Last year, Fiat's 875cc twin-cylinder TwinAir engine won the award. In order to be eligible for the top award, both engine first had to win their Sub 1-liter categories. Ford's engine is offered in the European market only so far, and is available in two versions.
Other winners included GM's 1.4-liter Range Extender in the Chevrolet Volt/Vauxhall Ampera hybrid taking the Green Award, and Ferrari taking the Best Performance Engine and Best Above 4.0-liter award on the other end of the spectrum for its 4.5-liter V8 in the 458 Italia.
BMW took four wins with its 4-liter V8 in the M3, the 340-horsepower, 3.0-liter twin-turbo inline-six in the likes of 335is and 1M Coupe, the 2.0-liter turbo four-cylinder like in the X1 and new 328i, and the 1.6-liter turbo co-developed with PSA and found in the likes of the Mini Cooper S, Citroen DS3 and others.
VAG took the 2- to 2.5-liter class with the 2.5-liter inline-five turbo in the Audi TT-RS and RS3 Sportback, while the 1.4-liter TSI Twincharged four-cylinder in many European VW products took the 1- to 1.4-liter class.
