It's a bit like the Oscars, but more emotional and with more revealing dresses. The International Engine of the Year Awards attract people from around the world in the hope of receiving one of the coveted awards.
Once the prizes for the best supporting part and strongest performance had been dealt with the evening drew to a close with the emotional scene of execs from Honda weeping and kissing each other as Honda once again received awards for its motors.
For the fourth consecutive year the 2.0 litre Honda S2000 and 1.0 litre Insight IMA hybrid engines won their respective size categories.
The Honda S2000 engine once again won its size category - 1.8 to 2.0 litre. Judges praised the Honda S2000 engine with quotes like "Honda’s S2000 is still my favourite for fantastic revs and specific output, which is one of the highest in the world" and "You’ve got to love any engine that willingly revs to 9,000 rpm!"
The International Engine of the Year Awards are voted for by a panel of 50 leading motoring journalists from all over the world, the competing engines are awarded points based on their efficiency, refinement, environmental attributes, plus importantly, how they perform on the road.
This year’s awards were presented at the Messe Stuttgart in Germany yesterday. Expect Hello magazine to publish some behind the scenes pics shortly...
The full results were as follows:
International Engine of the Year Awards 2003 the complete results
Mazda RENESIS Rotary (RX-8)
Honda 1.3-litre IMA (Civic Hybrid)
Mercedes-AMG 55 V8 (E55, SL55, S55, CL55)
Honda 1-litre IMA (Insight)
Honda 1.3-litre IMA (Civic Hybrid)
MINI Supercharged 1.6-litre (Cooper S)
BMW 2.5-litre (325i, 525i, Z4)
Mazda RENESIS Rotary (RX-8)
Volkswagen Diesel 5-litre V10 (Touareg/Phaeton)
International Engine of the Year 2003
Mazda RENESIS Rotary (RX-8)