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STUTTGART, Germany — BMW's 5-liter V10 has today been crowned the best engine in the world for the second year in a row at the International Engine of the Year Awards 2006 held at Engine Expo here.

The Bavarian carmaker, which also won awards for the Z4 M 3.2-liter and twin-turbodiesel 3.0-liter, walked away from the eighth annual International Engine of the Year Awards with a total of five awards. The V10 also won the Best Performance Engine and Best Above 4.0-liter categories.

The V10 held off challenges from the likes of Volkswagen's new 1.4-liter TSI and the previous International Engine of the Year title holder, Toyota's 1.5-liter Hybrid Synergy Drive Prius, which in 2006 also won the Best 1.4-liter to 1.8-liter and the Best Fuel Economy categories.

Subaru won its first ever International Engine of the Year Awards trophy with its new 2.5-liter turbo that powers the Impreza, topping the 2-liter to 2.5-liter category. VW picked up awards for its 2-liter FSI Turbo, found in the Golf GTi, and for the 1.4-liter TSI, which won both the 1.0-liter to 1.4-liter class and the Best New Engine 2006.

Edmunds.com's Chief Road Test Editor Chris Walton was one of the judges on the panel for the competition sponsored by UKIP Media & Events Automotive Magazines.

A list of the winners:

Best New Engine 2006
Volkswagen 1.4-liter TSI Twincharger (Golf)

Best Fuel Economy
Toyota 1.5-liter Hybrid Synergy Drive (Prius)

Best Performance Engine
BMW 5-liter V10 (M5, M6)

Sub 1-liter
Honda 1-liter IMA (Insight)

1-liter to 1.4-liter
Volkswagen 1.4-liter TSI Twincharger (Golf)

1.4-liter to 1.8-liter
Toyota 1.5-liter Hybrid Synergy Drive (Prius)

1.8-liter to 2-liter
Volkswagen 2-liter Turbo (Golf, Audi A3, A6, SEAT Leon, Skoda Octavia)

2-liter to 2.5-liter
Subaru 2.5-liter Turbo (Impreza, Forester, Saab 9-2X)

2.5-liter to 3-liter
BMW 3-liter Twin-Turbo Diesel (535d)

3-liter to 4-liter
BMW 3.2-liter (M3, Z4 M)

Above 4-liter
BMW 5-liter V10 (M5, M6)

International Engine of the Year 2006
BMW 5-liter V10 (M5, M6

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For a SECOND YEAR IN A ROW!!!

I must ask: was the AMG N/A 6.3 included this year? It should be...

This is no surprise. BMW has always been engine building gods.

Already a new engine award. I see the M3 won again, it has won every year its been nominated here

Best new engine , place 4:
http://www.ukintpress.com/engineofth...s/bestnew.html

Oh $h!t, that hurts!

Big kudos to BMW..killer engines..gotta admit..

That was expected.

Next year BMW are going to win again: with N54 3.0L I6 HPI bi-turbo.

And then with V8 from M3 ...

And then ...

I wonder why MB didn't get their 6.2L V8 counted in the 4.0L+ category, nor the Performance Engine category, instead using the 6.0L V12 Biturbo engine in those categories? Surely it's had its day.

Better luck next time.

In your face Mercedes fans, Unbelievable! the M5 has won again, congrats to the M division. This is a great victory!

I can`t believe the M156 only cut 4th place. That aside the driver of an S, CL or SL65 can still brag that his engine has made the cut.

So BMW has won this award so has MB in the the past. What about Audi
Has an RS engine ever made the cut to take the victory?