The 2014 Ward’s 10 Best Engines have been announced – now in its 20th year. Distinctions for this year include three diesel engines, a three cylinder turbo, and a battery electric vehicle.
This year’s 10 Best Engines (and the vehicles tested) are:
• 3.0L Supercharged DOHC V-6 – Audi AG (Audi S5)
• 3.0L Turbodiesel DOHC I-6 – BMW AG (BMW 535d)
• 6.2L OHV V-8 – General Motors Co. (Chevrolet Corvette Stingray)
• 2.0L Turbodiesel DOHC I-4 – General Motors Co. (Chevrolet Cruze Diesel)
• 83-kW Electric Motor – Chrysler Group LLC (Fiat 500e EV)
• 1.0L EcoBoost DOHC I-3 – Ford Motor Co. (Ford Fiesta)
• 3.5L SOHC V-6 – Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (Honda Accord)
• 2.7L DOHC H-6 – Porsche AG (Porsche Cayman)
• 3.0L Turbodiesel DOHC V-6 – Chrysler Group LLC (Ram 1500)
• 1.8L Turbocharged DOHC I-4 – Volkswagen AG (Volkswagen Jetta)
This is the 20th year for Ward’s 10 Best Engines, a competition created to recognize outstanding powertrain achievement, world-class technologies and those rare engines or electric propulsion systems that are so compelling they help sell the vehicle. The winners, which include eight engines using direct fuel injection and six with forced induction, emerged from a field of 44 powertrains evaluated by WardsAuto editors in October and November.
