Awards Spotlight: International Engine of the Year 2012

Results of the 2012 International Engine of the Year awards have just been announced, with Ford’s new 1.0-litre EcoBoost proving to be this year’s big winner, taking home the New Engine and Sub 1.0-litre category awards along with the overall International Engine of the Year Award.

BMW engines also made considerable impact this year with its 1.6-litre Prince engine, 2.0-litre N20 direct injection engine, 3.0-litre N54 twin turbo, and S65 4.0-litre V8 winning a prize each. Several of the company’s other engines, namely the N57S tri-turbo diesel used in the new line of M Performance models, and the N55 3.0-litre twin-scroll turbo were also in the reckoning for honours.

Other notable performers in this year’s awards include Ferrari’s 4.5-litre V8 found in the 458 taking home the Performance Engine and Above 4.0-litre category awards. Volkswagen’s EA111 engine family earned three nominations in the 1.0 to 1.4-litre category, with the twincharged version getting the award and finishing second behind Ford’s 1.0-litre three-pot in the overall reckoning.

Complete results of this year’s awards are listed below:

New Engine

1. Ford 1.0-litre 3-cylinder EcoBoost – 257
2. BMW N57S 3.0-litre Tri-Turbo Diesel – 154
3. Mazda 2.2-litre SkyActiv-D – 143
4. BMW M S63B44 4.4-litre Twin Turbo V8 -139
5. GM 1.4-litre range extender hybrid – 119
6. McLaren 3.8-litre V8 – 112

Green Engine

1. GM 1.4-litre range extender hybrid – 197
2. Ford 1.0-litre 3-cylinder EcoBoost – 159
3. Nissan electric powertrain – 145
4. Toyota 2ZR-FXE 1.8-litre Atkinson cycle gasoline-hybrid – 133
5. Fiat TwinAir 875cc two-cylinder turbo – 128
6. PSA 2.0-litre diesel-hybrid – 105

Performance Engine

1. Ferrari 4.5-litre V8 – 171
2. McLaren 3.8-litre V8 – 147
3. BMW S63B44 4.4-litre Twin Turbo V8 – 127
4. Porsche 3.8-litre Boxer DI – 111
5. Ferrari 6.3-litre V12 – 103
6. BMW N57S 3.0-litre Tri-Turbo Diesel – 100

Sub 1.0-litre

1. Ford 1.0-litre 3-cylinder EcoBoost – 371
2. Fiat TwinAir 875cc two-cylinder turbo – 310
3. Volkswagen EA211 1.0-litre 3-cylinder – 262
4. Toyota 1KR-FE 1.0-litre 3-cylinder – 122
5. Hyundai/Kia 1.0-litre 3-cylinder – 104
6. Mitsubishi 1.0-litre 3-cylinder turbo – 64

1.0 to 1.4-litre

1. Volkswagen EA111 1.4-litre Twincharged TSI – 337
2. Volkswagen EA111 1.2-litre Turbocharged TSI – 179
3. Fiat MultiAir 1.4-litre turbo – 160
4. Volkswagen EA111 1.4-litre Turbocharged TSI – 95
5. GM 1.4-litre range-extender hybrid – 90
6. Nissan HR12 1.2-litre 3-cylinder Supercharged – 85

1.4 to 1.8-litre

1. BMW-PSA Prince 1.6-litre Twin-Scroll Turbo – 321
2. VW/Audi EA888 1.8-litre TFSI – 204
3. Toyota 2ZR-FXE 1.8-litre Atkinson cycle gasoline-hybrid – 149
4. Mercedes-Benz M271 1.8-litre turbo – 110
5. Alfa Romeo 1.7-litre DI Turbo – 102
6. Ford EcoBoost T4 1.6-litre turbo – 101

1.8 to 2.0-litre

1. BMW N20B20 2.0-litre TwinPower Turbo – 278
2. VW/Audi EA888 2.0-litre TFSI – 246
3. BMW N47D20 2.0–litre Turbo Diesel – 243
4. Mazda 2.0-litre SkyActiv-G – 178
5. Ford EcoBoost 2.0-litre 247hp – 127
6. PSA 2.0-litre diesel-hybrid – 96

2.0 to 2.5-litre

1. Audi 2.5-litre R5 five-cylinder turbo – 380
2. Mercedes-Benz OM651 2.1-litre CDI – 260
3. Mazda 2.2-litre SkyActiv-D – 245
4. PSA / Ford 2.2-litre diesel – 170
5. Subaru 2.5-litre Boxer Turbo – 145
6. Honda 2.2-litre i-DTEC – 69

2.5 to 3.0-litre

1. BMW N54B30 3.0-litre Twin Turbo – 257
2. BMW N57S 3.0-litre Tri-Turbo Diesel – 234
3. BMW N57D30 3.0-litre Turbo Diesel – 191
4. Porsche 2.7-litre flat-six DI – 186
5. BMW N55B30 3.0-litre Twin-Scroll Turbo – 163
6. Audi/VW 3.0-litre V6 TDI – 158

3.0 to 4.0-litre

1. BMW M S65B40 4.0–litre V8 – 292
2. McLaren 3.8-litre V8 – 276
3. Porsche 3.8-litre Boxer DI – 220
4. Audi 4.0-litre TFSI – 168
5. Nissan 3.8-litre Bi-turbo – 166
6. Porsche 3.8-litre Boxer Turbo – 157

Above 4.0-litre

1. Ferrari 4.5-litre V8 – 206
2. BMW M S63B44 4.4-litre Twin Turbo V8 – 190
3. Mercedes-AMG M157 5.5-litre Twin-Turbo V8 – 118
4. Ferrari 6.3-litre V12 – 111
5. Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2-litre V8 – 103
6. Lamborghini 6.5-litre V12 – 91

International Engine of the Year

1. Ford 1.0-litre 3-cylinder EcoBoost – 401
2. Volkswagen EA111 1.4-litre Twincharged TSI – 288
3. Ferrari 4.5-litre V8 – 224
4. GM 1.4-litre Range Extender Hybrid – 212
5. BMW N20B20 2.0-litre TwinPower Turbo – 199
6. BMW-PSA Prince 1.6-litre Twin-Scroll Turbo – 162
7. BMW N54B30 3.0-litre Twin Turbo – 160
8. BMW M S65B40 4.0–litre V8 – 128
9. Audi 2.5–litre R5 5–cylinder turbo – 126

KON

Pictures: Autoworld archive and official manufacturer’s release.

See also:
– International Engine of the Year 2009
– International Engine of the Year 2011 results announced