2004 Engine of the Year Awards

[richi]

i yanked this off the OH forum ;)

If you haven't already seen this results are out for the 2004 engine awards. check it out @

http://www.ukintpress.com/engineoftheyear/categories04.html

In the 1.4-1.8 category, our little 2ZZ-GE came 3rd! nice to see it beat the ford, mazda 3, and 206

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1. Toyota Hybrid 1.5-litre (Prius) 362

2. BMW MINI 1.6-litre supercharged (Cooper S) 137

3. Toyota 1.8-litre VVTL-i 190 (Celica, Corolla, Lotus Elise 111R) 129 B)

4. Volkswagen 1.8-litre turbo (225bhp) (TT, Leon) 82

5. Peugeot-Citroën/Ford Diesel 1.6-litre (Ford C-Max, Mazda 3, Peugeot 206, 307) 76

6. Volkswagen 1.8-litre turbo (180bhp) (Audi A4, Seat Ibiza, Skoda Octavia, VW Beetle, Golf, Passat, Sharan)

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*edit* if u check out the past winners, the 2ZZ came 1st in 2002 in its category

[L-Rec]

Interesting to see the Hybrid Prius Engine coming first overall, not just in the 1.4-1.8 category.

On top of that it recently won (Toyota Prius II) car of the year in the States (forget which publication, the equivalent of Wheels here)...hybrid technology is on the rise!