Ward's 10 Best Engines
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World's 10 Best Engines is an annual list of the ten "best" U.S. automobile engines selected by Ward's AutoWorld magazine. The list was started in 1994 and has been drawn every year since then. Engines must be available in regular-production vehicles on sale in the U.S. market no later than the first quarter of the year. To be eligible, the engine also must be available in a vehicle with a base price of no more than $54,000 (for current 2007 list). During a 2-month testing period, Ward's editors evaluate each engine according to a number of objective and subjective criteria in everyday driving situations – there is no instrumented testing. The selection takes into account power and torque output, noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) levels, technical relevance and basic comparative numbers. Each engine competes against all others.
The Nissan VQ engine is the only engine to have been present on the list every year since the competition’s inception in 1995.
[edit] References
- ^ Ward's Announces 10 Best Engines Winners for 2007. Ward's AutoWorld. Retrieved on December 5, 2006.
- ^ Ward's Names 10 Best Engines for 2006. Ward's AutoWorld. Retrieved on December 12, 2005.
- ^ WARD'S 10 Best Engines 2005. Ward's AutoWorld. Retrieved on December 21, 2004.
- ^ 2002 Ward's Ten Best Engines. Ward's AutoWorld. Retrieved on February 10, 2006.
- ^ Ten Best Engines. Ward's AutoWorld. Retrieved on February 10, 2006.
- ^ Ten Best Engines 2000. Ward's AutoWorld. Retrieved on February 10, 2006.
