| BMW has recently been shopping for awards--- | | | | the BMW M5 and M6 has won two awards. The 373 |
| imagine seven awards for four of its engines! Yes, | | | | kW power package with a capacity of 5 liters |
| readers BMW has received that many…eat your | | | | received the award for “Best Performance Engine |
| heart out Mercedes! | | | | of the Year” for the last two years in a row and |
| Anyway as expected, BMW with its top of the line | | | | also won in the engine class over 4.0 liters capacity. |
| BMW computer chip has once again emerged as the | | | | This remarkable engine has been able to win the |
| most successful brand at the International Engine of | | | | “International Engine of the Year” award for |
| the Year Awards for 2007 - the world’s most | | | | 2005 and 2006 respectively. |
| important engine competition. And for the third time in a | | | | The 2.0 – 2.5 liter Award was won by the 2.5 liter |
| row, the Award’s panel of judges, which consists | | | | 6-cylinder petrol engine with VALVETRONIC which is |
| of 62 high ranking international automobile journalists | | | | found under the bonnet of the BMW 325i, BMW 525i, |
| from 30 countries, decided to give the principal prize - | | | | the Z4 Roadster 2.5si, and the X3 2.5si. Its fully variable |
| the highly-coveted “International Engine of the | | | | valve control was utilized for the first time in 2001 and |
| Year” - to the Bavarian automobile automaker. | | | | since then was employed in millions of vehicles. The |
| Yes folks, the new BMW 3.0 liter Twin Turbo petrol | | | | 2.5 liter 6-cylinder petrol engine with VALVETRONIC |
| engine that was fitted in South Africa to the BMW | | | | produces 160 kW and founded BMW’s philosophy |
| Series Coupe and Convertible and would also soon | | | | of efficient dynamics. According to jury member |
| debut in the sedan took home the bacon. And | | | | Rogelio Rivera-Nava from Mexico, "You can hear the |
| that’s not the only BMW engine that won the | | | | 2.5-litre engine from a long way off due to its exquisite |
| award, the world’s first in-line 6 cylinder engine with | | | | sound. The in-line 6-cylinder construction provides the |
| Twin Turbo technology also from BMW came out | | | | basis for the technical purity of this most famous of all |
| topping two other categories. It won the “Best New | | | | BMW engines. It is a pleasure to drive it." |
| Engine of the Year 2007” including the 2.5 – 3.0 | | | | This is not yet the end of the prize series for BMW |
| liter capacity class. | | | | Group it has also won the 1.4 – 1.8 liter category but |
| Aside from the engine’s massive pulling power, the | | | | was tied with PSA Peugeot Citroën which happens |
| judges were particularly impressed with the | | | | to be BMW’s partner in developing the 1.6 liter turbo |
| high-efficiency and performance of the 225 kW | | | | engine. This engine powers the MINI Cooper S giving it |
| power unit. The 9.5 liters per 100 kilometers in the | | | | 128 kW. It will also be equipped in some models that |
| BMW 335i Coupe is considered extremely moderate | | | | these two automakers will develop together. |
| based on the EU norm for this performance class. | | | | BMW for the last nine years has been able to win |
| The Twin Turbo achieves such combination of power | | | | over 38 of the most coveted “International Engine |
| and efficiency through BMW’s High precision | | | | of the Year Award” trophies making it as the most |
| Injection system which is the first ever to be produced | | | | successful automaker in the history of the competition. |
| in high-volume production. It also allows accurate | | | | This also signifies BMW’s ingenuity in the field of |
| metering of the air-fuel mixture. | | | | engine construction. |
| The V10 high-performance engine which is equipped in | | | | |