📰 Auto News 3 BMW motors win engine of the year awards...

[Turk]

http://www.ukipme.com/engineoftheyear/categories.html

BMW 4-liter V8

BMW has proved to be a great favourite of the judges over the years and 2009 is no exception, with the evergreen M3 polling an impressive 319 points.

Marc Noordeloos from Automobile put his thoughts succinctly, “This engine makes you smile and rewards greatly when playing with the upper reaches of the rev counter.”

Interestingly, the current V8 weighs in at 2kg less than the straight six it replaced in 2008, and this weight saving comes despite its much increased power output.
Australian motoring writer Bill McKinnon noted, “It’s BMW’s best performance engine, and let’s not forget that wondrous 8,250rpm redline.” Meanwhile Dean Slavnich, Awards co-chairman, added: “There's a reason why this engine continues to pick up so many awards. Combining performance, refinement and efficiency is not easy but BMW has managed to do such a thing with this twin turbo."

The engine features a separate throttle butterfly for each cylinder, with two stepper motors operating them on each row of cylinders. This gives the BMW M engine a particularly sensitive response at low speeds together with an immediate reaction whenever the driver presses the accelerator.

The thought put into the engine design extends to the Drivelogic transmission. The engine’s high-tech cooling system is integral with the transmission fluid, so the gearbox warms up faster than usual, which is very useful for increasing fuel economy in very cold weather. But power is arguably the marker of a true M3 and this V8 does not disappoint: 414bhp is generated at 8,250rpm, which helps ensure a 1-100km/h dash of 4.2 seconds. Graham Johnson, co-chairman of the Awards summed up the reason to BMW’s success in this class: “The V8 engine is an enjoyable and useable powerhouse.”


Results points
1. BMW 4-litre V8 (M3) 319
2. Porsche 3.8-litre flat six DI (911) 156
3. Porsche 3.8-litre flat six (GT3) 148
4. Nissan 3.8-litre Twin Turbo (GT-R) 130
5. Porsche 3.4-litre flat-six (Boxster, Cayman S) 83
6. Toyota Hybrid 3.5-litre V6 (Lexus GS450h, RX, Toyota Crown) 70

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[EmersonHart13]

All foreign. :-(

 

[Turk]

All foreign. :-(

I noticed that too. The LS3, LS7 or LS9 should be listed somewhere on the performance list.

 

[sickmint79]

iirc bmw has won the most of these awards, followed by honda, everyone else trailing by a decent amount

 

[James]

Meh, who gives a shit. With all it's thrust, it still has a shitty rear end with makes it "time to call a tow truck" worthy. Isn't that right Turkey?
Not to mention the cars are wasted on spoiled brat kids that can't drive stick to begin with.
Turkey wanna comment?

 

[Yaj Yak]

lmao

 

[Turk]

Meh, who gives a shit. With all it's thrust, it still has a shitty rear end with makes it "time to call a tow truck" worthy. Isn't that right Turkey?
Not to mention the cars are wasted on spoiled brat kids that can't drive stick to begin with.
Turkey wanna comment?

The car has never been trailored, drove it all the way home, and I bought the car with my money James. Why don't you cry about it. Care to comment?

 

[Yaj Yak]

is trailored like tailored? like a nice suit?

 

[Turk]

trailered*

 

[Yaj Yak]

:hsughr:

 

[DanJ]

Aren't james and Turk CV buddies. What's the deal?

 

[James]

and I bought the car with my money James.

Of course you did.
But I was talking about money you worked for....there's a difference.

 

[bikrboy128]

james, what do you drive again?

 

[Turk]

Of course you did.
But I was talking about money you worked for....there's a difference.

Dude, wtf are you talking about. Can this get any more clear? I BOUGHT THE CAR WITH THE MONEY I GOT FROM THE BANK WHICH LOANED ME MONEY BASED ON THE MONEY I EARN FROM MY JOB. You are really an idiot. You make a lot of assumptions about things you have no clue about. You seem to think my parents would give me money to buy a car like this? They probably bought me my house too right? WRONG.