Hi motorers!

MINI has made it again for best engine of 2006. (# 3 in its class)

International Engine of the Year 2006
1. BMW 5-litre V10 318
2. Volkswagen 1.4-litre TSI 270
3. BMW 3-litre Diesel 233
4. Toyota 1.5-litre Hybrid 200
5. Volkswagen 2-litre FSI Turbo 199
6. BMW 3.2-litre 139
7. Subaru 2.5-litre Turbo 104
8. Honda 1-litre IMA 62

Best New Engine of 2006
1. Volkswagen 1.4-litre TSI (Golf) 250
2. Toyota 3.5-litre V6 Hybrid (GS450h) 196
3. Chevrolet 7-litre V8 (Corvette Z06) 123
4. Mercedes-AMG 6.2-litre (CLK, ML) 117
5. Porsche 3.4-litre flat six (Cayman) 102
6. Honda 1.8-litre (Civic) 81

Best Fuel Economy
1. Toyota Hybrid 1.5-litre (Prius) 196
2. Honda Hybrid 1.3-litre IMA (Civic) 127
3. Fiat-GM Diesel 1.3-litre (Panda, Grande Punto, IDEA, Doblo, Lancia Ypsilon, Opel/Vauxhall Agila, Corsa Astra, Meriva, Tigra, Combo, Suzuki New Ingis) 111
4. Honda 3-litre V6 Hybrid (Accord) 74
5. Toyota 3.5-litre V6 Hybrid (GS450h) 54
6. Renault/Nissan Diesel 2-litre (Mégane, Laguna) 49

Best Performance Engine
1. BMW 5-litre V10 (M5, M6) 342
2. Ferrari 4.3-litre V8 (F430) 160
3. Mercedes-AMG 6-litre bi-Turbo (SL65, CL65, Maybach) 130
4. Chevrolet 7-litre V8 (Corvette ZO6) 103
5. Porsche 3.8-litre (911) 54
6. BMW 3.2-litre (M3, Z4 M) 52

Sub 1-litre
1. Honda 1-litre IMA (Insight) 282
2. Toyota 1-litre 3-cylinder (Aygo, Yaris/Echo/Vitz, Citroen C1, Peugeot 107) 239
3. Ford 1-litre supercharged (EcoSport) 144
4. Smart Diesel 799cc (ForTwo) 99
5. Suzuki 1-litre (Wagon R+) 94
6. Smart 698cc (ForTwo) 81

1-litre to 1.4-litre
1. Volkswagen 1.4-litre TSI (Golf) 264
2. Honda Hybrid 1.3-litre IMA (Civic) 250
3. Fiat-GM Diesel 1.3-litre (Panda, Grande Punto, IDEA, Doblo, Lancia Ypsilon, Opel/Vauxhall Agila, Corsa, Astra, Meriva, Tigra, Combo, Suzuki New Ignis) 188
4. Peugeot-Citroën/Ford Diesel 1.4-litre (Citroën C2, C3, Xsara, Ford Fiesta, Fusion, Mazda 2/ Demio, Peugeot 1007, 307) 103
5. Toyota Diesel 1.4-litre (Yaris/Echo/Vitz, MINI) 52
6. Volkswagen 1.4-litre FSI (GDI) (VW Polo, Golf) 50


1.4-litre to 1.8-litre
1. Toyota Hybrid 1.5-litre (Prius) 274
2. Honda 1.8-litre (Civic) 129
3. MINI 1.6-litre Supercharged (Cooper S) 126
4. Renault Diesel 1.5-litre dCi (Clio, Modus, Mégane, Scénic, Nissan Micra/March, Almera, Tiida/Note/Versa) 110
5. Peugeot-Citroën/Ford Diesel 1.6-litre 106
6. Toyota 1.8-litre VVTL-I 190 94

1.8-litre to 2-litre
1. Volkswagen/Audi 2-litre FSI Turbo (Golf GTi , Audi A3, A4, A6, Skoda Octavia, Seat Leon) 218
2. Honda 2-litre i-VTEC (Civic Type-R) 131
3. Honda 2-litre (S2000 (Europe/Asia)) 126
4. BMW Diesel 2-litre (X3, 120d, 320d, 520d) 108
5. Renault/Nissan Diesel 2-litre (Laguna, Mégane) 97
6. Mitsubishi 2-litre Turbo (Evo IX, Outlander/Airtek) 95


2-litre to 2.5-litre
1. Subaru 2.5-litre flat four Turbo (Forester, Impreza, Saab 9-2X) 155
2. BMW 2.5-litre (325, 525, Z4) 153
3. Honda Diesel 2.2-litre (Civic, Accord (Europe), CR-V, FR-V) 145
4. Mazda 2.3-litre GDI Turbo (6MPS) 141
5. Toyota Diesel 2.2-litre D-CAT (Avensis, Corolla Verso, RAV4, Lexus IS220d) 115
6. Fiat Diesel 2.4-litre JTD Multijet (Alfa 159, 166, Brera, Lancia Thesis, Fiat Croma) 87
6. Honda 2.2-litre (S2000 (North America)) 87

2.5-litre to 3-litre
1. BMW Diesel 3-litre Twin Turbo (535d) 278
2. BMW 3-litre 6-cylinder (Z4, 330, 530, 630, 730) 182
3. Honda 3-litre V6 Hybrid (Accord) 163
4. Audi/VW Diesel 3-litre V6 (A4, A6, A8, Q7, Touareg, Phaeton) 92
5. Jaguar Diesel 2.7-litre V6 Twin-Turbo (S-Type) 76
6. BMW 3-litre 6-cylinder (330, X3, X5) 73

3-litre to 4-litre
1. BMW 3.2-litre (M3, Z4 M) 235
2. Toyota 3.5-litre Hybrid (GS 450h) 189
3. Porsche 3.8-litre (911) 156
4. Porsche 3.6-litre Turbo (911 Turbo) 131
5. Toyota 3.3-litre Hybrid (Lexus RX 400h) 102
6. Audi 3.2-litre V6 FSI (A4, A6, A8) 89

Above 4-litre
1. BMW 5-litre V10 (M5, M6) 310
2. Ferrari 4.3-litre V8 (F430) 159
3. Mercedes-AMG 6-litre bi-turbo (SL65, CL65, Maybach) 108
4. Volkswagen Diesel 5-litre V10 (Touareg, Phaeton) 91
5. Chevrolet 7-litre V8 (Corvette ZO6) 78
6. Ferrari 5.7-litre V12 (612, Superamerica) 75

 

that aren't on the list?

Matt

 

Not bad for a "hastily designed engine".

 

What factors were considered in the sub-categories? Fuel economy, performance, or ???

 

In its class (1.4 - 1.8L) I think it's an overall of factors (performance, fuel economy, technology,...)

lol I think the rankings are about categories and engine sizes.

 

holy god, BMW has made that list 80 times

 

More details are available on this website :

http://www.ukintpress.com/engineofth...egories04.html

 

Thats really not bad. Just surprised that the Prius is there!

 

bah... they had to put at least one hybrid engine in there lol

so consider MINI's engine in 2nd place!

 

i thought my VQ motor was pretty capable... (v6 3.5L) oh well.