BMW 3-litre Twin Turbo Named Best Engine of the Year

Washington DC May 28, 2007; The AIADA newsletter reports that Business Week said that BMW's 3-litre twin turbo engine was crowned International Engine of the Year 2007 at the ninth annual International Engine of the Year Awards.

In an award independently judged by a jury of 62 motoring journalists from 30 countries, BMW has always fared well, but this year it excelled, taking the prestigious crown for the third consecutive year and taking seven of the remaining 12 awards with its 2.5-litre inline six and 5-litre V10.

Of the remaining awards, Volkswagen's 1.4-litre turbocharged and supercharged TSI unit triumphed for a second year in the 1-litre to 1.4-litre class, with its larger sibling, the 2-litre turbo developed by Audi and housed in the Golf GTi and Audi A3, topping the 1.8-litre to 2-litre category.

Some of the loudest cheers were for Porsche, who finally won an International Engine of the Year Award trophy. Its 3.6-litre turbo engine in the 911 Turbo was voted the best 3-litre to 4-litre engine in production today. Click Here to see the results from this and past years.