VW has broken BMW 4 year winning streak to claim the International Engine of the Year 2009 award.
The Category winners are…
• Best New Engine of the Year Porsche 3.8-litre flat six (hey, I can vouch for the old one being pretty good too!)
• Green Engine of the Year Volkswagen 1.4-litre TSI Twincharger
• Best Performance Engine Mercedes-AMG 6.2-litre
• Sub 1-litre Toyota 1-litre
• 1-litre to 1.4-litre Volkswagen 1.4-litre TSI Twincharger
• 1.4-litre to 1.8-litre BMW-PSA 1.6-litre Turbo
• 1.8-litre to 2-litre Audi 2-litre TFSI
• 2-litre to 2.5-litre Mercedes-Benz Diesel 2.1-litre
• 2.5-litre to 3-litre BMW 3-litre DI Twin-Turbo
• 3-litre to 4-litre BMW 4-litre V8
• Above 4-litre Mercedes-AMG 6.2-litre
Only 1 award went to a non German marque and that’s where the German’s don’t play (<1 litre) :usa7uh:
[Source: GermanCarForum]
