Why Were Asian Automakers Ignored In 17th Annual Engine Of the Year Awards?

The 17th annual International Engine of the Year Awards winners were just announced and BMW’s B38 1.5-liter 3-cylinder engine from the i8 not only won the 2015 Engine of the Year award but two other categories as well.

Developed especially for the plug-in hybrid sports car, the small engine does offer incredible performance for its size. That was taken into consideration apparently by the deciding committee that voted for it on more than one occasion, turning the new-age mill into the best overall choice in the automotive industry at the moment.

The winners of the other categories are as follows:

under 1-liter award : Ford 999cc 3-cylinder turbo
1-liter to 1.4-liter award: PSA Peugeot Citroen 1.2-litre three-cylinder turbo
1.8-liter to 2-liter award: Mercedes-AMG 2-litre turbo (M133)
2-liter to 2.5-liter award: Audi 2.5-litre five-cylinder turbo
3-liter to 4-liter award: McLaren 3.8-litre twin-turbo V8
above 4-liter award: Ferrari 4.5-litre V8
green engine of the year award: Tesla full-electric powertrain
performance engine of the year: Ferrari 4.5-liter V8

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TheSteve - 6/17/2015 12:50:33 PM

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Why Were Asian Automakers Ignored...?

Insufficient data. We'd have to do some investigation to determine:
- Who is the organization giving the recognition? Are they truly impartial? Do they have hidden agendas?
- What was the criteria for getting recognition? Was it skewed in any way?
- What was the criteria for being eligible to get recognition? Was it biased or exclusionary in any way?
- What was the process for collecting the raw data?
- What was the process for analyzing the raw data and coming to conclusions?

Without knowing all these answers, we're just guessing or assuming why Asian automakers didn't make the list.

MDarringer - 6/17/2015 1:40:46 PM

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BINGO and if the awards list was created by the European press, then the obvious answer is that the European press still has a lot of automotive bigotry toward Asian manufacturers despite the fact that a Toyota or a Hyundai will be much more reliable and durable than their European counterparts.

Dr550 - 6/17/2015 5:12:20 PM

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Or maybe the fact that most Asian manufactures use the same engine design and components over many years, hence they are "more reliable and durable." That Toyota/Lexus V6 has not changed for years, which also lowers the costs and increases profits. That is why Toyota's profits are strong. The Lexus IS 2.5 L V6 was probably designed 10 years ago.

MDarringer - 6/18/2015 8:47:00 AM

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If it's competent, it does not need constant change.

MrEE - 6/17/2015 7:24:44 PM

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Europeans have yet to credit Asian engineering for changing the auto industry. They also must like having the lower average vehicle age/life.