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| Ferrari 3.9 Litre V8 Twin-turbo has retained the international engine of the year award. |
Welcome to the 19th
international engine of the year award…
And the international
engine of the year award goes to Ferrari: the twin-turbopetrol V8
So, how does the
competition work? Well, all passenger car engines in production that are
available in more than one country are divided into their respective categories
(mostly by capacity). Each judge then has to score their top five engine in
each segment. The winner of each capacity category, and the new electric
category, progresses to final round, where the overall winner is chosen.
The international
engine of the year award for 2017 was handed out to Ferrari 3.9 litre V8 twin
turbo petrol engine codename F154CB which powers the 488 GTB, 488 spider
For the past 19 years,
Ferrari has kept a consistent win in a row, scoring back to back wins in the
international engine award competition making it the only powertrain with such
a record number.
The 3.9 litre twin
turbo petrol engine V8 beat the likes of the 3.0 litre flat six from Porsche
911 range, the BMW i8’s petrol electric drivetrain, the 2.5 litre turbocharged
five cylinder from the Audi RS3 and TT RS, Ford’s turbocharged 1.0 litre engine
among others.
According to Tony
Robinson, founder of the international engine of the year award.
“This is only the
second time in the history of the international engine of the year award that
such a powerful performance engine has taken the overall honours two years
consecutively and won the most coveted outright international engine of the
year award title. The Ferrari V8 is all about amazing power delivery,
precision, driveability and a wonderful soundtrack, too. One day soon it’ll be
a classic in its own right; indeed I think it is already!”
“This blend of
heart-thumping performance on both road and track, with a glorious V8 Maranello
rumble and ultra-sophisticated design that’s loaded with advanced technologies,
makes the Ferrari V8 unbeatable” said Dean Slavnich, Co-chairman; International
Engine of the Year Awards.
The second generation
Honda NSX’s 3.5 litre V6 turbopetrol hybrid drivetrain won the New Engine of
the year award for the first time beating the likes of Mercedes Benz;s 2.0
litre, inline four cylinder turbodiesel and fiat Chrysler’s 2.9 litre V6
turbopetrol. Honda also is the only Asian car maker to be awarded a prize this
year. Telsa became the first automaker to win the new Electric Powertrain
category with its Model S and X model.
Porsche bagged the
prize for the best engine between 1.8 and 2.0 litre with the four cylinder from
Boxster and Cayman while PSA Peugoet Citroen’s three cylinder turbo engine took
home the award for best engine between 1.0 and 1.4 litre.
Ford’s 1.0 litre
EcoBoost engine yet again claimed the Under 1.0 litre title for the sixth year
in a row.
See the full results
below…
|
Award Category
|
Engine
|
|
Overall
International
Engine of the Year
|
Ferrari 3.9 litre
twin turbopetrol, V8
|
|
New Engine
|
Honda
3.5 litre
twin
turbopetrol
V6,
electric petrol hybrid
|
|
Green Engine
|
Telsa full electric
powertrain
|
|
Performance Engine
|
Ferrai
3.9 litre
twin
turbopetrol, V8
|
|
Electric Powertrain
|
Telsa full electic
powertrain
|
|
Sub 1.0 litre
|
Ford
999 cm3 ,
three
cylinder
turbopetrol
|
|
1 litre to 1.4 litre
|
PSA Peugeot
Citroen 1.2 litre,
three cylinder,
turbopetrol
|
|
1.4 litre to 1.8 litre
|
BMW
1.5 litre
three
cylinder
turbopetrol
electric-
petrol
hybrid
|
|
1.8 litre to 2.0 litre
|
Porsche 2.0 litre
flat four,
turbopetrol
|
|
2 litre to 2.5 litre
|
Audi
2.5 litre,
inline
five,
turbopetrol
|
|
2.5 litre to 3 litre
|
Porsche 3.0 litre,
flat-six, turbopetrol
|
|
3 litre to 4.0 litre
|
Ferrari
3.9 litre
twin
turbopetrol, V8
|
|
Above 4.0 litre
|
Ferrari 6.3 litre V12, petrol
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