In another year of intensive new engine development within the automotive industry, the judging panel for the International Engine of the Year Awards has once again assessed every new engine that has come onto the market in the last twelve months, and judged whether they can take on and beat the established leaders in the individual class categories.
Dean Slavnich, editor of Engine Technology International and co-chairman of the International Engine of the Year Awards, says: "The most interesting aspect of this year's awards is the degree to which new electric powertrains from manufacturers such as Nissan and Mitsibushi are in a head to head battle with new and increasingly clever small capacity internal combustion engines, such as Fiat's 875cc two-cylinder ‘TwinAir' engine and VW's now well-established TSi ‘TwinCharger' unit. The results of this year's competition will be fascinating."
Elsewhere in the awards, the higher-capacity engine categories have seen the German marques of BMW, Mercedes and Audi, put in yet another dominant performance. BMW in particular is represented in eight of the category shortlists, often with more than one engine shortlisted in a given category.
However, in the high-capacity and performance categories there are some stunning new contenders in the form of Ferrari's 570bhp, 4.5-liter V8 engine as featured in the 458 Italia, and McLaren's eagerly anticipated 3.8-liter V8 that powers the 600bhp MP4-12C 600bhp.
The 13th International Engine of the Year Award will be presented at Engine Expo 2011 in Stuttgart, Germany on 18th May. The event, one of the annual highlights of the automotive industry calendar, will see a total of twelve Awards given to those manufacturers who have been judged to have achieved excellence in powertrain engineering.
For further information on the Awards, please visit: www.ukipme.com/engineoftheyear
No comments:
Post a Comment