TV buffs get the Emmys, movie buffs get the Oscars, and music lovers get the Grammys; so, where does that leave us gearheads? Well, the International Engine of the Year Awards, of course, and the 2012 results are hot off the press!

Ford->ke31 took home the top prize of International Engine of the Year, with its 999 cc engine found in the European Focus->ke440. This engine, despite its petite size, cranks out 125 PS (123 horsepower) and manages to squeeze out 56.5 mpg. The 1.0-liter engine didn’t win a close battle either, it took home top honors by a full 113 points. Points are accumulated based on fuel economy, smoothness, performance, noise and drivability and each engine can only receive 15 of each voter’s total 25 points to give. Needless to say, that was quite a landslide victory.

That’s not the biggest news though, as BMW->ke178 brought home top honors in four different categories. Bimmer took home the 1.4- to 1.8-liter prize with its 181-horsepower, 1.6-liter engine found in the MINI Cooper S->ke629. In the 1.8- to 2.0-liter class, BMW took first prize with its 241-horsepower, 2.0-liter twin-turbocharged four-pot. In the 2.5-liter to 3.0-liter class, BMW wrapped up top honors with its bi-turbo 3.0-liter six-cylinder engine and its 335 horsepower. Last, but certainly not least, BMW took home 1st place in the 3.0- to 4.0-liter class with its 414-horsepower, 4.0-liter V-8 engine.

Despite all of the accolades, the highest mark that BMW achieved in the Engine of the Year award was 5th place, with its 2.0-liter twin-turbo four-banger.

Click past the jump to see all of the results of each class.

International Engine of the Year

Place

Engine

Points

1

Ford 999cc three-cylinder turbo

401

2

Volkswagen 1.4-litre TSI Twincharger

288

3

Ferrari 4.5-litre V8

224

4

GM

1.4-litre range extender

212

5

BMW 2-litre twin-turbo four-cylinder petrol

199

6

BMW/PSA 1.6-litre turbo petrol

162

7

BMW 3–litre turo six –cylinder gasoline

160

8

BMW M 4–litre V8

128

9

Audi 2.5–litre five–cylinder turbo

126


New Engine

Place

Engine

Points

1

Ford 999cc three-cylinder turbo

257

2

BMW 3-litre twin-power turbo diesel six-cylinder

154

3

Mazda 2.2-litre skyactiv diesel

143

4

BMW 4.4-litre twin turbo V8

139

5

GM 1.4-litre range extender

119

6

McLaren 3.8-litre V8

112


Green Engine

Place

Engine

Points

1

GM 1.4-litre range extender

197

2

Ford 999cc three-cylinder turbo

159

3

Nissan electric powertrain

145

4

Toyota 1.8-litre gasoline-hybrid

133

5

Fiat 875cc two-cylinder turbo

128

6

PSA Peugeot Citroën 2-litre diesel-hybrid

105


Performance Engine

Place

Engine

Points

1

Ferrari 4.5-litre V8

171

2

McLaren 3.8-litre V8

147

3

BMW 4.4-litre TwinTurbo V8

127

4

Porsche 3.8-litre Boxer DI

111

5

Ferrari 6.3-litre V12

103

6

BMW 3-litre twin-power turbo diesel six-cylinder

100


Sub 1-Liter

Place

Engine

Points

1

Ford 999cc three-cylinder turbo

371

2

Fiat 875cc two-cylinder turbo

310

3

Volkswagen 999cc three-cylinder

262

4

Toyota 998cc three-cylinder

122

5

Hyundai/Kia 998cc three-cylinder

104

6

Mitsubishi 999cc three-cylinder turbo

64


1.0- to 1.4-Liter

Place

Engine

Points

1

Volkswagen 1.4-litre TSI Twincharger

337

2

Volkswagen 1.2-litre TSI

179

3

Fiat 1.4-litre MultiAir turbo

160

4

Volkswagen 1.4-litre TSI

95

5

GM 1.4-litre range-extender

90

6

Nissan 1.2-litre supercharged

85


1.4- to 1.8-Liter

Place

Engine

Points

1

BMW-PSA 1.6-litre turbo petrol

321

2

Audi 1.8-litre TFSI

204

3

Toyota 1.8-litre gasoline-hybrid

149

4

Mercedes-Benz 1.8-litre DI Turbo

110

5

Alfa Romeo 1.7-litre DI Turbo

102

6

Ford 1.6-litre turbo

101


1.8- to 2.0-Liter

Place

Engine

Points

1

BMW 2-litre twin-turbo four-cylinder petrol

278

2

Audi 2-litre four-cylinder TFSI

246

3

BMW 2–litre twin–turbo four–cylinder diesel

243

4

Mazda 2-litre skyactiv gasoline

178

5

Ford 2-litre EcoBoost

127

6

PSA Peugeot Citroën 2-litre diesel-hybrid

96


2.0- to 2.5-Liter

Place

Engine

Points

1

Audi 2.5-litre five-cylinder turbo

380

2

Mercedes-Benz CDI 2.1-litre

260

3

Mazda 2.2-litre skyactiv diesel

245

4

PSA Peugeot Citroën/Ford 2.2-litre diesel

170

5

Subaru 2.5-litre turbo

145

6

Honda 2.2-litre i-DTEC

69


2.5- to 3.0-Liter

Place

Engine

Points

1

BMW 3-litre bi-turbo six-cylinder gasoline

257

2

BMW 3-litre twin-power turbo diesel six-cylinder

234

3

BMW 3-litre twin-power turbo diesel six-cylinder

191

4

Porsche 2.7-litre flat-six DI

186

5

BMW 3-litre twin-power turbo six-cylinder gasoline

163

6

Audi/VW 3-litre V6 TDI

158


3.0- to 4.0-Liter

Place

Engine

Points

1

BMW M 4-litre V8

292

2

McLaren 3.8-litre V8

276

3

Porsche 3.8-litre Boxer DI

220

4

Audi 4-litre TFSI

168

5

Nissan 3.8-litre Bi-turbo

166

6

Porsche 3.8-litre Boxer Turbo

157


Above 4.0-Liter

Place

Engine

Points

1

Ferrari 4.5-litre V8

206

2

BMW 4.4-litre twin turbo V8

190

3

Mercedes-AMG 5.5-litre V8

118

4

Ferrari 6.3-litre V12

111

5

Mercedes-AMG 6.2-litre V8

103

6

Lamborghini 6.5-litre V12

91