SOURCE: MSN AUTOS (http://autos.msn.com/advice/article.aspx?contentid=4023213)
The overall "International Engine of the Year" winner is picked in a second-round ballot, from a short list made up of the winners in the eight individual displacement categories.


Summary of the IEOTY winners for 2006


International Engine of the Year
BMW 5.0-liter V10 — (M5 + M6)


Best New Engine
Volkswagen 1.4-liter TSI Twincharger — VW Golf - (European model)


Best Fuel Economy
Toyota Hybrid Synergy Drive — (Toyota Prius)


Best Performance Engine
BMW 5.0-liter V10 — (M5 + M6)


Best Above 4.0 liters
BMW 5.0-liter V10 — (M5 + M6


Best 3.0 liters to 4.0 liters
BMW 3.2-liter — (BMW M3 + BMW Z4)


Best 2.5 liters to 3.0 liters
BMW 3.0-liter twin-turbo diesel — (European models)


Best 2.0 liters to 2.5 liters
Subaru 2.5-liter Turbo — (Forester, Impreza, Saab 9-2X)


Best 1.8 liter to 2.0 liters
Volkswagen 2.0-liter FSI Turbo — (Golf, GTI, Jetta, Passat + Audi A3, A4)


Best 1.4 liter to 1.8 liter
Toyota Hybrid Synergy Drive — (Toyota Prius)


Best 1.0 liter to 1.4 liter
Volkswagen 1.4-liter TSI Twincharger — VW Golf (European model)


Best Sub 1 liter
Honda hybrid 1.0-liter IMA — (Honda Insight)

Best New Engine
Volkswagen 1.4-liter TSI Twincharger — VW Golf - (European model)


This engine looks like a dream engine for modding...
It has both a compressor (for instant power) and a turbo (for mid/high rev power), and is only a 1.4L so TAX will be low (especially in Hong Kong :) )

Also ... fuel economy should be good ...

I already heard from a VW engineer (from VW HQ) that 200bhp should not be a problem!

Props to BMW - they got nearly half the awards. :eek2:

VW's latest wonder scooped up the Best New Engine award for 2006 with a tally of 250 points, compared to the 196 that were allotted to Toyota's new 3.5-liter V6-based gas-electric hybrid powertrain, pioneered in the new Lexus GS 450h. Third in this class was the new Chevrolet Corvette Z06's 7.0-liter V8, with 123 points, followed by the Mercedes-Benz-AMG 6.3-liter V8, the Porsche Cayman S' 3.4-liter flat-six, and the redesigned Honda Civic's all-new 1.8-liter four-cylinder unit.

BTW, ain't this old news? :uh:

. . . BTW, ain't this old news? :uh:
http://www.clublexus.com/forums/showthread.php?t=216009&highlight=International+Engine+Year ;)