Ferrari wins second International Engine of the Year Award in a row
For the second consecutive year, Ferrari's twin-turbo V8 beat dozens of competitors in the prestigious International Engine of the Year Awards.
After claiming the title in 2016, Ferrari refused to give up the crown in 2017 and once again came out victorious in the International Engine of the Year Awards. Hungry for more, the 3.9-litre twin-turbo V8 also went for gold in the category 3-Litre to 4-Litre and beat the competition in the Performance Engine category as well.
Ferrari 3,902cc twin-turbo V8
Performance Engine
In the Performance Engine segment the F154 engine from Maranello scored 247 points, leaving the 4-litre Porsche boxer engine well behind with 159 points. Third place was taken up by Mercedes-AMG with the 4-litre V8 biturbo, just ahead of Ferrari with the naturally aspirated 6.3 V12, scoring 69 points. Fiat Chrysler and Tesla ended fifth and sixth, scoring 61 and 48 points with the 2.9 litre V6 and the full electric powertrain respectively.
Porsche 2,981cc six-cylinder twin-turbo boxer engine
Green engine
Next to the category for green engines, the 2017 edition included the new Elecric Powertrain category and both were claimed by Tesla. Other green competitors were BMW with the i8 in second position, General Motors with the Bolt in third, BMW with the all electric i3 in fourth, BMW again with the i3, claiming fifth place with the variant sporting a range extender and finally Volvo with the 2-litre turbocharged, supercharged hybrid taking up sixth place. In the Electric Powertrain segment second to sixth place went to the BMW i3, Chevy Bolt, Volkswagen e-Golf, Renault Zoe and Nissan Leaf.
Tesla full electric drive-train
New engine
In the New Engine category where debutants battle it out, Honda made a formidable comeback with the 3.5-litre bi-turbo V6 electric-gasoline hybrid, launched in the Acura/Honda NSX. The impressive 2-litre diesel from Mercedes-Benz came in second, only one point ahead of the 2.9 V6 twin-turbo, derived from the Ferrari V8 turbo and used in the spectacular Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio.
Honda 3,493cc V6 bi-turbo in the all new NSX.
Different sizes
The main categories delivering the finalists for the Engine of the Year Awards, are divided by engine capacity. The different sizes are Sub 1-Litre, 1 to 1.4-Litre, 1.4 to 1.8-Litre, 1.8 to 2.0-Litre, 2 to 2.5-Litre 2.5 to 3.0-Litre, 3.0 to 4.0-Litre and Above 4-Litre.
Tony Robinson“IN POWERTRAIN CIRCLES, IT’S WIDELY ACCEPTED THAT BRILLIANT DESIGNS WIN THE OUTRIGHT INTERNATIONAL ENGINE OF THE YEAR AWARD, BUT ONLY TRULY GREAT DEVELOPMENTS DO IT BACK-TO-BACK”
Ford claimed the smallest category with their 1.0 Ecoboost three-cylinder, a veteran that won the overall title three consecutive years from 2012 onwards. PSA Citroën was victorious in the 1 to 1.4-Litre segment for the third year in a row with their impressive 1.2 three-cylinder turbo.
BMW won the 1.4 to 1.8-Litre category with their 1.5 three-cylinder hybrid and Porsche’s widely criticized 2.0 four-cylinder boxer turbo from the Boxster and Cayman took first place between 1.8 and 2.0-Litres. By taking the victory in the 2 to 2.5-Litre segment, Audi turned their 5-cylinder 2.5 turbo into a legend, bringing the total number of victories for this engine in this particular group to eight!
Between 3 and 4-Litres it was another Porsche victory; this time for the 3.0 flat six turbo from the 911 Carrera and Carrera S models. As mentioned before, Ferrari received the highest score in the category 3 and 4-Litre and they also claimed Above 4-Litre with the outrageous 6.3 V12 delivering 740 PS.
Ferrari 6,262cc naturally aspirated V12.
"Unbeatable"
“In powertrain circles, it’s widely accepted that brilliant designs win the outright International Engine of the Year Award, but only truly great developments do it back-to-back,” said awards founder and CEO of IEotYA initiator UKi Media & Events, Tony Robinson. This shows there is still a global aspiration for powerful and exciting engines, even though the automotive industry is engulfed by a wave of electrification, largely pushed by lobbyists and affected politicians.
When 58 experienced automotive journalists from 31 different countries come to the same conclusion, it is a tribute to the internal combustion engine and a sign for the future. Co-chairman of the International Engine of the Year Awards Dean Slavnich could not have been more clear by saying: “This blend of heart-thumping performance on both road and track, with a glorious V8 Maranello rumble and an ultra-sophisticated design that’s loaded with advanced technologies, makes the Ferrari V8 unbeatable for another year.”
Words Natan Tazelaar (www.tazelaar.eu)
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Comments (6)
what about the magnificent V12 from AMG that powers all the Paganis?
The NA V12 that was in the Zondas is dead, and the twin turbo V12 found in the Huayra dates back at least 6 years. Given that Ferrari's winning V8 is less than 2/3rds the size, lighter, just as powerful, and they've produced more than 100 of them...
Read moreit might not be cutting edge, but it sounds great :-)
Cant talk bad agaist Ferrari here!?
These sites are all biased towards Ferrari...Or should i say CRAP-Errari!