The new S4 sprints 0-60 mph in 4.9 seconds. The old V-8 did it in 5.3 seconds. With a towering specific output of 111 hp/L, the 3.0L TFSI strikes like an archer’s arrow.

Judge Christie Schweinsberg says sayonara Prius, guten tag Jetta TDI.

Two turbodiesels and two hybrid-electric vehicles make the 2010 Ward’s 10 Best Engines list. This year marks the first time only one V-8 has earned a spot.