[edgarj]

News snippet here.

[jonm42]

They call it a twin turbo V6? Have they looked at it recently?

[scpage]

They corrected the article now :rocks:

[chbrules]

[Fartpimpson]

:rocks: :rocks:

[rsjames]

I love me some N54...but they're probably right about Audi being robbed. That V8 in the RS4 is one sweet lump. But if they considered 83 percent of the power with 50 percent better gas mileage for the N54 compared to the 4.2, I can see how they came to that conclusion.

Richard

[SGP335i]

Originally Posted by jonm42

They call it a twin turbo V6? Have they looked at it recently?

Nice spot I didn't even catch it...

[T Bone]

Originally Posted by rsjames

I love me some N54...but they're probably right about Audi being robbed. That V8 in the RS4 is one sweet lump. But if they considered 83 percent of the power with 50 percent better gas mileage for the N54 compared to the 4.2, I can see how they came to that conclusion.

Richard

The Audi engine is not the same class as the N54. The Audi engine is being compared to the BMW S85 V10 in the >4.0 liter category. The S85 won that class and the best performance engine categories this year.

If the Audi engine cannot beat the S85, it cannot be considered for the best engine of the year.

Same goes for the new S65.

[BzzzBom]

Originally Posted by edgarj

News snippet here.

With or without the oil cooler??

[mayno]

Originally Posted by edgarj

News snippet here.

thought this wasn't suppose to be announced until tomorrow May 9.

[BMWPower06]

yea said may 9th on their site...

[mayno]

Originally Posted by BMWPower06

yea said may 9th on their site...

so is this early-announcement BS?

[edgarj]

Originally Posted by mayno

so is this early-announcement BS?

It's either a leak or a total hoax. They cited Motorauthority, who said it was announced.. but you're right, it's not supposed to have been announced until tomorrow.

[Spool]

N54 is definitely engine of the year, however, the fuel pump should win worst POS of the year....

[mayno]

Originally Posted by Spool

N54 is definitely engine of the year, however, the fuel pump should win worst POS of the year....

YUP, they just posted it on their site! :rocks:

http://www.ukintpress.com/engineofth...7/bestnew.html

[BoostedBMW]

That's definitely a nice award to win.

[MacAttack]

+1

[tokion]

The BMW winners:

* BMW 3.0 litre Twin Turbo in-line six cylinder petrol engine
* BMW M 5.0 litre V10 petrol engine
* BMW 2.5 litre in-line six cylinder petrol engine
* MINI 1.6 litre Turbo petrol engine

With seven awards for four engines, BMW once again emerges as the most successful brand from the “International Engine of the Year Awards 2007”, the world’s most important engine competition. For the third time in a row, the Awards jury – consisting of 62 high-ranking international automobile journalists from 30 countries including Australia – awarded the principal prize, the highly sought-after “International Engine of the Year” to the Bavarian automobile manufacturer.

This year the trophy goes to the new BMW 3.0 litre Twin Turbo petrol engine, now fitted in all body variations of the successful BMW 3 Series. The world’s first in-line 6-cylinder engine with Twin Turbo technology also came out top in two other categories, winning the “Best New Engine of the Year 2007” and the 2.5 – 3.0 litre capacity class.

In addition to the engine’s enormous pulling power, the jury was particularly impressed by the high efficiency of the 225 kW power unit. With 9.5 litres per 100 kilometres in the BMW 335i Coupé, the average fuel consumption level based on the EU norm is extremely moderate for this performance class. The Twin Turbo achieves this mainly due to BMW High Precision Injection, the first jet-guided direct injection system ever to be produced in high-volume production. It enables a particularly precise metering of the air-fuel mixture.

Two awards were won by the V10 high-performance engine, which is to be found under the bonnet of the BMW M5 and M6. The 507bhp power package with a capacity of 5 litres received the award “Best Performance Engine of the Year” as in the last two years, and also won in the engine class over 4.0 litres capacity. In 2005 and 2006 this exceptional engine won the “International Engine of the Year” award itself. “The BMW V10 is still unsurpassed”, said jury member Jeroen Jongeneel of “De Telegraaf”.

The 2.0 – 2.5 litre Award was won by the 2.5 litre 6-cylinder petrol engine with VALVETRONIC which is used in the BMW Z4 Roadster 2.5si and X3 2.5si. With its fully variable valve control – used for the first time in 2001 and since established in millions of vehicles – the engine delivers 160 kW and founds the BMW philosophy of efficient dynamics. “You can hear the 2.5-litre engine from a long way off due to its exquisite sound”, says jury member Rogelio Rivera-Nava from Mexico. “The in-line 6-cylinder construction provides the basis for the technical purity of this most famous of all BMW engines. It is pleasure to drive it.”

And this was not the end of the prize series for BMW Group. In the 1.4-1.8 litre category the trophy jointly went to BMW Group and PSA Peugeot Citroën, the developing partners of the 1.6 litre turbo engine. It powers the MINI Cooper S with sporty 128 kW, as well as models of the developing partner in brand-specific adaption. The newly created special features of this 4-cylinder engine include the innovative Twin Scroll turbo technology and a fuel direct injection.

Over the last nine years, BMW has won over 30 of the highly sought-after “International Engine of the Year Award” trophies. This is impressive evidence of the BMW’s market leadership in the field of engine construction.
International Engine of the Year Awards 2007: Winners
Best New Engine of 2007: BMW 3-litre Twin-Turbo (335i)

Best Fuel Economy :Toyota 1.5-litre Hybrid Synergy Drive (Prius)

Best Performance Engine: BMW 5-litre V10 (M5, M6)

Sub 1-litre: Toyota 1-litre (Aygo, Yaris, Peugeot 107, Citroën C1)

1-litre to 1.4-litre: Volkswagen 1.4-litre TSI Twincharger (Golf, Touran, Jetta)

1.4-litre to 1.8-litre: BMW-PSA 1.6-litre Turbo (MINI, Peugeot 207)

1.8-litre to 2-litre: Volkswagen 2-litre Turbo (Golf, Audi A3, A6, SEAT Leon, Skoda Octavia)

2-litre to 2.5-litre: BMW 2.5-litre (325, 525, X3, Z4)

2.5-litre to 3-litre: BMW 3-litre Twin-Turbo (335i)

3-litre to 4-litre: Porsche 3.6-litre Turbo (911)

Above 4-litre: BMW 5-litre V10 (M5, M6)

And…
International Engine of the Year 2007: BMW 3-litre Twin-Turbo (335i)