Engine of the Year 2018: the winner is known

"Eight" from Ferrari once again became the best among the engines in 2018.

The 20th Engine of the Year competition won the acclaimed winner - the third year in a row the best recognized bimberbomotor Ferrari F154 V8 3.9 l from Ferrari 488. The engine develops from 670 to 720 horsepower.

Among the new engines that made their debut in the models of 2017, also won the Ferrari F140 GA V12 6.5 liters per 800 "horses", present in the car 812 Superfast. We add that the unit was the 3rd in the main nomination Engine of the Year.

The second place for the improved BMW V8 biturbo is 4.4 liters per 600 "horses" from the "hot" M5 sedan. The third was the in-line "six" Mercedes-Benz M256 3.0 liter at 367 hp. with a 48-volt starter-generator in the kit from CLS and S-Class models.

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