BMW's Twin Turbo leads at the International Engine of the Year 2007
by: evander
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BMW has obtained another
success at the ninth annual International Engine of the Year Awards: its 3-liter
twin turbo has been crowned as the International Engine of the Year for 2007.
The Bavarian automaker and manufacturer of high quality BMW fog light has also won additional International
Engine of the Year Awards for its other engines: the 2.5 liter inline six and
the 5 liter V10. But among the awards that BMW has received it is the success
of the 3-liter twin turbo which dominated the Best New Engine of 2007 category
that really delighted the automaker. The 3-liter twin turbo is presented at the
Engine Expo in
According to BMW’s Director of
Powertrain Peter Langen, “This is a tremendous achievement and important
recognition of the lengths our engineers have gone to in order to ensure the
success of our turbocharged petrol engines. We are proud to once again be
honored as the manufacturer of the International Engine of the Year.”
The International Engine of the
Year Awards was independently judged by 62 motoring journalists from 30
countries. Aside from BMW, Volkswagen’s 1.4 liter turbocharged and supercharged
TSI unit also won for the second year in a row in the 1-liter to 1.4 liter
class together with its larger sibling, the 2-liter turbo developed by Audi and
equipped in the Golf GTi and Audi A3. The 1.4 liter turbocharged and
supercharged TSI has also top the 1.8 liter to 2 liter category.
The present world’s largest
automaker
Porsche the German sports car
maker has finally won an International Engine of the Year Award trophy and its
for the 3.6 liter turbo engine found on the 911 turbo which was voted as the
best 3-liter to 4 liter engine in production at present.
About the Author
Evander Klum is a Business Administration graduate who hails from Alabama. He enjoys extreme sports and he is also a car racing fanatic. At present, he works as a marketing manager at an advertising agency in Cleveland.
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