Volkswagen 1.4 TSI Twincharger é o vencedor do International Engine of the Year Awards

Pela segunda vez consecutiva, o motor Volkswagen 1.4 TSI Twincharger foi o vencedor do International Engine of the Year Awards, além de ser considerado o melhor motor à venda atualmente no mundo. O corpo de jurados, formado por 72 membros, impressionou-se com o propulsor, que produz 180 CV, apesar de sua pequena capacidade cúbica, graças ao uso inteligente de um turbocompressor e um supercharger.

O Fiat 1.4 MultiAir Turbo, que equipa os Alfa Romeo MiTo e Giulietta, venceu o New Engine of the Year, concorrendo com os motores Ferrari 4.5 V8, do 458 Italia, e BMW 4.4 V8, dos modelos X5 M e X6 M.

DOWNSIZING TAKES THE SPOILS AT THE 12TH INTERNATIONAL ENGINE OF THE YEAR AWARDS

- Powerful Volkswagen 1.4-liter TSI Twincharger engine scoops top award at the International Engine of the Year Awards for second consecutive year

- Intelligent Fiat 1.4-liter MultiAir Turbo is voted most exciting new engine of the year

Volkswagen's outstanding 1.4-liter TSI Twincharger has secured overall honors at the International Engine of the Year Awards 2010. The powerful yet diminutive engine, which won the overall Awards' title for the first time last year, boasts almost 180bhp despite its small capacity, thanks to the intelligent use of both a turbocharger and a supercharger. The engine is now a popular choice for customers across much of the VW model range, including the Golf, Scirocco, Eos and Tiguan ranges; it is also found in the Seat Ibiza Cupra derivative.

Dean Slavnich, editor of organizing magazine Engine Technology International and co-chair of the 72-strong international judging panel of esteemed motoring journalists, said: "It is a fantastic achievement for VW to have won the award for a second consecutive year, and it demonstrates that engine downsizing is very much here to stay. We've seen more new engines launched into the market than ever before in the Awards' history, and the vast majority of them were below 1.8 liters. That VW's clever 1.4-liter Twincharger is still proclaimed by the judges as the best engine on sale in the world today demonstrates the class of this highly refined trend setter."

Of the 66 new engines to come to market over the past year, it was Fiat's 1.4-liter MultiAir Turbo engine that impressed the judging panel the most, the unit being named New Engine of the Year 2010. This innovative Italian powerplant, which uses an extremely advanced valvetrain to boost performance and yet save fuel, is currently used to great effect in the Alfa Romeo Mito and Giulietta ranges.

Further downsized engines also tasted Awards success, with Toyota finally receiving some positive news when its 1.8-liter electric-motor-boosted hybrid unit won the Green Engine of the Year award. The engine powers the Prius and Auris/Corolla models. Toyota also continued its dominance in the Sub 1-liter sector, its 999cc, three-cylinder engine once again taking class honors.

But it wasn't all about being small. At the other end of the engine capacity spectrum, Mercedes-AMG absolutely asserted its authority in the Best Performance Engine category, with its 6.2-liter V8 engine winning for a second time. This awesome engine also scooped the Above 4-liter title.

The Awards, which are judged by 72 motoring journalists from 35 countries from four continents, also rewarded a variety of other manufacturers for engine excellence across a number of different categories. BMW scooped four awards: one for the best 1.4-liter to 1.8-liter class with the Mini Cooper S 1.6-liter turbocharged engine; one for producing the best 1.8-liter to 2-liter engine with its 2-liter diesel Twin-Turbo unit; another for its 3-liter DI Twin-Turbo engine; and finally its mighty 4-liter V8 M engine secured the award for best 3-liter to 4-liter engine. Meanwhile Audi's 2.5-liter turbocharged engine that powers the TT RS won the 2-2.5-liter category.

The 12th annual International Engine of the Year Awards ceremony took place at Engine Expo 2010 in Stuttgart, Germany, on the 23 June. The event, one of the annual highlights of the automotive industry calendar, saw a total of 11 awards given to those manufacturers judged to have achieved excellence in their powertrain engineering.

Above 4-liters

1. Mercedes-AMG 6.2-litre (C 63 AMG, S 63 AMG, SL 63 AMG, CL 63 AMG, E 63 AMG, CLS 63 AMG, ML 63 AMG) 236
2. Ferrari 4.5-litre V8 (458 Italia) 146
3. Jaguar 5-litre V8 Supercharged (Jaguar XF, XJ, XK, Range Rover, Range Rover Sport) 126
4. BMW M 5-litre V10 (M5, M6) 84
5. BMW 4.4-litre DI Turbo (550i, 750i, X5, X6) 80
6. Porsche 4.8-litre Turbo V8 (Panamera, Cayenne) 79

3-liter to 4-liter

1. BMW 4-litre V8 (M3) 267
2. Porsche 3.8-litre flat six (GT3, 911 GT3 RS) 179
3. Nissan 3.8-litre Twin Turbo (GT-R) 156
4. Porsche 3.6-litre Turbo (911 Turbo, 911 S Turbo GT2) 150
5. Porsche 3.8-litre flat six DI (911) 119
6. Porsche 3.4-litre flat six DI (Boxster, Boxster Spyder, Cayman S) 89

