BMW, Honda Shine at 'Engine Oscars' of 2002

[jaje]

http://carpoint.msn.com/advice/stand...21118&src=News The all-new BMW 745i's 4.4-liter Valvetronic engine is named "International Engine of the Year" for 2002, while a pair of Honda hybrid powertrains take three category wins. BMW and Honda executives celebrated on May 15 as several of their products dominated the Fourth Annual International Engine of the Year Awards ceremony, held at Engine Expo 2002 in Stuttgart, Germany. The International Engine of the Year Awards 2002 were voted for by a panel of 40 top automotive journalists from 18 countries including the U.S., France, the UK, South Africa, Australia and Canada. Among the American contingent were Csaba Csere and Frank Markus, respectively editor-in-chief and technical director at Car and Driver magazine; Dennis Simanaitis and Patrick Hong, who work as engineering editor and road test editor at Road & Track magazine, and top veteran freelance journalist Jim McCraw. Canadian journalists took part in the voting process for the first time this year. Its representatives on the jury were David Booth, editor and publisher of Autovision magazine, and MSN Carpoint Canada editor Marc Lachapelle. Technology Recognized The awards results saw the German and Japanese brands BMW and Honda each win four of the 11 individual categories. BMW's 3.0-liter and 3.2-liter units topped their respective classes for the second year running, and Honda's hybrids, including the new Civic 1.3-liter IMA, took three trophies. The Japanese carmaker's fourth prize was scooped by the S2000's 2.0-liter. The success of BMW and Honda meant just three other marques—General Motors, Toyota, and PSA Peugeot-Citro?n—collected trophies in 2002. General Motors representatives were delighted to learn that their bold AUTOnomy hydrogen-powered vehicle concept, unveiled at the last North American International Auto Show in Detroit, had trumped the likes of Mercedes-Benz's Necar 5 and BMW's Hydrogen 7-Series to take home the Best Concept trophy. Toyota's 1.8-liter VVTL-i four-cylinder engine bowled judges over with its blend of power and economy. PSA Peugeot-Citro?n, the French company renowned for its diesel expertise, took the 2.0- to 2.5-liter class with its 2.2-liter HDi direct-injection diesel, beating competition from rivals such as Volvo, Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen. Motoren Indeed But at the end of the day, it was BMW's staff who wore the biggest smiles. As well as triumphing in four awards categories, the Bavarians scooped the coveted International Engine of the Year 2002 title for a second consecutive year—the crown (won by the M3's 3.2-liter in 2001) went to the 4.4-liter V8 housed in the range-topping 745i. The judges said this 325-horsepower Double VANOS and Valvetronic-equipped unit is "smooth, throttle-responsive and throaty, it lifts the technology of big-capacity petrol engines to another plateau," characteristics that have earned BMW the right to say once again that it builds the best engine in the world. Editor's Note: The International Engine of the Year Awards 2002 are presented by industry magazine Engine Technology International, published by UK & International Press, a British company that receives no advertising or financial support from any car manufacturer or distributor. Below are the winners for 2002—overall and in the 11 awards categories: International Engine of the Year BMW 4.4-liter V8 Valvetronic (745i) Best Fuel Economy Honda hybrid 1.0-liter IMA(Insight) Best Concept GM AUTOnomy Best New Engine 2002 BMW 4.4-liter V8 Valvetronic (745i) Best Above 4.0-liter BMW 4.4-liter V8 Valvetronic (745i) Best 3.0-liter to 4.0-liter BMW 3.2-liter (M3, M Roadster, M Coupe) Best 2.5-liter to 3.0-liter BMW 3-liter (Z3, 330, 530, X5) Best 2.0-liter to 2.5-liter PSA Peugeot-Citro?n 2.2-liter HDi (Citro?n C5, Peugeot 406, 607) Best 1.8-liter to 2.0-liter Honda 2-liter (S2000) Best 1.4-liter to 1.8-liter Toyota 1.8-liter VVTL-i (Toyota Celica GT-S, Matrix XRS, Pontiac Vibe GT) Best 1-liter to 1.4-liter Honda hybrid 1.3-liter IMA (Civic Hybrid) Best Sub 1.0-liter Honda hybrid 1.0-liter IMA (Insight)

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[yianni64]

I think people usually agree that Honda is king of the 4-cyl and BMW is king of the 6-cyl. That doesnt meant that other company's dont make good/better engines, but just that Honda and BMW have gotten those respective engines down.

