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MINI engine wins 'Engine of the Year' 1.4 to 1.8 litre category

For the fourth year running BMW has won overall top prize at the 2008 International Engine of the Year Awards.

A panel of judges from around the globe awarded the top honour to the 3.0-litre twin-turbocharged petrol engine which powers the 1 Series, 3 Series and X6 in the 135i, 335i and X6 xDrive35i models respectively.

The 1.6 litre BMW/PSA unit found in the MINI scooped the top prize in the 1.4 to 1.8 litre engine capacity. Between them, BMW and MINI drove off with five category wins to dominate the 2008 awards.

Final results for overall IEotY 2008:

  • Engine - Points

  • BMW 3.0-litre twin-turbo (Various / 306hp) - 380

  • Volkswagen Group 1.4-litre TSI (Various / Various) - 287

  • Volkswagen Group 2.0-litre FSI (Various / 207hp) - 270

  • BMW 4.0-litre V8 (M3 / 420hp) - 241

  • BMW PSA 1.6-litre turbo (Various / 173hp) - 151

  • BMW 5.0-litre V10 (M5, M6 / 507hp) – 149

Courtesy: BMW Group, Germany

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Posted by Jigar Gondalia on 9 May, 2008 5:07:25 PM IST #


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