2.5-liter to 3-liter

1. BMW 3-litre DI Twin Turbo (135i, 335i, 535i, X5 35i, X6 35i, Z4) 332
2. BMW Diesel 3-litre Twin Turbo (335d, 635d, X3 35d, X5 40d, 740d) 278
3. Audi 3-litre DI Supercharged (S4, S5) 125
4. Jaguar/Ford/PSA Diesel 3-litre (Citroën C5, C6, Peugeot 407 Coupe, Jaguar XF, XJ, Range Rover Sport) 117
5. Porsche 2.9-litre flat-six DI (Boxster, Cayman) 109
6. Audi/VW 3-litre TDI (Audi A4, A4 Allroad, A5, A5 Sportback, A6, A6 Allroad, Q5, Q7, VW Touareg, Porsche Cayenne) 82

2-liter to 2.5-liter

1. Audi 2.5-litre five-cylinder turbo (Audi TT RS) 269
2. Mercedes-Benz Diesel 2.1-litre (C-Class, E-Class) 185
3. Subaru 2.5-litre flat-four turbo (Forester, Impreza, Legacy) 123
4. Ford 2.5-litre Hybrid (Ford Fusion Hybrid, Mercury Milan Hybrid) 110
5. BMW 2.5-litre DI six-cylinder (Z4 23i) 101
6. Honda Diesel 2.2-litre DTEC (Accord, Accord Type S, CR-V) 82

1.8-liter to 2-liter

1. BMW 2-litre Twin Turbo Diesel (123d, X1 23d) 293
2. Audi 2-litre four-cylinder TFSI (Audi A4, A4 Allroad, A5, A5 Sportback, A6, Q5, S3, VW Scirocco, Jetta, Passat, Tiguan, Golf, Seat Leon, Cupra R, Exeo, Skoda Octavia RS) 215
3. Audi 2-litre four-cylinder TFSI (Audi TT, VW Eos, Golf, Seat Leon, FR/Cupra, Seat Altea/XL/Freetrack) 156
4. Honda 2-litre four-cylinder i-VTEC (Civic Type-R) 150
5. Mitsubishi 2-litre Turbo (Evo, Lancer) 73
6. Subaru 2-litre Diesel (Impreza, Outlook, Forester, Legacy) 71

1.4-liter to 1.8-liter

1. BMW-PSA 1.6-litre Turbo (MINI Cooper S, Clubman Cooper S, Peugeot 207, 308, MINI JCW, Clubman JCW) 268
2. Toyota Hybrid 1.8-litre (Prius, Auris) 185
3. Audi 1.8-litre TFSI (Audi A5, A4, A3, TT, Seat Leon, Altea/XL/Freetrack, Exeo, Skoda Octavia, Superb, Yeti, VW Passat, Passat CC) 133
4. Mercedes-Benz 1.8-litre Supercharged (CLC, C-Class, SLK, E-Class) 98
5. Alfa Romeo 1.7-litre DI Turbo (159, Brera, Spider, Giulietta) 84
6. Volkswagen 1.6-litre TDi (VW Polo, Jetta, Passat, Audi A3, Seat Ibiza, Seat Leon, Altea/XL/Freetrack) 61

1-liter to 1.4-liter

1. Volkswagen 1.4-litre TSI Twincharger (VW Golf, Scirocco, Jetta, Touran, Tiguan, Seat Ibiza Cupra) 307
2. Fiat 1.4-litre MultiAir Turbo (Alfa MiTo, Giulietta) 254
3. Volkswagen 1.4-litre TSI Turbo (VW Golf, Scirocco, Jetta, Skoda Superb, Octavia, Audi A1, Audi A3, Seat Leon, Altea/XL) 241
4. Volkswagen 1.2-litre TSI (VW Polo, Golf, Seat Ibiza ST, Skoda Octavia, Skoda Yeti) 146
5. Honda Hybrid 1.3-litre (Insight, Civic) 87
6. Fiat 1.4-litre Turbo (Fiat Punto Evo, Abarth 500, Abarth Grande Punto, Bravo, Linea, Lancia Delta, Alfa Romeo Mito, Giulietta) 70

Sub 1-liter

1. Toyota 1-litre three-cylinder (Toyota Aygo, IQ, Yaris/Vitz, Citroën C1, Peugeot 107, Subaru Justy) 301
2. Smart Diesel 799cc (Smart Fortwo) 247
3. Mitsubishi 999cc three-cylinder Turbo (Smart Fortwo) 237
4. Opel 1-litre three-cylinder Twinport (Opel Agila, Corsa, Suzuki Alto, Splash) 131
5. Mitsubishi 999cc three-cylinder (Smart Fortwo) 76
6. Kia 1-litre four-cylinder (Picanto) 75

