Edmunds: BMW 5-Liter V10 Wins International Engine of the Year

[bum-man]

because it's relevant

BMW's 3.2L virtually has no competitors in the displacement class of 3.0L-4.0L, not to take anything away from it it's still a great engine. I'm surprised with the M156 wasn't included in performance engine and the LS7 placed so low. I guess judges only consider high hp/L instead of inovation in real world applications.

 

[Matt]

what about Lexus' 3.5 litre that produces 306 hp.
or Nissans/Infinitis 3.5 litre that produces 290ish.
or The 3.8 litre Carrera S engine or 3.6 litre Carrera engine.


Theres a bit of competition I believe...

 

[vabboud]

well hp/l wise, the 3.0/3.0turbo, and M3 engine all are spectacular, but an in depth comparison that includes consumption, performance, weight, durability, etc... would not undermine these packages, these engines are as near to eprfection in their respective classes as possible

 

[bum-man]

The Nissian and Lexus engines are hardly performance engines and for the Porsche engine, well I guess just like I said, who cares it doesn't produce over 100hp/L.

 

[vabboud]

neither are the new BMW 3.0 engines in turbo or NA form, but they offer as high hp/liter as possible without stressing them, coupled with DI for consumption, they have class leading weights, and some of the best curves avaialble,

 

[Deutsch]

Long live Bayersche Motor Werken!!!

 

[MoSs]

Congrats for the M5 V10 , B.S for the 6.3 ranking 4th ....... Wait untill the engine is put in a car ..... Then we can talk !!

 

[Carbon]

Yeah I'd say the 3.6 liter flat six in the new GT3 is far more deserving than the same old 3.2 liter straight 6 in the BMWs.

 

[Zafiro]

Yeah I'd say the 3.6 liter flat six in the new GT3 is far more deserving than the same old 3.2 liter straight 6 in the BMWs.

There are rules for a engine to compete here, it has to be in a car thats been for sale a couple of months already also the engine need to be sale in more than one market. I dont think GT3 engine been out long enough yet to be in this competition.

 

[bum-man]

There are rules for a engine to compete here, it has to be in a car thats been for sale a couple of months already also the engine need to be sale in more than one market. I dont think GT3 engine been out long enough yet to be in this competition.

Well that means that the M156 (63 AMG) should not have competed as neither the ML63 or CLK63 are on sale.

 

[Zafiro]

Well that means that the M156 (63 AMG) should not have competed as neither the ML63 or CLK63 are on sale.

It was only in the category best new engine, I doubt it was compiting in other categories, the same with RS4.
The engine in SL65 was competing in all categories.

 

[bum-man]

Oh ok, I thought they would have tested them.

 

[PanterroR]

** Hey Tycoon, so how does it feel driving around an award winning engine..??!! Must be great knowing ur driving the best BMW engine behind the M5 & M3 engines.

Hehe! Thanks, mate! I almost opened my hood ladst night and kissed the engine!

No, seriously, even if it didn't win any award i don't care, just the sound of it when you hit the throttle deserves every possible award!

 

[gustavo]

BMW's 3.2L virtually has no competitors in the displacement class of 3.0L-4.0L, not to take anything away from it it's still a great engine. I'm surprised with the M156 wasn't included in performance engine and the LS7 placed so low. I guess judges only consider high hp/L instead of inovation in real world applications.

You have the point. The engine is ok, but pretty old and outdated. No Direct Injection technology, heavy engine block, no up-to-date emissions and so on. There are other engines worth to mention, but maybe other car makers dont want to pay the biatches for the jury

BTW: Why do they label the competition "engine of the year 2006 when the year is only five month old?
Shouldnt it be called engine of the year 2005?

 

[Zafiro]

BTW: Why do they label the competition "engine of the year 2006 when the year is only five month old?
Shouldnt it be called engine of the year 2005?

already been nominations for year 2005. They always have these nominations at this time of year.

 

[martinbo]

Check it out: Subaru wins an engine award! Woo hoo!

I know it's out of character, but gimme just a few moments to celebrate...



There done it. Ok, now that I've got that out of my system, a question:

Where can I get the results as the ukintpress.com site hasn't been updated in the category section.

 

[martinbo]

Wait, my mistake, the website is indeed updated. Looking in wrong section.

Too much excitement! Phew!

Oh btw, that's the engine in my car! Hence the gratuitous celebration.

2006 sees Subaru claim the top prize in the 2-litre to 2.5-litre category at the International Engine of the Year Awards with the replacement for its popular 2-litre turbo unit. The triumph is Subaru’s first-ever Awards trophy, its previous best having been a runner-up placing in 2004.

The winning powerplant is a 2457cc four-cylinder DOHC housed in the Impreza and Forester, as well as the Saab 9-2X. With outputs of 227bhp and 277bhp (the latter when housed in the Impreza STi), the engine will power the standard Impreza to 100km/h (62mph) from a standstill in 5.4 seconds and onto a maximum speed of 229km/h (143mph).

The new 2.5-litre boxer offers more punch than the unit it replaces with maximum torque of 320Nm now being available 400rpm lower than previously, at 3,600rpm. Combined EU consumption figures remain impressive for an engine of this size and power, with 10.9L/100km (25.9mpg) for the STi, and 10.3L/100km (27.4mpg) for the less powerful vehicle.

Such alterations won over International Engine of the Year Awards judges the world over, enabling the 2.5 to topple last year’s winner, the 2.2-litre diesel from Honda. Giving his approval to the engine’s layout, Benoit Pérot commented: “A flat configuration is still the best for a compact and perfectly balanced four- cylinder engine.” Paul Weissler of Motor magazine in the US also is full of praise for the flat-four: “It may be a bad pun to talk about the ‘punch’ in this turbocharged ‘boxer’ engine, but the heart of our favourite ‘pocket rocket’ is also butter-smooth at idle."

 

[Bozzor]

In 2007, I am prerry certain that the winner in the 4.0L+ category will be the Lexus LS 600h, the 5.0L V8 hybrid.

Kudos to BMW and to VW: Germans have done well.