International Engine of the Year Award Winners Announced

However, if you're looking for the big winners at this year's awards,

VW's TSI TwinCharger engine won Best New Engine for 2006. (Photo: Volkswagen of America)

direct your attention towards the Germans, in particular BMW and Volkswagen. Volkswagen picked up three awards at this year's event, snagging the title of Best 1.8- to 2.0-liter with its 2.0T FSI engine, a light-pressure direct injection four-cylinder which can be found in the VW Jetta, GTI, Passat and Audi A4, amongst many other vehicles from the VAG kingdom. The prestigious title of Best New Engine of 2006 also went to VW for its 1.4-liter TwinCharger engine; how could it not? It's the only engine currently being produced by a manufacturer to be both turbocharged and supercharged, which solves the two main problems associated with forced induction, turbo lag and high RPM power loss. The design uses a supercharger to provide instantaneous pressure at low speeds, which automatically switches over to a turbo at high speeds to provide thrust without lag. Despite its meager displacement of a mere 1.4 liters, it produces an amazing 170 horsepower. The engine also won the title of Best 1.0 - 1.4 liter engine.

But

M-Performance V10 pulls another sweep, winning 3 Awards including Engine Of The Year. (Photo: BMW of North America)

as good as VW's best new engine is, the outright winner is BMW. The Munich-based brand walked off with an amazing five awards, including Best 2.5 - 3.0 Liter for the 3.0-liter twin-turbo diesel in the BMW 535i, and  Best 3.0 - 4.0 Liter for the M-Power 3.2-liter straight six from the M3, M-Roadster and M-Coupe. It is BMW's ultimate performance engine, mind you, its 5.0-liter V10 found in the M5 and the M6 that really swept up. Not only did it grab the title of Best Above 4.0-liter, but it also won Best Performance Engine as well as International Engine of the Year 2006. Amazingly, this fantastic motor won the exact same awards last year.

With that, we leave you with the complete list of engine award winners for this year...
 
International Engine of the Year Awards 2006 Winners

Best New Engine 2006: Volkswagen 1.4-liter TSI Twincharger (Golf)

Best Fuel Economy: Toyota 1.5-liter Hybrid Synergy Drive (Prius)

Best Performance Engine: BMW 5-liter V10 (M5, M6)
 
Sub 1-liter: Honda 1-liter IMA (Insight)

1-literto 1.4-liter: Volkswagen 1.4-liter TSI Twincharger (Golf)

1.4-literto 1.8-liter: Toyota 1.5-liter Hybrid Synergy Drive (Prius)

1.8-literto 2-liter: Volkswagen 2-liter Turbo (Golf, Audi A3, A6, SEAT Leon, Skoda Octavia)

2-literto 2.5-liter: Subaru 2.5-liter Turbo (Impreza, Forester, Saab 9-2X)

2.5-literto 3-liter: BMW 3-liter Twin-Turbo Diesel (535d)

3-literto 4-liter: BMW 3.2-liter (M3, Z4 M)

Above 4-liter: BMW 5-liter V10 (M5, M6)

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International Engine of the Year 2006: BMW 5-liter V10 (M5, M6)