Performance Engine

1. Mercedes-AMG 6.2-litre (C 63 AMG, S 63 AMG, SL 63 AMG, CL 63 AMG, E 63 AMG, CLS 63 AMG, ML 63 AMG) 220
2. Porsche 3.8-litre flat six (GT3, 911 GT3 RS) 125
3. BMW 3-litre DI Twin Turbo (135i, 335i, 535i, X5 35i, X6 35i, Z4) 67
4. Ferrari 6-litre V12 (599 GTB) 67
5. Nissan 3.8-litre Twin Turbo (GT-R) 64
6. BMW 4.4-litre V8 (X5 M, X6 M) 60

New Engine

1. Fiat 1.4-litre MultiAir Turbo (Alfa MiTo, Giulietta) 228
2. Ferrari 4.5-litre V8 (458 Italia) 200
3. Volkswagen 1.2-litre TSI (VW Polo, Golf, Seat Ibiza ST, Škoda Octavia, Yeti) 134
4. Mercedes-Benz 4-litre Hybrid (S400) 76
5. VW 3-litre TSI Hybrid (VW Touareg, Porsche Cayenne) 71
6. BMW 4.4-litre V8 (X5 M, X6 M) 68

Green Engine

1. Toyota hybrid 1.8-litre (Prius, Auris) 216
2. Fiat 1.4-litre MultiAir Turbo (Alfa MiTo Giulietta) 106
3. Volkswagen 1.4-litre TSI Twincharger (VW Golf, Scirocco, Jetta, Touran, Tiguan, Seat Ibiza Cupra) 104
4. BMW Diesel 2-litre Twin Turbo (123d, X1 23d) 79
5. Honda hybrid 1.3-litre (Insight, Civic) 67
6. Mercedes-Benz Diesel 2.1-litre (C-Class, E-Class) 58

The International Engine of the Year Award 2010 - Overall Results

1. Volkswagen 1.4-litre TSI Twincharger (VW Golf, Scirocco, Jetta, Touran, Tiguan, Seat Ibiza Cupra) 384
2. BMW 3-litre DI Twin Turbo (135i, 335i, 535i, X5 35i, X6 35i, Z4) 365
3. Mercedes-AMG 6.2-litre (C 63 AMG, S 63 AMG, SL 63 AMG, CL 63 AMG, E 63 AMG, CLS 63 AMG, ML 63 AMG) 258
4. BMW Diesel 2-litre Twin Turbo (123d, X1 23d) 218
5. BMW M 4-litre V8 (M3) 169
6. Audi 2.5-litre five-cylinder turbo (Audi TT RS) 155
7. BMW-PSA 1.6-litre Turbo (MINI Cooper S, Clubman Cooper S, Peugeot 207, 308, MINI JCW, Clubman JCW) 153
8. Toyota 1-litre (Aygo, IQ, Yaris/Vitz, Citroën C1, Peugeot 107, Subaru Justy)

International Engine of the Year Awards 2010 jury
Argentina: Carlos Angio, Pablo Jorge Gualtieri; Austria: Horst Bauer; Australia: John Carey, Bill McKinnon; Belgium: Etienne Visart de Bocarmé; Brazil: Marcelo Moura; Canada: David Booth, Marc Lachapelle,Jim Kenzie, Richard Russell; China: Gary Tsang; Czech Republic: Tomas Hyan; France: Christophe Congrega, Thierry Etienne, Benoît Pérot, Yves Maroselli; Egypt: Mohamed Sheta; Germany: Thomas Imhof, Georg Kacher, Jürgen Lewandowski, Juergen Zoellter; Greece: Nikos Kounitis; Netherlands: Jeroen Jongeneel; Hungary: Gabor Szécsényi; India: Hormazd Sorabjee, Adil Jal Darukhanawala; Ireland: Padraic Deane; Italy: Lorenzo Facchinetti, Marco Marelli, Massimo Nascimbene; Japan: Yasuhiko Kawamura, Jack Yamaguchi; Mexico: Rogelio Rivera, Sergio Oliveira; New Zealand: Brian Cowan; Poland: Robert Bielecki; Portugal: Joaquim Oliveira, José Vieira; Philippines: Carl Cunanan; Romania: Dan Vardie; Russia: Leonid Golovanov, Mikhail Podorozhansky; Slovenia: Tomaz Porekar; South Africa: Jake Venter, Francois Rabe; South Korea: Charley Chae; Spain: Arturo de Andrés; Sweden: Rolf Gildenlöw; Thailand: Richard Kajornsak Leu; Turkey: Halit Bolkan; Ukraine: Oleg Vasilevsky; UK: John Simister, Dean Slavnich, Paul Horrell, Graham Johnson; USA: Mike Allen, Dan Carney, Ken Gross, Patrick Hong, Frank Markus, Marc Noordeloos, Dennis Simanaitis, Chris Walton, Jason Cammisa, Eddie Alterman, Dave VanderWerp; International Judges: Matt Davis, Peter Lyon, Greg Kable, Peter Nunn, Peter Robinson

The International Engine of the Year Awards are presented by Engine Technology International magazine, published by UKIP Media & Events. The Awards involve the voluntary participation of 65 leading motoring journalists from 32 countries. Engine Technology International receives no advertising or financial support from any car manufacturer or distributor.