670-strong 3.9-liter «eight», which won the competition, is under the hood of the supercar 488 GTB.
Now trends. For the first time in the last eight years, the winners walked engine whose cylinders to four. «Big» engines to reach the podium is rare, except in the early 2000s shone Bavarian units BMW 5.0 V10 and 4.4 V8.
As for the «Group of Eight» Ferrari, then its triumphal victory.
It is not only «the best engine of the year», but also «Best New Engine» and «Best sports engine» and «the best engine of between three and four liters».
Last year's winner (3-cylinder 1.5-liter unit of the hybrid power plant BMW i8, finally moving closer long-term winner 3-cylinder Ford EcoBoost) pootstal by victor by 47 points (from Ferrari — 331).
In the third step of the podium settled 3-liter «turboshesterka» Porsche (267 points).
Followed by overall 1.2-liter 3-cylinder turbo engine PSA Peugeot Citroen, the Ford 1-liter, 2-liter «Quartet» Mercedes-AMG, 6,3-liter V12 again from the Ferrari and, finally, with a fair margin 2.5-liter «five» Audi, scored 94 points.
«Best Green Engine» for the fourth time in a row is recognized as electric power plant Tesla Motors.
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