it's a shame more i-6's aren't available on the market

— 1995e34 (View Profile)

Posted on 12/7/2006 3:05:36 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

In my opinion, I will give it to the Audi AG 2L turbocharged DOHC I-4 (Audi A3)
It has the most HP & TQ per litre. The HP/TQ ratio is also an impressive 0.97, and it achieves peak torque at 1800 rpm.

The next will be the * BMW AG 3L turbocharged DOHC I-6 (335i) for the balance on the HP & TQ/litre numbers, it has a HP/TQ ratio of 1, and achieves a peak torqe at 1300 rpm.

The next on my list will be * DaimlerChrysler AG 3L DOHC V-6 turbodiesel (Mercedes-Benz E320 Bluetec/Jeep Grand Cherokee CRD). The HP/litre numbers are not that great but considering the fact that it is Diesel, makes we pick it as it compensates that with a high TQ/litre number. Of course that also skews the HP/TQ ratio but it is a diesel so that is expected. It achieves peakt torque at 1600 rpm

The next is the * Toyota Motor Corp. 3.5L DOHC V-6 (Lexus IS 350)
Good TQ & HP/litre numbers, with a HP/TQ ratio of 1.10 and a peak TQ at 4800 rpm.

The next pick will be the * Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. 3.5L DOHC V-6 (Infiniti G35) which is pretty close to the Toyota's engine.

The next is the * DaimlerChrysler AG Hemi 5.7L OHV V-8 (Chrysler 300C).

Next is the * BMW AG 3L DOHC I-6 (Z4 3.0si)

* Ford Motor Co. 4.6L SOHC V-8 (Mustang GT/Mustang Shelby GT)

* Mazda Motor Corp. 2.3L DISI turbocharged DOHC I-4 (Mazdaspeed3)

* Ford Motor Co. Duratec 35 3.5L DOHC V-6 (Ford Edge/Lincoln MKX)

— AdmiralT20 (View Profile)

Posted on 12/7/2006 3:11:26 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2