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Prius HSD wins two 'Engine Oscars'

Discussion in 'Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News' started by MGBGT, Jun 2, 2005.

  1. MGBGT

    MGBGT New Member

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    The International Engine of the Year Awards are issued annually by a jury of over 50 motor journalists from 26 countries, and are widely recognized as the 'Engine Oscars'.

    There are 11 individual categories, and one overall 'Best New Engine' award.

    The Prius HSD won in TWO categories this year, and the Honda 1 litre IMA also won in one category.

    Toyota's Prius HSD won:
    Best Fuel Economy
    and
    Best Engine 1.4 to 1.8 litres.

    Honda's Insight IMA engine won:
    Best sub 1-litre engine.

    Congratulations Toyota and Honda!

    Here are other winners:
    Overall best new engine: BMW 5 litre V10
    (Toyota 3.3 litre HSD came in 3rd)
    Best performance engine: BMW 5 litre V10
    Best sub-1-litre: Honda 1 litre IMA
    1-1.4 litre: Fiat-GM 1.3 litre diesel (Honda 1.3 litre IMA came in 2nd)
    1.8-2.0 litre: VW 2-litre FSI turbo
    2-2.5: Honda 2.2 litre diesel
    (that one is quite a feat since it's Honda's first ever diesel!)
    2.5-3 litre: BMW 3 litre twin turbo diesel.
    (Honda Accord Hybrid 3 litre came in second)
    3-4 litre: BMW 3.2 litre (M3 inline 6 for fith year in a row!)
    >4 litre: BMW 5-litre V10

    the IEotYA website:

    International Engine of the Year Awards

    Last year the Prius HSD won four of the wards, including the overall award "International Engine of the Year"!

    The Insight IMA engine won it's sub 1-litre category for the sixth time in a row, making it the most successful engine in 'Engine Oscars' even over BMW's M3 inline six.

    Kudos to Honda for this success!
     
    #1 MGBGT, Jun 2, 2005
  2. PNeu

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    It worth to mention that there are 3 diesels within top 7 Engines of the Year .

    BMW Diesel 3-litre Twin-Turbo (535d/R6D) is mind-blowing refined and intelligent engine.

    I've tested 535d last month and I agree with every single word of BBC TopGear review:

    "Despite the name it's a three-litre, just like the continuing 530d. What's different is an extra turbocharger, and the pair of them (small for low revs, large for high revs) work in sequence. The little'un has low inertia so it spools up quickly to kill the lag problem. The big'un has the ability to pump lots of air so the engine will go on to 5,000rpm whereas a typical diesel isn't much use beyond 4,000.

    Hooked up to a six-speed auto with sequential over-ride, the result is a wonderfully usable engine. They've even engineered the exhaust sound into something like a BMW straight-six song, so if you want to hold on to low gears and drive it like a petrol you can have fun. Sensational torque comes at almost any engine speed, which means this must be the easiest car anywhere to do DSC-off powerslides. Silly, but telling.

    You can't really argue with 0-62 in 6.5 seconds, but as with any diesel auto it's not the standing-start figure that shows the engine at its best. It's the colossal surge of overtaking go (560Nm at 2000 rpm), and for that you'll just have to take my word. Refinement is terrific, and it does 35mpg combined."
     
    #2 PNeu, Jun 6, 2005
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