About 450 people attended last week's luncheon ceremony, held in Detroit during the North American International Auto Show to honor the 2019 Wards 10 Best Engines winners. It was the event's 25th anniversary.
The awards program still is focused on its original mission: recognizing engineering achievement. Now that electrified powertrains account for about 40% of the annual awards, the name is being changed.
Toyota understands a world-class hybrid needs first-rate technologies for both combustion and electrification. So it should come as no surprise that since 2001, Toyota has earned more 10 Best Engines trophies for hybrids (six) than any other...
Infiniti takes a major technological leap forward with its variable-compression turbo 4-cyl. – and we can’t help but smile every time we stomp the accelerator.
What clinches it for the Wards judges is the 26 mpg we observed while logging about 800 miles in an F-150 SuperCrew 4x2. That’s the best fuel economy we’ve ever seen in a fullsize pickup.
A pro-and-con summation of all 34 powertrains evaluated in the 2019 competition. Many comments come directly from editor scoresheets. (Winners in red.)