[iNteGraz92]

i bet the new accord v6 won't win any awards. 3.0L 240hp, blah.

[s2ktonv]

Wow, BMW dominates again.

[Tirod]

bmw, blah ,s2k ownz!!!! n/a 120hp/liter...

[Troopa-R]

Originally posted by iNteGraz92
i bet the new accord v6 won't win any awards. 3.0L 240hp, blah.

Well it's not technically *new*. It's still just the J-series engine.

[DVPGSR]

Originally posted by Tirod-[EJ]
bmw, blah ,s2k ownz!!!! n/a 120hp/liter...

BMW is n/a too

Sure the S2K is great but don't take away from BMW. These awards really do not surprise me though...Hpnda and BMW are probably the best builders of engines in the world. I do think the S2K should have got the award Toyota did with their 1.8. But I guess you have to make things somewhat even!

[yianni64]

Originally posted by DVPGSR


BMW is n/a too

Sure the S2K is great but don't take away from BMW. These awards really do not surprise me though...Hpnda and BMW are probably the best builders of engines in the world. I do think the S2K should have got the award Toyota did with their 1.8. But I guess you have to make things somewhat even!

Best 1.8-liter to 2.0-liter
Honda 2-liter (S2000)

Honda won...

in the Best 1.4-liter to 1.8-liter
Toyota 1.8-liter VVTL-i

Honda doesnt have anymore B18C's so how are they gonna win that.

[DVPGSR]

Originally posted by yianni64


Best 1.8-liter to 2.0-liter
Honda 2-liter (S2000)

Honda won...

in the Best 1.4-liter to 1.8-liter
Toyota 1.8-liter VVTL-i

Honda doesnt have anymore B18C's so how are they gonna win that.

Oh yeah...I'm an idiot for missing that one

[98CoupeV6]

Originally posted by yianni64

Honda doesnt have anymore B18C's so how are they gonna win that.

And Yamaha helped quite more than necessary in the development of Toyo's 1.8. I'm kinda surprised the K20A from the G4 ITR (220HP) didn't beat out the S2K, because it has such better low end and midrange torque.

[asianautica]

Originally posted by 02RSXTYPES


And Yamaha helped quite more than necessary in the development of Toyo's 1.8. I'm kinda surprised the K20A from the G4 ITR (220HP) didn't beat out the S2K, because it has such better low end and midrange torque.

I think this is for engines produced in US cars only, or else there's many other engines out there that's better than the one on this list.

[DVPGSR]

Originally posted by asianautica


I think this is for engines produced in US cars only, or else there's many other engines out there that's better than the one on this list.

Nope...read the first line of the first post!

"International Engine of the Year"

[asianautica]

Originally posted by DVPGSR


Nope...read the first line of the first post!

"International Engine of the Year"

OK, my mistake. If this is the case, then what is the criteria for the engine to be a winner? example, why did the Civic Hybrid engine win the 1L-1.4L? The RX-7 has a 1.3L. Wouldn't that make a better choice for winner? Another example, why would the S2000 engine win the 1.8L-2.0L class when the WRX STi 22B and the EVO VII both are 2.0L that has about 280HP stock with 300+lb tq to boot.

[DVPGSR]

I think that the engines that won were for the best overall designs and build quality, performance, innovation, fuel economy, etc. It doesn't seem as if they went for the engines with the most power and none were FI...all fo them were either NA or NA with IMA.