MINI Cooper S Engine Wins Engine of the Year Award

[Paul]

"In the 1.4-1.8-litre category, the trophy was awarded jointly to BMW Group and PSA Peugeot Citroen for the 1.6-litre turbo engine in the new MINI Cooper S and Peugeot 207."

From here: BMW (and MINI) Win International Engine of the Year Awards

[minicabrio]

A mightly honours list there for BMW.... congratulations!

I can see now why Peugeot were so keen to 'get into bed' with them!

[Paul]

Added some sales figures too, which also look very strong.

[R60 Mike]

bet they didnt look at my R56 engine or a few others on this site

[Paul]

If you're wondering who what and how, here's some more details.

"In every category, the panelists judged each shortlisted engine using their subjective driving impressions and technical knowledge, and took into account characteristics such as fuel economy, smoothness, performance, noise and driveability. The jurors each had 25 points to spend on their five favourite engines in each class. The maximum points that could be allocated to one engine was restricted to 15, while the minimum reward was one mark. An engine could not be tied for the top slot."

1.4-litre to 1.8-litre

1. BMW-PSA 1.6-litre Turbo (Cooper S, Peugeot 207) 267

2. Toyota Hybrid 1.5-litre (Prius) 251

3. Audi 1.8-litre Turbo FSI (A3) 82

4. Peugeot-Citroën/Ford Diesel 1.6-litre (Fiesta, Ford C-Max, Citroën C4, C4 Picasso C5, Mazda 3, Peugeot 1007, 206, 307, Partner) 74

5. Honda 1.8-litre (Civic, Stream, FR-V) 65

6. Mercedes-Benz 1.8-litre Supercharged (C, SLK, CLK, E) 62

Link: 1.4 to 1.6 category

1-litre to 1.4-litre

1. Volkswagen 1.4-litre FSI (TSI) (VW Golf, Touran, Jetta) 404

2. Honda Hybrid 1.3-litre IMA (Civic) 178

3. Fiat-GM Diesel 1.3-litre (Panda, Grande Punto, IDEA, Doblo, Lancia Ypsilon, Musa, Opel/Vauxhall Agila, Corsa, Astra, Meriva, Tigra, Combo, Suzuki New Ignis) 160

4. Renault 1.2-litre Turbo (Clio) 123

5. Peugeot-Citroën/Ford Diesel 1.4-litre (Citroën C2, C3, Ford Fiesta, Fusion, Mazda 2/Demio, Peugeot 1007, 207, 307) 66

6. BMW-PSA 1.4-litre (MINI One) 56

Link: 1.0 to 1.4 Category

[Hat]

interesting that the only other engine to come close was the toyota hybrid

[Paul]

Amazing the score difference between the top two and those further down the list. The MINI One engine didn't do so well though. And although not listed the Peugeot-Citroën/Ford Diesel must be a version of the one fitted to the MINI?

[Ant FR]

yes the diesel is a Peugeot derived lump.

Funny how everyone assume BMW designed most of the engine when it was actually the other way round. BMW 's only real input was on the cylinder head.

[Paul]

That's how it has been sold to us by BMW/MINI. That BMW were effectively in charge of the technical design of the engine, whereas PSA were also involved, they were mostly there for financial power/production practicality and to "make it fit" to their designs as well as the MINIs.

[Hat]

& the actual manufacture & assembly of the engine

[Paul]

Well, the MINI unit is stuck together in the UK at BMW, the Pug version in France.

[Parc77]

Just needed a supercharger and it would have won by an even bigger margin

[mister.t]

Great news The Toyota Hybrid is cack - From friends experience. Very unreliable and coarse. However, the Civic 1.8 is a gem. Sounds good and pulls well. Then theres the Mini engine, which pulls like a steam train, and will be more reliable than a wood burning stove once up and running.

[m1m0]

Quote: Originally Posted by Ollie Tebbutt (original)

Great news The Toyota Hybrid is cack - From friends experience. Very unreliable and coarse. However, the Civic 1.8 is a gem. Sounds good and pulls well. Then theres the Mini engine, which pulls like a steam train, and will be more reliable than a wood burning stove once up and running.

Makes me proud to own one! And mine not only pulls like a steam train - it sounds like one too.

[coopersooper]

I make this engine day in, day out and we never heard anyting about this award. Were a bit gutted