The award is determined by the panelists using "subjective driving impressions and technical knowledge, and took into account characteristics such as fuel economy, noise, smoothness, performance and driveability".[3]
category |
1999 |
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2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012[4] |
2013[5] |
2014[6] |
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 |
Volkswagen
1.4 L TSI "Twincharger"
Golf/Scirocco/Jetta
/Touran/Tiguan
SEAT Ibiza |
Fiat
875 cc TwinAir
Fiat 500 |
Ford 999 cc EcoBoost
three-cylinder Turbo
Ford Focus/Fiesta/B-Max/C-Max/Grand C-Max |
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 |
Porsche
3.8 L Flat Six
911 Carrera S |
Fiat
1.4 L MultiAir Turbo
Alfa Romeo MiTo/Giulietta |
Fiat
875 cc TwinAir
Fiat 500 |
Ford 999 cc EcoBoost
three-cylinder Turbo
Ford Focus |
Volkswagen
1.4 L TSI ACT
Golf |
Mercedes-AMG
2-litre turbo M133
A45, CLA45, GLA45(360ps) |
Best Fuel
Economy
/ Green
Engine |
Volkswagen
1.2 L TDI 3L |
Honda 1.0 L IMA
Insight |
Honda 1.3 L IMA
Civic |
Toyota 1NZ-FXE 1.5 L Hybrid Synergy Drive
Prius |
Volkswagen
1.4 L TSI "Twincharger"
Golf/Scirocco/Jetta
/Touran/Tiguan
SEAT Ibiza |
Toyota
2ZR-FXE
1.8 L Hybrid
Toyota Prius/Auris |
Fiat
875 cc TwinAir
Fiat 500 |
GM 1.4 L Ecotec range extender
Chevrolet Volt, Opel Ampera |
Fiat
875 cc TwinAir CNG
Fiat 500L, Panda
Lancia Ypsilon |
Tesla Motors
Full-electric powertrain
Tesla Model S(306ps, 367ps, 422ps) |
Best
Performance
Engine |
not awarded |
Mercedes-AMG M113 E55ML 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 |
Mercedes-AMG
M156 6.2 L V8
C63/S63/SL63/CL63/E63/CLS63/ML63 |
Ferrari F136 FB
4.5 L V8
458 Italia/458 Spider |
Ferrari
F140 FC 6.3 L V12
Ferrari F12berlinetta |
Ferrari F136
4.5 L V8
458 Italia/458 Spider/458 Speciale |
Sub
1 litre |
Toyota 1SZ-FE 1.0 L
Yaris |
Honda 1.0 L IMA
Insight |
Toyota 1KR-FE
1.0 L 3-Cylinder VVT-i
Aygo/IQ/Yaris/Citroën C1/Peugeot 107 |
Fiat
875 cc TwinAir
Fiat 500 |
Ford 999 cc EcoBoost
three-cylinder Turbo
Ford Focus |
1.0 litre
to
1.4 litre |
Volkswagen 1.2 L TDI 3L |
Toyota 2NZ-FE 1.3 L VVT-i |
Volkswagen
1.4 L TDI |
Honda 1.3 L IMA
Civic |
Fiat SDE
1.3 L MultiJet |
Volkswagen 1.4 L TSI Twincharger
VW Polo, Beetle, Golf,Golf Plus,Golf Cabriolet, Scirocco, Eos, Jetta, Tiguan, Sharan, Touran,CrossTouran,CrossTouran CNG, Passat CNG/
Audi A1, Audi A3/
SEAT Ibiza FR,Ibiza Cupra,Ibiza Cupra Boncanegra, Leon Cupra, Alhambra/
Škoda Fabia RS |
1.4 litre
to
1.8 litre |
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 Tritec engine 1.6 L Supercharged
MINI Cooper S |
Toyota 1NZ-FXE
1.5 L Hybrid Synergy Drive
Prius |
BMW–PSA Prince engine
1.6 L Turbo
MINI Hatchback, Clubman, Countryman, Coupe/Roadster
Peugeot 207,207 CC, 208, 308,308 CC, RCZ, 3008, 508, 5008
Citroën C5, DS3,DS3 Racing, DS4,DS4 Racing, DS5, C4 Picasso,Grand Picasso |
1.8 litre
to
2.0 litre |
Volkswagen 1.9 L 110PS TDI |
Honda S2000 2.0 L |
Volkswagen
2.0 L FSI Turbo
Eos/Jetta/Golf GTI/Scirocco/Audi A3/A4/A6/TT/
SEAT Altea/Leon/Škoda Octavia |
Audi
2.0 L TFSI
A4/A5/Q5/VW Golf GTI |
BMW N47D
2.0 L Diesel Twin Turbo
123d/X1 XDrive23d |
BMW
N20B20 2.0 L turbo
125i/320i/328i/520i/
Z4 20i/Z4 s Drive 28i/
X1 20i/X1 28i/X3 20i |
Mercedes-AMG
2-litre turbo M133
A45, CLA45, GLA45(360ps) |
2.0 litre
to
2.5 litre |
Audi 2.5 L V6 TDI
A4/A6/A8 |
Alfa Romeo 2.5 L V6
156/166 |
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 |
Mercedes-Benz
OM651 2.1 L Diesel BlueEfficiency
C250 CDi/E200 CDi,E220 CDi,E250 CDi |
Audi
2.5 L 20v
Five-Cylinder Turbo
Audi TT RS/Audi RS3 Sportback |
2.5 litre
to
3.0 litre |
BMW M57D30 2.9 L |
Mazda 1.3 L Renesis
RX-8 |
BMW M57TUD30 3.0 L Twin-Turbo
535d |
BMW 3.0 L N54B30
Twin Turbo
135i/1 M Coupe/335i/335is/535i/
X3 35i/X5 35i/X6 35i/Z4/740i |
Porsche
2.7 L DI
Boxster/Cayman |
BMW
3-litre twin-power turbo six-cylinder gasoline N55
135i/235i/335i/335is/535i/640i/X3 35i/X5 35i/X6 35i/Z4/740i |
3.0 litre
to
4.0 litre |
BMW M67D39 3.9 L V8
E38 740d |
BMW S54B32 3.2 L
M3 |
Porsche
3.6 L turbo
911 Turbo |
BMW S65B40 4.0 L V8
M3 |
McLaren M838T
3.8 L V8
MP4-12C/650S/P1 |
Above
4.0 litre |
BMW M73 5.4 L V12 |
Ferrari F133 5.5 L V12
456/550 |
BMW N62B44 4.4 L Valvetronic |
Volkswagen 5.0 L V10 TDI
Touareg / Phaeton |
BMW S85B50 5.0 L V10
M5/M6 |
Mercedes-AMG
M156 6.2 L V8
C63/S63/SL63/CL63/E63/CLS63/ML63 |
Ferrari F136 FB
4.5 L V8
458 Italia/458 Spider |
Ferrari
F140 FC 6.3 L V12
Ferrari F12berlinetta |
Ferrari F136
4.5 L V8
458 Italia/458 Spider/458 Speciale |
Best
Concept |
DaimlerChrysler Necar 4 |
Saab SVC |
GM AUTOnomy |
not awarded |
Best Eco-
friendly |
Toyota 1NZ-FXE Prius Hybrid |
not awarded |
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