2006 Engine of the Year Award

**wren** · June 23rd, 2006 08:42 AM

Summary of the International Engine of the Year Award winners for 2006

International Engine of the Year
BMW 5.0-liter V10 — (M5 + M6)

Best New Engine
Volkswagen 1.4-liter TSI Twincharger — VW Golf - (European model)

Best Fuel Economy
Toyota Hybrid Synergy Drive — (Toyota Prius)

Best Performance Engine
BMW 5.0-liter V10 — (M5 + M6)

Best Above 4.0 liters
BMW 5.0-liter V10 — (M5 + M6

Best 3.0 liters to 4.0 liters
BMW 3.2-liter — (BMW M3 + BMW Z4)

Best 2.5 liters to 3.0 liters
BMW 3.0-liter twin-turbo diesel — (European models)

Best 2.0 liters to 2.5 liters
Subaru 2.5-liter Turbo — (Forester, Impreza, Saab 9-2X)

Best 1.8 liter to 2.0 liters
Volkswagen 2.0-liter FSI Turbo — (Golf, GTI, Jetta, Passat + Audi A3, A4)

Best 1.4 liter to 1.8 liter
Toyota Hybrid Synergy Drive — (Toyota Prius)

Best 1.0 liter to 1.4 liter
Volkswagen 1.4-liter TSI Twincharger — VW Golf (European model)

Best Sub 1 liter
Honda hybrid 1.0-liter IMA — (Honda Insight)

hanep ang BMW! check out the little engine that could, subaru's 2.5 turbo. hybrids did well too. what do you guys think of the selections?

**mazdamazda** · June 23rd, 2006 04:53 PM

the BMW twin-turbo diesel engine is just sweet...

**uls** · June 23rd, 2006 05:11 PM

the Germans have always been known for their engineering precision.

Why do they remind me of the Borg?

**BlueBimmer** · June 23rd, 2006 05:20 PM

kahit isang merc engine wala..

**yuichi** · June 23rd, 2006 05:34 PM

"Best 2.0 liters to 2.5 liters
Subaru 2.5-liter Turbo — (Forester, Impreza, Saab 9-2X)"

did'nt realized this saab is using sooby's.

**theveed** · June 23rd, 2006 06:12 PM

Saab is GM owned din kasi. Pero surprised din ako hehe... Usually 9-3 ang pinapansin sa Saab

**niky** · June 23rd, 2006 06:16 PM

It's just the 9-2X, because it's a rebadge of the Impreza. All other Saabs still use their proprietary low pressure turbo engines.

**5Speed** · June 23rd, 2006 07:11 PM

hmmmm no audi engine???

I wonder what midinite will say about this.....

**speedy** · June 24th, 2006 04:31 AM

Mercedes really doesn't have anything new for 06. 5.5 V8, the supercharged versions, and the 6LV12 and Bi-turbos are nothing new. But the for 07, MB tuning division AMG has a whole new V8. Light weight with more torque and comprable hp than BMWs V10. Then again, the new engine was exclusively developed by AMG which is subsequently owned by MB. So who really owns it, don't know.

**wren** · June 24th, 2006 07:24 AM

Originally Posted by yuichi

"Best 2.0 liters to 2.5 liters
Subaru 2.5-liter Turbo — (Forester, Impreza, Saab 9-2X)"

did'nt realized this saab is using sooby's.

yeah, GM had a 20 percent stake in Fuji Heavy Industries (Subaru's parent company), so I guess the Saabaru was one of the concessions FHI had to make. They were also selling Foresters in India as Chevrolet Foresters (argh, i think i'm gonna barf!). Thankfully, Toyota has since bought that stake from GM so 2006 should be the end of Saabaru. GM had one of the best engines and 4WD systems in the world at its disposal, and that was the best they could do.