Two of BMW’s inline sixes made Ward’s 10 Best Engines list for 2007 cars, bringing BMW to an industry-leading 19 citations since the awards began in 1995. They are the 3.0-liter double-overhead-cam inline six, as tested (by Ward’s) on the BMW Z4 3.0si and the 3.0-liter turbocharged DOHC inline six tested on the 335i.
Also on the list was the DaimlerChrysler V-6 Bluetec turbodiesel, the fourth time an alternative/clean-air engine was cited this decade, along with the Prius engine (twice) and the Honda IMA (integrated motor assist) hybrid engines. Wards’ sets a price ceiling of $54,000 for cars containing the nominated engines, which may be why the BMW V10 never made the cut.
BMW has had at least one engine on the Ward’s list every except 1999 and 2005, and multiple engines in every other year except 2000, 2001, and 2006. Others with more 10 or more 10 best engines include GM with 18, Ford with 16, DaimlerChrysler with 14, Nissan with 13 (one every year since the awards began), and Honda and Audi with 10. One of BMW’s 19 engines is the (as described by Ward’s) “BMW MINI 1.6 L I4 supercharged engine.” BMW’s M06 inline-six was also cited by Ward’s in 1999 as one of the top engines of the 20th Century.
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