You Can’t Change Fast Enough Dec 21, 2009 9:00 AM, WardsAuto.com, By Tom Murphy Ward’s will be considering ways to enhance the 10 Best Engines competition and ensure it can accommodate whatever comes from the powertrain test labs in the future.
Judges' Discussion
Videos from the 2010 Ward's 10 Best Engines Ceremony:
10 Best Engines Quick Hits Dec 21, 2009 1:05 PM, WardsAuto.com, By Ward’s Staff A concise pro-and-con review of every engine evaluated as part of the 2010 competition.
Efficiency Drives 2010 Ward’s Best Engines Choices Dec 8, 2009 3:20 PM, WardsAuto.com, By Tom Murphy 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.
Winners
BMW AG: 3.0L DOHC I-6 Turbodiesel Dec 21, 2009 9:00 AM, WardsAuto.com, By Tom Murphy Several Ward’s editors averaged about 30 mpg (7.8 L/100 km) driving the 335d, a car that sets the pace for a luxury clean diesel.
Audi AG: 2.0L TFSI Turbocharged DOHC I-4 Dec 21, 2009 9:00 AM, WardsAuto.com, By Tom Murphy Audi stands as one of of the few luxury brands confident enough to stake its reputation on a 4-cyl. engine in a fiercely competitive 6-cyl. market.
Toyota Motor Corp.: 1.8L DOHC I-4 Hybrid Dec 21, 2009 9:00 AM, WardsAuto.com, By Tom Murphy It seems appropriate the first time the 10 Best Engines list has two hybrids on it, the Prius would be one of them. One Ward’s editor seeking maximum mileage averaged 56.5 mpg.
Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.: 2.5L Turbocharged DOHC H-4 Boxer Dec 21, 2009 9:00 AM, WardsAuto.com, By Tom Murphy Subaru’s excellent 2.5L turbocharged boxer engine provides the ideal mix of restrained power and frugal sensibility. It’s the cure for the boring family sedan.
Volkswagen AG: 2.0L Turbocharged DOHC I-4 Diesel Dec 21, 2009 9:00 AM, WardsAuto.com, By Tom Murphy The case for the Jetta TDI is even more compelling this year than last, when diesel fuel was up to $1 more expensive per gallon than gasoline. That gap has closed considerably.
Hyundai Motor Co. Ltd.: 4.6L DOHC V-8 Dec 21, 2009 9:00 AM, WardsAuto.com, By Drew Winter The intense engineering focus on noise, vibration and harshness, and reducing friction and mass, seems evident with every spin of the crankshaft.
Ford Motor Co.: 2.5L DOHC I-4 HEV Dec 21, 2009 9:00 AM, WardsAuto.com, By Drew Winter A winner in 2009 when we tested it in the Escape Hybrid, the system in the Fusion Hybrid boasts mechanical, engineering and software upgrades.
Audi AG: 3.0L TFSI Supercharged DOHC V-6 Dec 21, 2009 9:00 AM, WardsAuto.com, By Tom Murphy 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.
Ford Motor Co.: 3.5L Twin-Turbocharged DOHC V-6 Dec 21, 2009 9:00 AM, WardsAuto.com, By Drew Winter What ultimately convinced Ward’s jurors EcoBoost is the real deal is the stunning 350 lb.-ft. of torque the V-6 produces at just 1,500 rpm.
General Motors Co.: 2.4L DOHC I-4 Dec 21, 2009 9:00 AM, WardsAuto.com, By Tom Murphy There are lots of mainstream 4-cyl. engines in cars and CUVs, but none of them makes as much power as GM’s 2.4L direct-injection Ecotec in the Chevy Equinox.
Judges’ Remarks
GM Gets With Downsizing Trend Dec 21, 2009 9:00 AM, WardsAuto.com, By Tom Murphy Detroit’s No.1 auto maker has been criticized for a lot of things, much of it justified. But it deserves credit for paying more than lip service to engine downsizing.
Fuel Efficiency and Cost Hurt V-8s, Not Bias Dec 21, 2009 9:00 AM, WardsAuto.com, By Drew Winter We are not trying to hold V-8s back. We simply are holding them to a higher standard than we used to.
Confessions of a Flip Flopper Dec 21, 2009 9:00 AM, WardsAuto.com, By Christie Schweinsberg Judge Christie Schweinsberg says sayonara Prius, guten tag Jetta TDI.
Lovable Losers Populate Best Engines Nominees Dec 21, 2009 9:00 AM, WardsAuto.com, By James M. Amend As difficult as it is to make the 10 Best Engines list, these eight powerplants prove it’s equally challenging to stay on it.
Less is Not More Dec 21, 2009 9:00 AM, WardsAuto.com, By Eric Mayne More is more. In fact, more is more than enough when it’s under the hood of the ’10 Land Rover LR4.
What a Sassy Pony Can Do Dec 21, 2009 8:00 AM, WardsAuto.com, By Steve Finlay Perhaps V-8s won’t turn out to be timeless as their allure seems to wane. But nothing matches the thrill behind the wheel of a fire-breathing Mustang in full gallop.
You Can’t Change Fast Enough 
Efficiency Drives 2010 Ward’s Best Engines Choices 
Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.: 2.5L Turbocharged DOHC H-4 Boxer 
Lovable Losers Populate Best Engines Nominees 
