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• BMW 3-litre engine scoops International Engine of the Year
title for second consecutive year
• Greener, smaller displacement turbocharged engines win seven
of the 11 categories…
• …but power and performance still rule with the winners
generating a combined 3,376bhp!
BMW has once again put on a dominant display at the International
Engine of the Year Awards, securing no less than six category wins,
including the prestigious overall title of ‘International
Engine of the Year 2008’ for its outstanding 3-litre twin-turbo
engine.
The powerful BMW unit was one of seven engines to triumph in the
2008 Awards that use turbocharging to achieve high power output
from smaller displacement engines that use less fuel and produce
less CO2.
Indeed, another BMW class-winner was its 2-litre Diesel Twin-Turbo
unit, which thanks to its ability to sip just 5.2L/100km yet deliver
204bhp, scooped the ‘Best New Engine of the Year’. And
the co-engineered BMW-PSA 1.6-litre Turbo engine with a strong 175bhp
also won the keenly contested 1.4-litre to 1.8-litre category.
Peter Langen, BMW’s director of powertrain who also witnessed
his engines top the 3- to 4-litre and Above 4-litre categories,
commented: “BMW rightly views these awards as the highest
industry recognition of its outstanding achievements in engine technology
and manufacturing. It is an honour for our 3-litre twin turbo engine
to have secured the highest accolade for the second year running,
and we are truly delighted.
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