Volkswagen was the big winner when the announcements for the World Engine of the Year Awards were made. Its 1.4-litre twincharged engine won the coveted International Engine of the Year Award, which is the biggest title at these awards. This is the first time that VW has taken this prestigious award. The 1.4 TSI also won the Green Engine of the Year for being powerful yet clean.
BMW did not win the top award this time around but it did take a few category wins.
Mercedes-Benz also won an important category which has been dominated by BMW in the past. The awards are judged by 65 motoring journalists from 32 countries across four continents.
These are the winners in each category:
Best New Engine of 2009
Porsche 3.8-litre flat-six (911)
Green Engine of the Year
Volkswagen 1.4-litre TSI Twincharger (Golf, Touran, Tiguan, Jetta)
Performance Engine of the Year
Mercedes-Benz AMG 6.2-litre (CLK, S, SL, CL, CLS, ML)
Sub 1-litre
Toyota 1-litre (Aygo, Yaris, Peugeot 107, Citroën C1, Subaru Justy)
1-litre to 1.4-litre
Volkswagen 1.4-litre TSI Twincharger (Golf, Eos, Scirocco, Touran, Tiguan, Jetta, Seat Ibiza Cupra)
1.4-litre to 1.8-litre
BMW/ Peugeot-Citroen 1.6-litre Turbo (MINI Cooper S, Clubman, Peugeot 207, 308)
1.8-litre to 2-litre
Audi 2-litre TFSI (A4, A5, Q5, VW Scirocco, Golf GTi)
2-litre to 2.5-litre
Mercedes-Benz Diesel 2.1-litre (BlueEffieciency C-Class, BlueEffieciency E-Class)
2.5-litre to 3-litre
BMW 3-litre DI Twin-Turbo (135, 335, X6, Z4, 730)
3-litre to 4-litre
BMW 4-litre V8 (M3)
Above 4-litre
Mercedes-AMG 6.2-litre (CLK, S, SL, CL, CLS, ML)
