The Ward's 10 Best Engines for 2003:

Engine (and tested vehicle)
- BMW AG 3L DOHC I-6 (330i)
- BMW AG 3.2L DOHC I-6 (M3)
- DaimlerChrysler AG 5.7L OHV Hemi Magnum V-8 (Dodge Ram HD)
- Ford Motor Co. 6L Power Stroke OHV Turbodiesel V-8 (F-Series Super
Duty)
- General Motors Corp. 4.2L DOHC I-6 (Chevrolet TrailBlazer)
- Honda Motor Co. Ltd. 2L DOHC I-4 (Acura RSX Type S)
- Honda Motor Co. Ltd. 3L SOHC V-6 (Accord EX)
- Mini 1.6L supercharged DOHC I-4 (Mini Cooper S)
- Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. 3.5L DOHC V-6 (Infiniti G35 coupe)
- Volkswagen AG 1.8L turbocharged DOHC I-4 (Golf Gti 1.8T)

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No surprises, except the J30A2. Never woulda guessed it would be on there. I have to agree with everything on that list...very fair. I can see the exclusion of the F20C, as it has no torque. Good job Honda :thumbup:

But if you think about it, Honda only has 2 cars on there. Nissan has, what, 15?

Chris

 

120hp/liter deserves that award no matter what the tq imo

 

MFB gonna be all over yo ass for that one foo :fawk:

 

ooooh..k

 

:werd:

 

Well, as Mike says, HP/L means jack. I tend to agree. It's all about the feel of the engine. While the F20C is absolutely amazing, it is just not a practical engine for commuting. Believe me, I know. It's an amazing technological achievement, but they rate these engines based on feel...not stats.

 

Nothing really to be all over, he's been spouting a bunch of crap in the Civic forum about Type-R motors being built for boost from the factory.

I have to wonder about the Mini Cooper S though, maybe it gets the award for "most grunt in limited packaging space."

 

haha.. talk about dwelling on shit, exagerating what was said, and being completely retarded

 

so they are based on conservative daily driving, not performance.. gotcha

(hardly seems worth noting lol)

 

I think the F20C head deserves attention, but the block is really a retooled H22.