Volkswagen has bagged another award, this time for its car engine technology. This time, the award is their first of a series of awards that the company has garnered. The award is the 2009 International Engine of the Year award for its 1.4l TSI Twincharge Engine.

The famed engine is available on a wide array of cars under the Volkswagen brand. Among the cars includehe Golf, Scirocco and Eos, and is used to good effect by Seat in the Ibiza Cupra.

The award is a milestone for Volkswagen, having beaten out familiar names like Toyota and Honda for their new electric hybrid power plants. With so much going for the Volkswagen brand thus far, expect their cars to rebound in performance this year since they have been copping awards one after another, making them one of the cars to watch this year.

(Source) Asia One

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Ford will certainly be in the limelight at the 2009 SAE World Congress, as focus will be centered on the EcoBoost engine technology, the hybrid system that led the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid to best-in- class 41 highway mpg and Ford’s aggressive electrification plan. This year’s conference theme: “Racing to Green Mobility.”

Ford engineers, researchers and academia will present more than 70 papers during the conference. Ford also is offering up the expertise of Dr. Gerhard Schmidt, chief technical officer and vice president of Ford Research and Advanced Engineering; and Sherif Marakby, chief engineer, Ford Global Hybrid Engineering; for interactive discussions on powertrain technology solutions.

Ford’s Marakby will speak to trends in consumer hybrid purchase considerations during the “Making Green Cool While Staying in the Black” panel discussion on April 21. Ford’s innovative SmartGauge with EcoGuide digital instrument cluster will be illustrated as a perfect example of cool-factor hybrid technology.

“What we are discovering is that the notion of a hybrid and its outstanding fuel economy is what may draw the consumer to the showroom, but it’s the cool factor – the HMI displays, the next-generation navigation system, Ford SYNC functionality – that is a significant dynamic in the customer purchase decision,” said Marakby.

(Source) Press

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Among the highlights of the 79th International Motor Show in Geneva include the unveiling of a 1.5 L MCE-5 VCRi engine integrated into a car prototype with two-stage Turbocharger – 420 Nm and 160 kW.

MCE-5 technology already has a 12 year lead on what should be a fundamental stage in the development of IC engines: an “intelligent” variable compression ratio. VCRi heralds the renewal of car engine technology.

The Peugeot 407 type demonstration vehicle presented on the MCE-5 DEVELOPMENT stand (No 3000 in the Green Pavilion) is powered by a 1.5L MCE-5 VCRi engine that develops 220 hp, equal to that of a 3.0L V6 engine, and 420 Nm of torque as of 1500 rpm, comparable to that of a V8 gasoline engine.

A 2010 version of MCE-5 VCRi engine will be equipped with GDI, optimized combustion chambers as well as the advanced management of engine temperature, of the cylinder head, pistons and exhaust manifold.

The power and torque will respectively be ramped up to 270 hp and 460 Nm, while average consumption on the NDEC will drop under the 6.0 L / 100 km mark (less than 140 g of CO2/km). With this type of engine, reaching the target of 120 g of CO2/km seems realistic by 2012-2013 for high-performance vehicles, with a strong reduction in fuel consumption for the whole vehicle range.

This proposal makes even more sense in the current economic, energy and environmental context, by addressing the main factor that will condition the automotive industry for the next 20 to 30 years: gasoline engine efficiency.

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Have you ever wondered how engine technology makes its ways into the popular cars such as BMW, Audi and Chrsyler? Well it is all thanks to this company, Borgwarner Engine Group which supplies systems and components for them. Turbochargers, engine timing systems, viscous fan drives, glow plugs and control modules, and instant start systems are some of the technologies BorgWarner produces for the engines on the distinguished list.

Five of the 10 Best Engines in 2009 include:

Audi 2.0L TFSI turbocharged DOHC I-4 (A4 Avant)

BMW 3.0L DOHC I-6 Turbodiesel (335d)

Chrysler 5.7L Hemi OHV V-8 (Dodge Ram/Challenger R/T)

Ford 2.5L DOHC I-4 HEV (Escape Hybrid)

Volkswagen 2.0L SOHC I-4 Turbodiesel (Jetta TDI)

Ward’s 10 Best Engines program has built a reputation as the auto industry’s annual barometer of powertrain expertise. Nominations for the award are limited to engines that are available in regular-production, U.S. models on sale no later than the first quarter of 2009 with a base price of no more than $54,000.

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