Honest Engines

[Rope-Pusher]

From WardsAuto, their 2013 list of 10 Best Engines:

http://wardsauto.com/vehicles-amp-techn ... ency-gains

[Squint]

Diesel-engine aficionados will notice no oil burners on this year’s list. That’s because the only eligible vehicle, the Audi Q7 TDI, with a new 3.0L turbodiesel, was unavailable for evaluation.

But next year’s competition will feature several diesels from auto makers such as General Motors, Ford, Chrysler and Mazda, as well as the Audi Q7.

So do they not look at the VW diesels? I would assume some of the BMW diesels got left off because of price, but can't you get a 3 series under $55k?

That's the only part of the article that I was confused about...

[Rope-Pusher]

Diesel-engine aficionados will notice no oil burners on this year’s list. That’s because the only eligible vehicle, the Audi Q7 TDI, with a new 3.0L turbodiesel, was unavailable for evaluation.

But next year’s competition will feature several diesels from auto makers such as General Motors, Ford, Chrysler and Mazda, as well as the Audi Q7.

So do they not look at the VW diesels? I would assume some of the BMW diesels got left off because of price, but can't you get a 3 series under $55k?

That's the only part of the article that I was confused about...

Wards 10 Best Engines is like Motor Trend COTY - Must be new or at least substantially changed. Chrysler Pornstar V-6 in Ram 1500 is new usage, prolly with its own cam specs, intake tract, fool-n-spark calibration, 5000+ Lb curb weight and 6500 lb towing, etc.

For the moats part, Wards already knows about who will be offering what new engines next year.

[potownrob]

no inline-5 love = no potownrob love

[potownrob]

So do they not look at the VW diesels? I would assume some of the BMW diesels got left off because of price, but can't you get a 3 series under $55k?

That's the only part of the article that I was confused about...

Diesel-engine aficionados will notice no oil burners on this year’s list. That’s because the only eligible vehicle, the Audi Q7 TDI, with a new 3.0L turbodiesel, was unavailable for evaluation.

But next year’s competition will feature several diesels from auto makers such as General Motors, Ford, Chrysler and Mazda, as well as the Audi Q7.

[theholycow]

no inline-5 love = no potownrob love

A random neuron fired on reading this and I got an idea: I5 diesel. Googled it. Apparently the new 2014 Ford Transit will have or offer Ford's 3.2-liter I-5 Duratorq diesel. There was a Mercedes Benz I5 turbodiesel in the early 1980s, but it makes my engine look powerful by comparison:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_OM617
http://www.4btswaps.com/forum/showthrea ... 4c63d888c1

[Squint]

So do they not look at the VW diesels? I would assume some of the BMW diesels got left off because of price, but can't you get a 3 series under $55k?

That's the only part of the article that I was confused about...

Diesel-engine aficionados will notice no oil burners on this year’s list. That’s because the only eligible vehicle, the Audi Q7 TDI, with a new 3.0L turbodiesel, was unavailable for evaluation.

But next year’s competition will feature several diesels from auto makers such as General Motors, Ford, Chrysler and Mazda, as well as the Audi Q7.

They didn't explain like RP did about engines needing to have overhaul or be new to qualify. That's where I was confused. Back to normal levels of confusion currently

[bk7794]

Ah it all makes sense on how this works.

[Rope-Pusher]

"To be eligible, an engine must be all-new or significantly improved and be available in a production vehicle that will be on sale by first-quarter 2013. To keep the competition in the realm of mainstream vehicles, base price is capped at $55,000."

They whittled down the field from 41 entrys to the final top 10.


http://wardsauto.com/vehicles-amp-techn ... pid-change

[potownrob]

no inline-5 love = no potownrob love

A random neuron fired on reading this and I got an idea: I5 diesel.....

i was at least half-kidding when i wrote that. i do find it funny how the inline-5 sounds so much better than most inline-4s i've heard, and how other companies could have potentially competed more in the past with inline-5s in entry level luxury vehicles as opposed to being looked down on for using thrashy, buzzy and/or loud 4-bangers. i do understand (reluctantly) how a forced induction I-4 can be better than an I-5.

[Rope-Pusher]

no inline-5 love = no potownrob love

A random neuron fired on reading this and I got an idea: I5 diesel.....

i was at least half-kidding when i wrote that. i do find it funny how the inline-5 sounds so much better than most inline-4s i've heard, and how other companies could have potentially competed more in the past with inline-5s in entry level luxury vehicles as opposed to being looked down on for using thrashy, buzzy and/or loud 4-bangers. i do understand (reluctantly) how a forced induction I-4 can be better than an I-5.

Henry Ford was looking at an inline 5 back in the 1920s when Chevrolet started kicking his butt. My friend asked about it and the folks at the Henry Ford Museum ran some copies of photos of it. It didn't say why, but Ol' Henry said "NOT!" and ended up doing the flathead V8 instead and the rest is histrionics.

[Rope-Pusher]

Well That Sucks the fun out of the engine
The question comes up from time to time: How do you folks at WardsAuto, when running a 10 Best Engines entry through its paces in daily driving, isolate an engine from the rest of the drivetrain, particularly the transmission?

In truth, it’s not easy. An engine is only as good as its transmission, and vice versa, and it’s also true that unpleasant sounds or vibrations could be traced to the gearbox rather than internal combustion.

Some of us also had high hopes Jaguar’s all-new 3.0L supercharged V-6 would seriously challenge Audi’s excellent 3-time Ward’s 10 Best Engines winner, also a 3.0L blown V-6.

The Jaguar engine in the XF makes more horsepower and torque, and its 8-speed automatic should have an advantage over the Audi S5’s 6-speed manual.

In our comparison, the Jag beats the Audi by several miles per gallon, but the XF’s transmission spends too much time hunting for gears and, as one WardsAuto editor writes on his score sheet, “sucks the fun out of the engine.”

http://wardsauto.com/vehicles-amp-techn ... c4enews=42

[Rope-Pusher]

motores honestos

VW OPENS ENGINE PLANT IN MEXICO
Volkswagen is well on its way to becoming the dominant automaker in the industry. It now has 100 manufacturing plants worldwide with the opening of its $550 million engine plant in Silao, Mexico. The facility has the capacity to make 330,000 engines annually to supply its two North American assembly plants. This year VW will have the largest production capacity outside its home country than any other auto manufacturer at 77 percent.

https://www.volkswagen-media-services.c ... hkeit.html

[potownrob]

motores honestos

VW OPENS ENGINE PLANT IN MEXICO
Volkswagen is well on its way to becoming the dominant automaker in the industry. It now has 100 manufacturing plants worldwide with the opening of its $550 million engine plant in Silao, Mexico. The facility has the capacity to make 330,000 engines annually to supply its two North American assembly plants. This year VW will have the largest production capacity outside its home country than any other auto manufacturer at 77 percent.

https://www.volkswagen-media-services.c ... hkeit.html

now, the real question is, are they gonna keep making the 2.5?? [/half-kidding]

[bk7794]

motores honestos

VW OPENS ENGINE PLANT IN MEXICO
Volkswagen is well on its way to becoming the dominant automaker in the industry. It now has 100 manufacturing plants worldwide with the opening of its $550 million engine plant in Silao, Mexico. The facility has the capacity to make 330,000 engines annually to supply its two North American assembly plants. This year VW will have the largest production capacity outside its home country than any other auto manufacturer at 77 percent.

https://www.volkswagen-media-services.c ... hkeit.html

squint knows how I feel about this....