International Engine of the Year

The International Engine of the Year was an annual competition for automotive industry internal combustion engines and electric motors, judged by a panel of automobile journalists from around the world. It is organised by UKi Media & Events' Automotive Magazines. The competition was started in 1999. The last competition was held in 2019. The 2020 competition was initially delayed due to COVID-19 and was never scheduled.

The award is determined by the panellists using "subjective driving impressions and technical knowledge, and took into account characteristics such as fuel economy, noise, smoothness, performance and driveability".

Annual winners

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! Category !! 1999 !! 2000 !! 2001 !! 2002 !! 2003 !! 2004 !! 2005 !! 2006 !! 2007 !! 2008 !! 2009 !! 2010 !! 2011

!2012

!2013

!2014

!2015

!2016

!2017

!2018

!2019

!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||colspan=2|BMW S85B50 5.0 L V10 M5/M6||colspan=2|BMW 3.0 L N54B30 Twin Turbo 135i/335i/535i/X6||colspan=2|Volkswagen 1.4 L TSI "Twincharger" Golf/Scirocco/Jetta /Touran/Tiguan SEAT Ibiza||Fiat 875 cc TwinAir Fiat 500||colspan=3|Ford 999 cc EcoBoost three-cylinder Turbo Ford Focus/Fiesta/B-Max/C-Max/Grand C-Max

|BMW B38 1.5 L three-cylinder (electric-gasoline hybrid) BMW i8 (362 ps)

| colspan="4" |Ferrari F154 3.9L biturbo V8 Ferrari 488 (669 ps)

!Best New Engine

|colspan=2 style="background:Gainsboro;"|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)

|BMW B38 1.5 L three-cylinder (electric-gasoline hybrid) BMW i8

|Ferrari F154 3.9L biturbo V8 Ferrari 488

|Honda 3.5L V6 electric gasoline hybrid Honda NSX

|Ferrari F140 6.5L V12 Ferrari 812 Superfast

|Jaguar Land Rover full-electric powertrain

(Jaguar I-Pace)

!Best Performance Engine

| colspan="4" style="background:Gainsboro;" |not awarded||Mercedes-AMG M113 E55ML 5.4 L CL55/E55/S55/SL55||Mercedes-AMG M275 6.0 L V12 S65/CL65/SL65|| colspan="3" |BMW S85B50 5.0 L V10 M5/M6||Porsche 3.6 L Turbo 911 Turbo/ GT2|| colspan="2" |Mercedes-AMG M156 6.2 L V8 C63/S63/SL63/CL63/E63/CLS63/ML63|| colspan="2" |Ferrari F136 FB 4.5 L V8 458 Italia/458 Spider||Ferrari F140 FC 6.3 L V12 Ferrari F12berlinetta|| colspan="2" |Ferrari F136 4.5 L V8 458 Italia/458 Spider/458 Speciale

| colspan="3" |Ferrari F154 3.9L biturbo V8 Ferrari 488 (669 ps)

|Ferrari 3.9-litre biturbo V8

(Ferrari 488 GTB, 488 Spider, 488 Pista)

!Sub 150PS

| colspan="20" style="background:Gainsboro;" |not awarded

|Ford 999cc three-cylinder turbo

(Ford Fiesta, Focus, C-Max, Grand C-Max, Mondeo, EcoSport)

!150PS to 250PS

| colspan="20" style="background:Gainsboro;" |not awarded

|Audi 2-litre four-cylinder TFSI

(Audi TT, TT S, S1, S3, A3, A4, A5, A6, Q2, Q3, Q5; SEAT León Cupra, Alhambra, Ateca, Cupra Ateca; Škoda Superb, Kodiaq; Volkswagen Golf GTi, Polo GTi, T-Roc, Atlas, Passat, Arteon, CC, Beetle, Tiguan, Sharan)

!250PS to 350PS

| colspan="20" style="background:Gainsboro;" |not awarded

|Porsche 2.5-litre turbo

(Porsche 718 Boxster S, 718 Cayman S)

