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

By Derek Fung on 12 May 2008

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1.8- to 2-litre: Volkswagen Group 2-litre turbo
The vast Volkswagen Auto Group spans everything from the affordable (VW, Seat, Skoda) to the luxurious (Audi, Bentley) and the completely bonkers (Lamborghini, Bugatti). Naturally, with such a vast sprawling empire, car bits and, sometimes, entire cars are shared across brands. One of the more prominent bits of sharing that goes on is in the powertrain department.

The 2-litre turbo, which took out the 1.8- to 2-litre class for the fourth year in a row, powers a range of vehicles, including the VW Golf GTI, Skoda Octavia, VW Eos and Audi TT. The engine's tuning varies from model to model, but in the performance oriented Golf GTI it has 147kW of power and 280Nm of torque. When mated to the VW Group's dual-clutch transmission, it drinks 8L/100km and emits 192g of CO2 per km.

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