The 2005 awards, held at Stuttgart's International Exhibition Centre, saw BMW break records by becoming the first automaker
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| BMW broke records by becoming the first automaker to receive six different prizes within one year. (Photo: BMW Canada) |
Also, the German automaker's 3.0-litre 535d variable twin-turbo diesel won its category, as did the M3's 3.2-litre inline six-cylinder. The M3 engine has won its category five consecutive times.
The categories are as follows: Best New Engine of the Year won by BMW's V10, Best Fuel Economy won again by Toyota's Hybrid Synergy Drive, Best Performance Engine won by BMW's V10, Sub 1-litre category taken by the Honda 1-litre IMA found in the Insight, 1-litre to 1.4-litre title honours taken by the Fiat-GM Powertrain 1.3-litre turbodiesel, the 1.4-litre to 1.8-litre won by Toyota's 1.5-litre Hybrid Synergy Drive, the 1.8-litre to 2-litre class won by Volkswagen's 2-litre FSI Turbo, the 2-litre to 2.5-litre category bested by Honda's 2.2-litre Diesel, the 2.5-litre to 3-litre class won by BMW's 3-litre
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| BMW has now won 26 engine awards within seven years. (Photo: BMW Canada) |
BMW has now won 26 engine awards within seven years. Should we be suspect of a German car manufacturer winning such prestigious awards so many times at a German event? Not at all, being that the international program includes 56 judges from 26 countries all over the world, ironically except Germany. Countries represented in the 2005 event included Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Italy, India, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Portugal, Russia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, South Africa, South Korea, United Kingdom, and the USA.