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2024 10 Best Engines & Propulsion Systems

Year of the Hybrid

As we’ve seen in the past few years, most of the 2024 Wards 10 Best Engines & Propulsion Systems winners are electrified, but we’re witnessing a shift back to hybridization with six hybrids earning trophies.

Vehicles Power-Dense Toyota 3-Cyl. Wows

Toyota is winning back enthusiasts with a 3-cyl. beast of an engine.

Vehicles Hybridization Ups Toyota Camry Sports Quotient

Toyota’s updates to its hybrid system pay off and make its popular Camry midsize sedan into a secret performance machine.

Vehicles Stellantis 3.0L Hurricane 6-Cyl. Packs an ICE Punch

In the 540-hp Hurricane High Output, Stellantis offers up a more powerful, lighter and more fuel-efficient successor to the 395-hp Hemi V-8 featured in previous Ram pickups. And any engine tapped to supplant a Hemi V-8 is something extraordinary.

30 Years of Wards 10 Best Engines & Propulsion Systems Winners

30 Years of Wards 10 Best Engines & Propulsion Systems Winners

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Wards 10 Best Engines BMW M2

Internal Combustion Engines

Blown Away: BMW’s 3.0L I-6 Impresses with Turbo Power Blown Away: BMW’s 3.0L I-6 Impresses with Turbo Power

byBob Gritzinger

Ford Mustang Dark Horse 5.0L V-8

Internal Combustion Engines

Mustang Dark Horse 5.0L V-8 is Dark Horse No More Mustang Dark Horse 5.0L V-8 is Dark Horse No More

2023 Wards 10 Best Engines & Propulsion Systems Honda Accord Hybrid

Internal Combustion Engines

Honda Accord Hybrid: Fun, Fast and Frugal Honda Accord Hybrid: Fun, Fast and Frugal

WA-2023-specs-Lucid

Internal Combustion Engines

Lucid Air’s Dual Motors Tough to Beat Lucid Air’s Dual Motors Tough to Beat

byChristie Schweinsberg