Judges pick the 10 Best Engines by experiencing vehicles in our routine, daily driving cycles, much the same way consumers make purchase decisions.
If I have to spend time in a high-revving turbocharged 4-banger, I prefer the company of the Mazdaspeed3’s I-4. It’s all about degrees of refinement.
Diesel chatter is nearly imperceptible, and during mixed city and highway driving, we averaged more than 30 mpg, far exceeding that of the Lexus GS 450h hybrid sedan.
Since 1933, BMW inline 6-cyl. engines have set a premium-engine standard.
Continual updates keep Nissan’s formidable VQ V-6 at the front of the pack after four generations. The new 3.7L iteration is rated at 330 hp.
Audi says there’s still plenty of potential development left for the industry’s first production engine to combine direct-injection gasoline fueling with turbocharging.