For the fourth year running BMW has won overall top prize at the 2008 International Engine of the Year Awards.

A panel of judges from around the globe awarded the top honour to the 3.0-litre twin-turbocharged petrol engine which powers the 1 Series, 3 Series and X6 in the 135i, 335i and X6 xDrive35i models respectively.

The 1.6 litre BMW/PSA unit found in the MINI scooped the top prize in the 1.4 to 1.8 litre engine capacity. Between them, BMW and MINI drove off with five category wins to dominate the 2008 awards.

Final results for overall IEotY 2008:

Engine - Points

BMW 3.0-litre twin-turbo (Various / 306hp) - 380
Volkswagen Group 1.4-litre TSI (Various / Various) - 287
Volkswagen Group 2.0-litre FSI (Various / 207hp) - 270
BMW 4.0-litre V8 (M3 / 420hp) - 241
BMW PSA 1.6-litre turbo (Various / 173hp) - 151
BMW 5.0-litre V10 (M5, M6 / 507hp) - 149