Ponieważ Subaru mnie wkurzyło swoim śmiesznym plakacikiem, dopowiem pare faktów odnosnie nagród International engine of the year . Nagrody te przyznawane są od 1999 roku i szybko zostały uznane za bardzo prestiżowe.
Wspominana nagroda dla Subaru w 2006 roku nie dotyczyła nagrody silnika roku generalnej klasyfikacji, lecz jedynie kategorii
Best 2.0 liter to 2.5 liter Engine
Subaru wygrało z BMW o.....2 głosy
1. Subaru 2.5-litre flat four Turbo (Forester, Impreza, Saab 9-2X) 155
2. BMW 2.5-litre (325, 525, Z4) 153
3. Honda i-CTDi Diesel 2.2-litre (Civic, Accord (Europe), CR-V, FR-V)) 145
4. Mazda 2.3-litre GDI Turbo (Mazdaspeed 6) 141
5. Toyota Diesel 2.2-litre D-CAT (Avensis, Corolla Verso, RAV4, Lexus IS220d) 115
6. Fiat Diesel 2.4-litre JTD Multijet (Alfa 159, 166, Brera, Lancia Thesis, Fiat Croma) 87
6. Honda 2.2-litre (S2000 (North America)) 87
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BMW totally owned the 2006 International Engine Of The Year awards again, just as it did last year. It’s 5.0 liter V10 engine used in the BMW M5 and BMW M6 won both the Best Performance Engine Award as well as the overall International Engine Of The Year 2006 award for the second year in a row. BMW also won 3 other awards, the 3L to 4L category with it’s BMW Z4M/E46 M3 3.2 liter straight-six engine, and the 2.5L to 3L category with it’s 3.0 liter twin turbodiesel engine. That makes BMW’s total award count at a nice number 5.
Przypomne tez inne nagrody BMW od 1999 roku:
1999-
2.5 - 3,0 - M57 3.0d
3.0 - 4.0- M67 4.0 d
4.0 < M73 V12
(dodam,ze nagroda BEST PERFORMANCE ENGINE była przyznawana dopiero od 2003 roku, a BEST NEW ENGINE od 2001

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2000-
2.5 - 3,0 - M57 3.0d
3.0 - 4.0- M67 4.0 d
2001-
1.4 -1.8- BMW N42 1.8 L Valvetronic
2.5 - 3,0 - M57 3.0d
3.0 - 4.0- S54 3.2 L
Best New Engine- S54 3.2 L
International Engine of the Year- S54 3.2 L
2002-
2.5 - 3,0 - M57 3.0d
3.0 - 4.0- S54 3.2 L
4.0 < N62 B44 valvetronic
Best New Engine- N62 B44 valvetronic
International Engine of the Year- N62 B44 valvetronic
2003-
2.0 - 2.5 - M54 2.5 L
3.0 - 4.0- S54 3.2 L
2004-
2.0 - 2.5 - M54 2.5 L
3.0 - 4.0- S54 3.2 L
2005-
2.5 - 3.0 - M57N 3.0d biturbo
3.0 - 4.0- S54 3.2 L
4.0 < S85 5.0 L V10
Best New Engine - S85 5.0 L V10
Best Performance Engine - S85 5.0 L V10
International Engine of the Year - S85 5.0 L V10
2006-
2.5 - 3.0 - M57N 3.0d biturbo
3.0 - 4.0- S54 3.2 L
4.0 < S85 5.0 L V10
Best Performance Engine - S85 5.0 L V10
International Engine of the Year - S85 5.0 L V10
2007-
1.4 - 1.8 - BMW/PSA 1.6 L Prince Turbo
Mini/207
2.0 - 2.5 - N52B25
2.5 - 3.0 - N54B30 biturbo
4.0 < S85 5.0 L V10
Best New Engine - N54B30 biturbo
Best Performance Engine - S85 5.0 L V10
International Engine of the Year - N54B30 biturbo