Four award-winners spanning a displacement range of 1.6 to 4.0 litres – BMW Group again emerges as the most successful auto manufacturer in the internationally renowned engine contest. Munich / Stuttgart. Unbeaten titleholders and triumphant newcomers have secured the BMW Group’s renewed pre-eminence at the 2012 International Engine of the Year Awards. Powerplants guaranteeing efficient power delivery in current BMW and MINI models topped no fewer than four out of eight displacement categories. The quartet of trophy-winners comprised two four-cylinder engines, a straight-six and an eight-cylinder. Scooping up best-in-class wins were the 1.6-litre turbo unit of the MINI John Cooper S, the four-cylinder engine with BMW TwinPower Turbo technology that drives the new BMW 328i, among others, the straight-six with M TwinPower Turbo of the BMW 1 Series M Coupe, and the V8 under the bonnet of the BMW M3. This year’s winners were selected by an international panel of judges made up of 76 motoring journalists from 36 countries. The Engine of the Year Awards were presented against the backdrop of the Engine Expo trade fair in Stuttgart. With these latest accolades, the BMW Group continues its winning streak in the world’s foremost engine competition. Thanks to the Group’s outstanding development expertise in this area, it has managed to notch up more than 50 class and overall wins at the International Engine of the Year Awards since 1999. In 2012, yet again, engines of widely differing design created for BMW and MINI models dominated a large number of displacement categories. Moreover, the latest title-winners span an unusually broad output spectrum ranging from 135 kW/184 hp to 309 kW/420 hp. The 2012 competition saw the prize in the 1.4-litre to 1.8-litre displacement class handed to the engine that drives the MINI Cooper S, in a reprise of its success last year. The 1.6-litre four-cylinder develops peak output of 135 kW/184 hp with the help of a twin-scroll turbocharger, direct petrol injection and variable valve control based on the BMW-patented VALVETRONIC technology. Among the key attributes of this unit are not only its eager power delivery but also exemplary efficiency for its class.
You know they should hold off on those engineering awards until they know how the engine runs over the long haul. They are all good when they are new. :skep:
BMW / MINI is soon expected to stack the deck when they come out with their new twin scroll 3 cylinders..... Heh Heh Heh.... Followed by their tri scroll 2 cylinders and finally their variable scroll 1 cylinder.....
The 1.6-litre turbo unit engine of the year will end up being the 1.6-litre debacle of the decade :crazy:
Best carbon limp mode DI engine ever! They all look good on paper but the truth comes out over time. FYI- Chevy 350 cu was and is still the best V8 ever.
Nein! There is nothing defective about your power steering fan... I mean engine mount... I mean Midlands.... I mean CVT.... I mean air conditioning compressor.... I mean timing chain tensioner... I mean direct injection... NOTHING. Take your talk of defects and go home. And buy another quality MINI product. Because it is required of you.