!350PS to 450PS

| colspan="20" style="background:Gainsboro;" |not awarded

|Jaguar Land Rover full-electric powertrain

(Jaguar I-Pace)

!450PS to 550PS

| colspan="20" style="background:Gainsboro;" |not awarded

|Mercedes-AMG 4-litre biturbo V8

(Mercedes-AMG GT, GT S, GT C, GT R, S, C, E, G, GLC, Maybach S, Aston Martin Vantage, DB11)

!550PS to 650PS

| colspan="20" style="background:Gainsboro;" |not awarded

|Ferrari 3.9-litre biturbo V8

(Ferrari Portofino, GTC4 Lusso T)

!Above 650PS

| colspan="20" style="background:Gainsboro;" |not awarded

|Ferrari 3.9-litre biturbo V8

(Ferrari 488 GTB, 488 Spider, 488 Pista)

!Best Electric Powertrain

| colspan="19" style="background:Gainsboro;" |not awarded

|Tesla Full-electric powertrain Model S, Model X, Model 3

|Jaguar Land Rover full-electric powertrain

(Jaguar I-Pace)

!Best Hybrid Powertrain

| colspan="20" style="background:Gainsboro;" |not awarded

|BMW 1.5-litre three-cylinder electric-gasoline hybrid

(BMW i8)

! Category!!1999!!2000!!2001!!2002!!2003!!2004!!2005!!2006!!2007!!2008!!2009!!2010!!2011!!2012!!2013!!2014!!2015!!2016!!2017!!2018!!2019

Old categories

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! Category !! 1999 !! 2000 !! 2001 !! 2002 !! 2003 !! 2004 !! 2005 !! 2006 !! 2007 !! 2008 !! 2009 !! 2010 !! 2011

!2012

!2013

!2014

!2015

!2016

!2017

!2018

!Best Fuel Economy / Green Engine

|Volkswagen 1.2 L TDI 3L||colspan=3|Honda 1.0 L IMA Insight||Honda 1.3 L IMA Civic||colspan=5|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

| colspan="5" | Tesla Full-electric powertrain Model S, Model X, Model 3

!Sub 1 litre

|Toyota 1SZ-FE 1.0 L Yaris||colspan=7|Honda 1.0 L IMA Insight||colspan=4|Toyota 1KR-FE 1.0 L 3-Cylinder VVT-i Aygo/IQ/Yaris/Citroën C1/Peugeot 107||Fiat 875 cc TwinAir Fiat 500

| colspan="6" | Ford 999 cc EcoBoost three-cylinder Turbo Ford Focus/Fiesta/B-Max/C-Max/Grand C-Max/Mondeo/Ecosport

|Volkswagen 1.0L Three-cylinder turbo Volkswagen Up/Polo/Golf/T-Roc, Audi A1/A3/Q2, Seat Ibiza/Arona/Toledo/Ateca/Leon, Škoda Fabia/Rapid/Karoq/Scala

!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||colspan=3|Honda 1.3 L IMA Civic||Fiat SDE 1.3 L MultiJet||colspan=9|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

| colspan="4" | PSA Peugeot Citroën 1.2 L Three-cylinder turbo Peugeot 208, 2008, 308, 3008, 5008 Citroën C3, C3 Aircross, C4, C4 Cactus, C4 Picasso / Grand Picasso, C-Elysée DS DS 3, DS 4 Opel Crossland X, Grandland X

!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||colspan=3|Toyota 1NZ-FXE 1.5 L Hybrid Synergy Drive Prius||colspan=8|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

| colspan="4" | BMW B38 1.5 L three-cylinder (electric-gasoline hybrid) BMW i8

!1.8 litre to 2.0 litre

|Volkswagen 1.9 L 110PS TDI||colspan=5|Honda S2000 2.0 L||colspan=4|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||colspan=2|BMW N47D 2.0 L Diesel Twin Turbo 123d/X1 XDrive23d||colspan=2|BMW N20B20 2.0 L turbo 125i/320i/328i/520i/ Z4 20i/Z4 s Drive 28i/ X1 20i/X1 28i/X3 20i|| colspan="3" |Mercedes-AMG 2-litre turbo M133 A45, CLA45, GLA45(381ps)|| colspan="2" |Porsche 2-litre turbo 718 Boxster/Cayman

