Comments on: 2007 Engine of the Year Awards

By: Bavarian Missile

Bavarian Missile — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 10:21:11 +0000

Overall World Car of the Year: 2008 Eligible Vehicles

Aston Martin V8 Vantage Roadster

Audi A5 Coupé / Audi S5 Coupé

Audi R8

BMW X5

Cadillac CTS

Chrysler Sebring / Sebring Cabrio

Dacia Logan MCV

Dodge Avenger

Dodge Caliber

Dodge Nitro

Fiat Bravo

Ford Mondeo

Ford S-Max

Honda Fit / Honda Jazz

Hyundai i30

Hyundai Veracruz

Jeep Compass

Jeep Patriot

Jeep Wrangler

Land Rover LR2 / Freelander 2

Mazda2 / Mazda Demio

Mercedes-Benz C-Class

MINI Clubman

Mitsubishi Lancer

Mitsubishi Outlander

Nissan Qashqai/Dualis

Nissan Skyline Coupe/Infiniti G37 Coupe

Nissan X-TRAIL

Peugeot 207

Peugeot 308

Renault Laguna

Renault Twingo

Skoda Fabia

Smart ForTwo

Subaru Impreza/WRX

Toyota Auris

Volvo C30

Volvo V70

Volvo XC70

2 Fords……cool !

World Performance Car: 2008 Eligible Vehicles

AMG Mercedes-Benz CL 63

AMG Mercedes-Benz S 63

Aston Martin V8 Vantage Roadster

Audi R8

Audi S5 Coupé

BMW M3

Honda Civic R (Japanese & European spec)

Infiniti G37 Coupe

Maserati GranTurismo

McLaren Mercedes-Benz SLR Roadster

Mercedes-Benz CLK63 AMG Black Series

Porsche Cayenne

Renault Clio F1 Team R27

Now do I back the M3 or the Aston?????mmmmm

By: Simon

Simon — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 01:06:49 +0000

I certainly think anything that can run real sub 16 second quarter miles, has an economy of roughly 6.6/100km and does it using 1.4 litres is an achievement for a conventional (read: non-rotory) engine. Good job Volkswagen.

By: Ken Taylor

Ken Taylor — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 12:49:20 +0000

I have a Citroen C4 and achieve 4.3Lt/100km consistantly. So how can a Prius be the best fuel economy car of the year. I have looked on the net and numerous USA drivers report rates of 6 plus lt/100km. I also have a 397 Peugeot 2lt HDI Tiptronic which returns 5.3lt/100 km.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Thu, 10 May 2007 08:53:42 +0000

HFA ,I am with you. I may get another hammering from Sam on this one {again} I don’t think I am allowed to speak about the VE or Commodores any more. But just checked the WORLD PERFORMANCE CAR OF THE YEAR AWARDS and NOPE!!no commodore. You will be happy though Sam Audi RS4 got it!! Here is the link to check the info.

http://www.wcoty.com/vehicles/?year=2007&cat=3

Oh and if you want the link to the International engine of the year here it is…
http://www.ukintpress.com/engi.....tsnew.html

I am sure the next generation M3 will score too next year.

By: Igor

Igor — Thu, 10 May 2007 03:20:20 +0000

I am not sure who’s data is correct but I just went ot Drive website and they are running a similar story but the results seem as little different:

2007 Awards

International Engine of the Year: BMW 3.0-litre twin turbo
Best New Engine: BMW 3.0-litre twin turbo
Best Fuel Economy: Toyota 1.5-litre Hybrid Synergy Drive (Prius)
Best Performance Engine: BMW 5.0-litre V10 (M5, M6)
Sub 1.0-litre: Toyota 1.0-litre (Aygo, Yaris, Peugoet 107, Citroen C1)
1.0 to 1.4 litres: Volkswagen 1.4-litre TSI Twincharger (Golf, Touran, Jetta)
1.4 to 1.8 litres: BMW-PSA 1.6-litre Turbo (Mini Cooper S, Peugeot 207)
1.8 to 2.0 litres: Volkswagen 2.0-litre Turbo (Golf GTI, Audi A3 and A6, Seat Leon, Skoda Octavia)
2.0 to 2.5 litres: BMW 2.5-litre (325, 525, X3, Z4)
2.5 to 3.0 litres: BMW 3.0-litre Twin-Turbo (335i)
3.0 to 4.0 litres: Porsche 3.6-litre Turbo (911 Turbo)
Above 4.0 litres: BMW 5.0-litre V10 (M5, M6)

By: HFA

HFA — Wed, 09 May 2007 08:45:41 +0000

Where’s the VE Commodore or E Series HSV engines? I thought they’d be in the running based on the plaudits from Wheels Magazine etc… :-P

Looking forward to the V8 M3 engine winning next year… ;-)

By: Sam

Sam — Wed, 09 May 2007 08:22:26 +0000

i think the s85 bmw v10 is too overrated. its an amazing engine, but best performance engine? ferrari 4.3L V8 should have gotten that. Interesting to see chevs ls7 get some quality feedback, should keep the wallopers quiet :P