HSD wins 2 categories in Engine of Year Awards!

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06-02-2005, 07:50 AM

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HSD wins 2 categories in Engine of Year Awards!

(Results at bottom)
Congratulations Toyota and Honda!

Here are other winners:
Overall best new engine: BMW 5 litre V10
(Toyota 3.3 litre HSD came in 3rd)
Best performance engine: BMW 5 litre V10
Best sub-1-litre: Honda 1 litre IMA
1-1.4 litre: Fiat-GM 1.3 litre diesel (Honda 1.3 litre IMA came in 2nd)
1.8-2.0 litre: VW 2-litre FSI turbo
2-2.5: Honda 2.2 litre diesel
(that one is quite a feat since it's Honda's first ever diesel!)
2.5-3 litre: BMW 3 litre twin turbo diesel.
(Honda Accord Hybrid 3 litre came in second)
3-4 litre: BMW 3.2 litre (M3 inline 6 for fith year in a row!)
>4 litre: BMW 5-litre V10

Last year the Prius HSD won four of the wards, including the overall award "International Engine of the Year"!

The Insight IMA engine won it's sub 1-litre category for the sixth time in a row, making it the most successful engine in 'Engine Oscars' even over BMW's M3 inline six.
Kudos to Honda for this success!

Quote:

The International Engine of the Year Awards are issued annually by a jury of over 50 motor journalists from 26 countries, and are widely recognized as the 'Engine Oscars'.

The Prius HSD won in TWO categories this year,
and the Honda 1 litre IMA also won in one category.

Toyota's Prius HSD won:
Best Fuel Economy
and
Best Engine 1.4 to 1.8 litres.

The Insight's IMA engine won:
Best sub-1-litre engine.

http://www.ukintpress.com/engineoftheyear/

Last edited by Jason; 06-02-2005 at 09:36 AM.