!2.0 litre to 2.5 litre

|Audi 2.5 L V6 TDI A4/A6/A8||Alfa Romeo 2.5 L V6 156/166||colspan=2|PSA Peugeot Citroën DW12 2.2 L HDi C5/607||colspan=2|BMW M54 2.5 L 325i/X3/525i/Z4||Honda 2.2 L i-CTDi||Subaru 2.5 L turbo EJ255 Impreza/ Forester/ Legacy GT/ 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|| colspan="9" |Audi 2.5 L 20v Five-Cylinder Turbo Audi TT RS/Audi RS3 Sportback/Audi RSQ3

!2.5 litre to 3.0 litre

|colspan=4|BMW M57D30 2.9 L ||colspan=2|Mazda 1.3 L Renesis RX-8||colspan=2|BMW M57TUD30 3.0 L Twin-Turbo 535d||colspan=6|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 ||BMW S55B30T0 BMW M3, M4

|colspan="3"|Porsche 3.0 L Twin Turbo 911 Carrera/911 Carrera 4/911 Carrera S/911 Carrera 4S, Carrera GTS, Carrera 4 GTS

!3.0 litre to 4.0 litre

|colspan=2|BMW M67D39 3.9 L V8 E38 740d||colspan=6|BMW S54B32 3.2 L M3||Porsche 3.6 L turbo 911 Turbo||colspan=5|BMW S65B40 4.0 L V8 M3|| colspan="3" |McLaren M838T 3.8 L V8 MP4-12C/650S/P1

|colspan="3"|Ferrari F154 3.9L biturbo V8 Ferrari 488 (669 ps)

!Above 4.0 litre

|BMW M73 5.4 L V12||colspan=2|Ferrari F133 5.5 L V12 456/550||BMW N62B44 4.4 L Valvetronic||colspan=2|Volkswagen 5.0 L V10 TDI Touareg / Phaeton||colspan=4|BMW S85B50 5.0 L V10 M5/M6||colspan=2|Mercedes-AMG M156 6.2 L V8 C63/S63/SL63/CL63/E63/CLS63/ML63||colspan=2|Ferrari F136 FB 4.5 L V8 458 Italia/458 Spider||Ferrari F140 FC 6.3 L V12 Ferrari F12berlinetta|| colspan="2" |Ferrari F136 4.5 L V8 458 Italia/458 Spider/458 Speciale

|colspan="2"|Ferrari F140 FC 6.3 L V12 Ferrari F12 tdf (780ps)

|Ferrari F140 6.5L V12 Ferrari 812 Superfast

!Best Concept

|colspan=2|DaimlerChrysler Necar 4 || Saab SVC || GM AUTOnomy || colspan="16" style="background:Gainsboro;"|not awarded

!Best Eco- friendly

|colspan=2|Toyota 1NZ-FXE Prius Hybrid|| colspan="18" style="background:Gainsboro;" |not awarded

! Category !! 1999 !! 2000 !! 2001 !! 2002 !! 2003 !! 2004 !! 2005 !! 2006 !! 2007 !! 2008 !! 2009 !! 2010 !! 2011 !! 2012 !! 2013 !! 2014 !! 2015 !! 2016 !! 2017 !! 2018

Rankings

Number of times the following makes have received the award:

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!Make

!Awards

!Notes

|BMW||62||including Tritec engine

|Volkswagen/Audi||36||

|Ferrari||26|||

|Honda||23||

|Toyota||22||

|Daimler/Mercedes-Benz||13||

|Ford||9||

|BMW-PSA Peugeot Citroën||9||

|Porsche||9||

|Fiat/Alfa Romeo||8|||

|Tesla Motors||7||

|PSA Peugeot Citroën||6||

|Mazda||4||

|GM/Saab||3||

|McLaren||3||

|Subaru||2||

References

External links

International Engine of the Year Awards homepage

Annual winners

Old categories

Rankings

See also

References

External links