Photos: BMW scoops pool at 2008 International Engine of the Year awards

By Derek Fung on 12 May 2008

At this year's International Engine of the Year awards, BMW took out five of the 11 categories on offer, while its 3-litre twin-turbo engine also successfully defended the overall title it won last year.

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Engine of the Year 2008: BMW 3-litre twin-turbo
There are 11 separate categories voted on by a jury of 65 motoring writers from 32 countries, with the winners in the eight capacity related classes then eligible for the overall award. In the final count the winner of the 2.5- to 3.0-litre class was BMW's 3-litre twin-turbo engine, which powers both the 1-Series and 3-Series. It easily beat the nearest contender, VW's twincharger TSI engine, the first engine which features both a supercharger and a turbocharger, by 100 points.

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