2024 Wards 10 Best Engines & Propulsion Systems Winner: Toyota Camry XSE AWD – 2.5L I-4 HEV

This video clip highlighting the Toyota Camry XSE AWD – 2.5L I-4 HEV was played during this year’s ceremony celebrating the 2024 winners.

Dec. 27, 2024

2024 Wards 10 Best Engines & Propulsion Systems Winner: Ram 1500 Tungsten – 3.0L Turbocharged I-6

This video clip highlighting the Ram 1500 Tungsten – 3.0L Turbocharged I-6 was played during this year’s ceremony celebrating the 2024 winners.

Dec. 26, 2024

2024 Wards 10 Best Engines & Propulsion Systems Winner: Porsche Cayenne E-Hybrid – 3.0L Turbo V-6 PHEV

This video clip highlighting the Porsche Cayenne E-Hybrid – 3.0L Turbo V-6 PHEV was played during this year’s ceremony celebrating the 2024 winners.

Dec. 24, 2024

2024 Wards 10 Best Engines & Propulsion Systems Winner: Kia EV9 GT-Line – Electric Propulsion System

This video clip highlighting the Kia EV9 GT-Line – Electric Propulsion System was played during this year’s ceremony celebrating the 2024 winners.

Dec. 23, 2024

2024 Wards 10 Best Engines & Propulsion Systems Winner: Hyundai Ioniq 5 N AWD – Electric Propulsion System

This video clip highlighting the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N AWD – Electric Propulsion System was played during this year’s ceremony celebrating the 2024 winners.

Dec. 20, 2024

2024 Wards 10 Best Engines & Propulsion Systems Winner: Honda Civic Hybrid – 2.0L I-4 HEV

This video clip highlighting the Honda Civic Hybrid – 2.0L I-4 HEV was played during this year’s ceremony celebrating the 2024 winners.

Dec. 19, 2024

2024 Wards 10 Best Engines & Propulsion Systems Winner: Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray

This video clip highlighting the Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray was played during this year’s ceremony celebrating the 2024 winners.

Dec. 17, 2024

2024 Wards 10 Best Engines & Propulsion Systems Winner: BMW X5 xDrive50e

This video clip highlighting the BMW X5 xDrive50e was played during this year’s ceremony celebrating the 2024 winners.

Dec. 16, 2024

2024 Wards 10 Best Engines & Propulsion Systems: Overview

This video clip highlighting the 2024 Wards 10 Best Engines & Propulsion Systems nominees and Wards judges in action was played during this year’s ceremony celebrating the 2024 winners.

Dec. 13, 2024

2024 Wards 10 Best Engines & Propulsion Systems Winner: Ford F-150 PowerBoost 3.5L V-6 HEV

This video clip highlighting the Ford F-150 PowerBoost 3.5L V-6 HEV was played during this year’s ceremony celebrating the 2024 winners.

Dec. 5, 2024

30 Years of Wards 10 Best Engines & Propulsion Systems

Judges have chosen 300 Wards 10 Best Engines & Propulsion Systems winners over the past three decades. Download the entire list through the link at the end of this article.

By WardsAuto Staff • Oct. 22, 2024

Power-Dense Toyota 3-Cyl. Wows

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

By Drew Winter • Oct. 9, 2024

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.

By Christie Schweinsberg • Oct. 8, 2024

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.

By Jim Irwin • Oct. 7, 2024

Porsche Peppers Cayenne with Plug-In Performance

The combination of a powerful electric motor and a turbo-boosted V-6 give the Porsche Cayenne E-Hybrid the ability to glide silently on battery power or effortlessly blast to triple digits on gasoline and motor propulsion.

By Bob Gritzinger • Oct. 4, 2024

Kia EV9 GT-Line Electrifies 3-Row SUV

The utility aspects of the Kia EV9 GT-Line are plenty good, but adding a fun-to-drive, performance powertrain is a great cherry on the sundae.

By David Kiley • Oct. 3, 2024

Hyundai Ioniq 5 N Cooks (Without) Gas

The Hyundai Ioniq 5 N BEV rivals the fun of tricked-out gasoline-fed sports cars.

By David Kiley • Oct. 2, 2024

Honda Two-Motor Hybrid System Scores Two-Peat

Honda returns to our winner’s circle for the second time in two years with the latest generation of its two-motor hybrid system, which perfectly balances fuel economy with performance.

By Christie Schweinsberg • Oct. 1, 2024

Ford F-150 PowerBoost Propulsion System Simply Does It All

Efficiency, power, towing capability and a high fun-to-drive quotient add up to a Wards 10 Best Engines & Propulsion Systems win for Ford’s fullsize pickup’s hybrid powertrain.

By David Zoia • Sept. 30, 2024

Hybrid Propulsion System Transforms Corvette E-Ray

Electrification turns the iconic Chevy Corvette into a multifaceted vehicle capable of competing with the world’s best supercars.

By Drew Winter • Sept. 27, 2024

BMW X5 XDrive50e’s PHEV Powertrain Frugal, Fun

The X5 PHEV’s electric motor-ICE pairing not only is fuel efficient, it delivers the fun, generating up to 483 hp and 516 lb.-ft. of torque. Does this propulsion system sell the vehicle? No doubt about it.

By David Zoia • Sept. 26, 2024

Unique Trim, Stunning Screens, Improving Tech Highlight 2024 Wards 10 Best Interiors & UX Winners

10 Best Interiors & UX winners for the first time are all light trucks, with a mix of small, medium and large CUVs and SUVs and one fullsize pickup.

By Wards Staff • June 6, 2024

Tungsten Takes Ram 1500 to Award-Winning Level

A combination of gorgeous, upscale trim, superior comfort, clear screens, easy-to-manage controls and over-the-top audio make Ram 1500 Tungsten a truck worthy of our award.

By Bob Gritzinger • June 5, 2024

Kia EV9 Styled to the Nines

The Korean automaker’s new 3-row battery-electric vehicle boasts a futuristic appearance inside, with some never-before-seen features and cool technologies.

By Christie Schweinsberg • June 4, 2024

Hyundai Santa Fe’s Makeover Radical, Captivating

A 2024 10 Best Interiors & UX winner, the CUV’s rugged, chiseled exterior carries over inside the cabin, where Hyundai’s H-shaped design theme creates the aura of an interior carved from granite.

By David Zoia • June 3, 2024