BMW bags 7 awards for 4 engines, International Engine of the Year
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BMW, maker of quality BMW accessory parts,
bagged 7 awards for its 4 engines, namely: BMW 3.0 liter Twin Turbo in-line six
cylinder petrol engines, BMW M 5.0 liter V10 petrol engine, BMW 2.5 liter
in-line six cylinder petrol engines, and the MINI 1.6 liter Turbo petrol
engine. With these, BMW, for the third time in a row, won the 2007
International Engine of the Year.
The award is considered the most important engine
competition in the world. The jury consisted of 62 high-ranking international
automobile journalists from 30 countries.
The BMW 3.0 liter Twin Turbo petrol engine is now fitted
in all body variations of the successful BMW 3 Series. The 6-cylinder engine
with Twin Turbo technology won the “Best New Engine of the Year 2007” for the
2.5 liter and 3.0 liter capacity classes, respectively.
As an addition to the 6-cylinder engine with Twin Turbo
technology’s extreme pulling power, the awards jury was also impressed by the
high efficiency of the 225 kW power unit. In the BMW 335i Coupe, with 9.5
liters per 100 kilometers, the average level of consumed fuel based on the EU
norm is intensely moderate for this performance class. And this is basically
because of BMW High Precision Injection. It is the world’s first jet-guided
direct injection system ever to be produced in high-volume production. This, in
effect, allows a specific and accurate metering of the mixture of air-fuel.
The V10 high-performance engine, which is to be found in
BMW M5 and M6, won 2 awards. Like in the past 2 years, the said engine with a
507bhp power package and a capacity of 5 liters bagged the “Best Performance
Engine of the Year” award. It also won in the engine class that has over 4.0
liters capacity. The said engine had already won the “International Engine of
the Year” award in 2005 and 2006.
The 2.5 liter 6-cylinder petrol engine with VALVETRONIC
won the 2.0 – 2.5 liter award. The engine is being used in the BMW Z4 Roadster
2.5si and X3 2.5si. It was first used in 2001. Since then, it was established
in millions of automobiles. The engine its fully variable valve control yields
160 kW and one can really say it has the BMW philosophy of efficient dynamics.
According to Rogelio Rivera-Nava, a jury member from
The BMW Group and PSA Peugeot Citroën jointly received the
award for the 1.6 liter turbo engine under the 1.4-1.8 liter category. The
engine is being used in the MINI Cooper S.
For the last 9 years, BMW has been a recipient of over 30
of the highly sought-after “International Engine of the Year” awards. This
makes the Bavarian auto manufacturer a leader in the field of engine
construction and innovation.
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