2009 International Engine of the Year awards

Volkswagen has secured overall honors at the 2009 International Engine of the Year Awards, winning the accolade for the first time in the company’s history with its diminutive yet powerful 1.4L TSI Twincharger engine. The unit is offered across much of the VW model range, including the Golf, Scirocco and Eos, and is used to good effect by Seat in the Ibiza Cupra. The turbocharged and supercharged 1.4L also won the 1L to 1.4L category and was voted Green Engine of the Year, beating both Toyota’s and Honda’s new electric-hybrid powerplants.

Although losing out on the top award this year, BMW once again secured success at the Awards with its mighty ‘M Power’ 4L V8 topping the 3L to 4L category and its 3L DI Twin Turbo judged to be the best 2.5L to 3L engine. The Munich giant also shared a third category win with Peugeot PSA for their 1.6L Turbo engine in the 1.4L to 1.8L category, an outstanding product generated by the two companies’ joint powertrain development venture.

Also worthy of mention is Mercedes-Benz, which successfully took three category wins. Its 2.1L diesel won the 2L to 2.5L category and its powerhouse, AMG-developed, 6.2L V8 won the Above 4L category, with the same unit also judged to be the Performance Engine of the Year.

The Awards, which are judged by 65 motoring journalists from 32 countries across four continents, also rewarded a variety of other manufacturers for engine excellence in a number of different categories. Toyota won the Sub 1L category with its 998cc, three-cylinder engine. Audi was rewarded for its 2L, four-cylinder TFSI engine in the 1.8L to 2L category. And Porsche’s 3.8L flat-six was voted New Engine of the Year.

The 11th annual International Engine of the Year Award ceremony took place at Engine Expo 2009 in Stuttgart, Germany on 17 June. The event, one of the annual highlights of the automotive industry calendar, saw a total of 12 Awards given to those manufacturers who have been judged to have achieved excellence in their powertrain engineering.

International Engine of the Year Awards 2009 Winners

Best New Engine of 2009
Porsche 3.8L flat-six (911)

Green Engine of the Year
Volkswagen 1.4L TSI Twincharger (Golf, Touran, Tiguan, Jetta)

Performance Engine of the Year
Mercedes-AMG 6.2L (CLK, S, SL, CL, CLS, ML)

Sub 1L
Toyota 1L (Aygo, Yaris, Peugeot 107, Citroën C1, Subaru Justy)

1L to 1.4L
Volkswagen 1.4L TSI Twincharger (Golf, Eos, Scirocco, Touran, Tiguan, Jetta, Seat Ibiza Cupra)

1.4L to 1.8L
BMW-PSA 1.6L Turbo (MINI Cooper S, Clubman, Peugeot 207, 308)

1.8L to 2L
Audi 2L TFSI (A4, A5, Q5, VW Scirocco, Golf GTi)

2L to 2.5L
Mercedes-Benz Diesel 2.1L (BlueEfficiency C-Class, BlueEfficiency E-Class)

2.5L to 3L
BMW 3L DI Twin-Turbo (135, 335, X6, Z4, 730)

3L to 4L
BMW 4L V8 (M3)

Above 4L
Mercedes-AMG 6.2L (CLK, S, SL, CL, CLS, ML)

 

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1. The results for Engine of the Year Awards 2009 should be subjected to severe auditing from independent sources.

   I will only name 1 category where the results are simply outrageous to an extent far beyond comprehension: The Green Engine award.

   The jury had several cars to choose from, and two nominees were the VW TSI and the new Prius 3G (3rd generation).

   Having:

   The VW with 174 hp, 6.2 L/100 km and 144 g/km CO2;
   The Toyota with 136 hp, 3.9 L/100 km and 89 g/km CO2

   The jury says the car which has:

   +30% horsepower, 63% more fuel consumption, 62% more CO2 emissions

   is the greenest car… yeah… right… is this for real!?!?!

   The general public demands a general inquiry to this Jury votes right now!

   This is a shameful representation of how strong lobbies can go.
   I feel sick to the stomach reading this year’s awards.

   Shame on the jury!

   

   João Prates

   8 Aug 09 at 2:22 pm

    

 

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