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06-23-2009 12:35 PM #1Fawkin Skittles
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VW 1.4-liter Twincharger wins 2009 International Engine of the Year
What qualities are required for an engine to be considered the best-of-the-best in today's world? Naturally, any given engine needs to make enough power for its intended application, but fuel efficiency is just as important in modern society. This being the case, it's not terribly surprising that Volkswagen's innovative 1.4-liter Twincharger engine has taken home top honors as the 2009 International Engine of the Year, beating out BMW's powerful 3.0-liter direct-injected twin-turbo six-cylinder powerplant by just four points.
The Engie of the Year award is handed out based on the voting results of 65 motor scribes polled from all around the globe. Some 32 countries are represented in the jury, including the U.S., Germany, Japan, China, the U.K., and Korea.
To go along with its Engine of the Year award, VW's supercharged and turbocharged mill also won the Green Engine of the Year trophy – beating out Honda's 1.3-liter IMA hybrid powertrain in the process – and also took the nod in its 1.0-1.4-liter size class. Here's a list of the rest of the award winners:
* Best New Engine - Porsche's 3.8-liter 385bhp flat-six
* Best Performance Engine - Mercedes-AMG 6.2-liter V8
* Sub 1-liter - Toyota 1-liter three-cylinder
* 1.8-2.0L - Audi 2-liter TFSI
* 2.0L-2.5L - Mercedes-Benz Diesel 2.1-litre BlueEfficiency
* 2.5L-3.9L - BMW 3-liter DI Twin Turbo
* 3.0L-4.0L - BMW 4-liter V8
* Above 4.0L - Mercedes-AMG 6.2-liter V804 Neon SRT - damn turd needs a motor
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Originally Posted by efficientkiller
none of this really matters at the end of the day...if you really want to know, the true answer is found in research, why post a ignorant thread & call it a debate? this is exactly why TR gets the critizism it does...
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06-23-2009 06:13 PM #2Shaggin' Wagon IV
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Wow, alot of Kraut motors taking top honors on that list.
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06-23-2009 06:28 PM #3Registered User
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Were designing the biggest twin turbo kit possible for this vehicle. YES, it can be done!
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06-23-2009 07:58 PM #4Registered User
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Germans have always been strong on efficiency.
Ps. IRCFlorida, Your website looks like shit."Throttle till you see light, then brake like HELL!!"
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06-23-2009 08:35 PM #5Registered User
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^^ +1
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06-23-2009 11:10 PM #6Banned
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Congrats VeeDub
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06-24-2009 10:16 AM #7Nordschleife addict
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Originally Posted by mantra1
yes, because we don't use old truck engines for our cars, they realy get developed from scratch.
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06-24-2009 10:27 AM #8pfft.....
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Originally Posted by tobibeck80
lol... that is about as true as you can get.
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