International Engine of the Year
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The International Engine of the Year is an annual competition judged by a panel of automobile journalists from around the world and organized by the United Kingdom's largest technical motoring publication company. The competition was started in 1999 and has become a prestigious award.
[edit] Annual Winners
| Category | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
| International Engine of the Year | Toyota 1SZ-FE 1.0 L Yaris |
Honda 1.0 L IMA Insight |
BMW S54 3.2 L M3 |
BMW N62 4.4 L Valvetronic | Mazda 1.3 L RENESIS RX-8 |
Toyota 1NZ-FXE 1.5 L Hybrid Synergy Drive Prius |
BMW S85B50 5.0 L V10 M5/M6 |
BMW 3.0 L N54B30 Twin Turbo 135i/335i/535i/X6 |
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| Best New Engine | Not awarded | BMW S54 3.2 L M3 |
BMW N62 4.4 L Valvetronic | Mazda 1.3 L RENESIS RX-8 |
Toyota 1NZ-FXE 1.5 L Hybrid Synergy Drive Prius |
BMW S85 5.0 L V10 M5/M6 |
Volkswagen 1.4 L TSi "Twincharger" Golf |
BMW 3.0 L N54B30 Twin Turbo 335i |
BMW N47D 2.0 L Diesel Twin Turbo 123d |
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| Best Fuel Economy/Green Engine | Volkswagen 1.2 L TDi | Honda 1.0 L IMA Insight |
Honda 1.3 L IMA Civic |
Toyota 1NZ-FXE 1.5 L Hybrid Synergy Drive Prius |
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| Best Performance Engine | Not awarded | Mercedes-AMG M113 E55 5.4 L CL55/E55/S55/SL55 |
Mercedes-AMG M275 6.0 L V12 S65/CL65/SL65 |
BMW S85B50 5.0 L V10 M5/M6 |
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo 911 Turbo/ GT2 |
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| Sub 1 L | Toyota 1SZ-FE 1.0 L Yaris |
Honda 1.0 L IMA Insight |
Toyota 1KR-FE 1.0 L 3-Cylinder VVT-i Yaris/Aygo/107/C1 |
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| 1.0 L to 1.4 L | Volkswagen 1.2 L TDi | Toyota 2NZ-FE 1.3 L VVT-i | Volkswagen 1.4 L TDi |
Honda 1.3 L IMA Civic |
Fiat-GM 1.3 L TDi | Volkswagen 1.4 L TSi "Twincharger" Golf/Touran/Tiguan/Jetta |
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| 1.4 L to 1.8 L | Toyota 1NZ-FXE Hybrid Prius |
Honda Accord 1.8 L | BMW N42 1.8 L Valvetronic | Toyota 2ZZ-GE 1.8 L VVTL-i Celica/Corolla/Elise/Exige |
BMW 1.6 L Supercharged MINI Cooper S |
Toyota 1NZ-FXE 1.5 L Hybrid Synergy Drive Prius |
BMW-PSA 1.6 L Turbo MINI Cooper S/207/308 |
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| 1.8 L to 2.0 L | Volkswagen 1.9 L 110PS TDi | Honda S2000 2.0 L | Volkswagen/Audi 2.0 L FSI Turbo A3/A4/A6/TT/Eos/Jetta/Golf GTi/Octavia/Leon |
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| 2.0 L to 2.5 L | Audi 2.5 L V6 TDi | Alfa Romeo 2.5 L V6 | PSA Peugeot Citroën DW12 2.2 L HDi C5/607 |
BMW M54 2.5 L 325i/X3/525i/Z4 |
Honda 2.2 L i-CTDi | Subaru 2.5 L turbo EJ255 Impreza/Forester/9-2X |
BMW 2.5 L N52B25 325/525/X3/Z4 |
Subaru EJ257 2.5 L Boxer Turbo Forester/Impreza |
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| 2.5 L to 3.0 L | BMW M57D30 2.9 L TDi | Mazda 1.3 L RENESIS RX-8 |
BMW M57TUD30 3.0 L Twin-Turbo 535d |
BMW 3.0 L N54B30 Twin Turbo 135i/335i/535i/X6 |
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| 3.0 L to 4.0 L | BMW M67 3.9 L V8 TDi | BMW S54B32 3.2 L M3 |
Porsche 3.6 L turbo 911 Turbo |
BMW S65B40 4.0 L V8 M3 |
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| Above 4.0 L | BMW M73 5.4 L V12 | Ferrari 5.5 L V12 | BMW N62B44 4.4 L Valvetronic | Volkswagen Touareg/Phaeton 5.0 L V10 TDi | BMW S85B50 5.0 L V10 M5/M6 |
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| Best Concept | DaimlerChrysler Necar 4 | Saab SVC | GM AUTOnomy | Not awarded | ||||||
| Best Eco-friendly | Toyota 1NZ-FXE Prius Hybrid | Not awarded | ||||||||
The following companies have received the award more than twice in the ten years it has been given:
| Maker | Wins | Notes |
| BMW | 43 | Includes BMW/PSA engine |
| Honda | 23 | |
| Toyota | 18 | |
| Volkswagen | 15 | Includes Audi |
| Mazda | 4 | |
| DaimlerChrysler/Mercedes | 4 | |
| GM | 3 | Includes Fiat-GM and Saab |
