The Best Car Engines of 2018

Once again, an engine from Ferrari has won the title of the world's best engine. This title has been held by Ferrari for several years. Every year in Stuttgart, which is considered the center of the automotive industry in Germany, the best engines are selected by the most renowned journalists and experts in the automotive industry worldwide. For 2018, the 3900 cc eight-cylinder Ferrari engine with a power of 711 horsepower won the title of the best engine of the year. Ferrari has achieved this position for the third consecutive year. In the ranking of the best engines of 2018, the Ferrari engine received a score of over 486 from 68 judges. This engine is used in the famous 488 Pista model. The selection of the best engine of the year is conducted in various categories to provide customers with a better understanding of the best engines in different classes worldwide. In the category of engines with a volume of less than one liter, Volkswagen achieved the best score. In this category, the three-cylinder 999 cc turbocharged Volkswagen engine scored 283 points, followed by the three-cylinder 999 cc turbocharged Ford engine with 267 points and the two-cylinder 647 cc BMW engine with a score of 127. This Volkswagen engine is used in many products from this company's family, including the Volkswagen Golf, Up, Polo, Audi A1, and Skoda Fabia. Despite its small size, this engine produces 114 horsepower, and its fuel consumption is only four liters per 100 kilometers; for comparison, a car like the Pride in Iran, with a 1300 cc engine, produces only about 60 horsepower. For several years, automakers worldwide have been reducing engine sizes and using turbocharging and direct fuel injection to achieve lower consumption alongside greater power in vehicles. In the category of engines from 1000 to 1400 cc, Peugeot Citroën achieved the best position, with the three-cylinder 1200 cc turbocharged engine scoring 295 points, the four-cylinder 1400 cc Volkswagen engine with 185 points, and the four-cylinder 1400 cc TFSI hybrid engine from Volkswagen with 169 points taking the top three spots. The three-cylinder 1200 cc turbocharged engine from Peugeot Citroën is used in Peugeot 208, 308, 2008, 3008, 5008, and Citroën C3 and C4 vehicles. This engine produces up to 130 horsepower despite its small size. In the category of engines with a volume of 1400 to 1800 cc, the German company BMW has the best product. In this category, the three-cylinder 1500 cc hybrid engine from BMW scored 223 points, followed by the three-cylinder 1500 cc turbocharged BMW engine with 150 points and the four-cylinder 1500 cc TFSI Evo Volkswagen engine with 148 points. For engines with a volume of 1800 to 2000 cc, Porsche achieved the best position. In this category, the four-cylinder two-liter turbocharged Porsche engine scored 264 points, the four-cylinder two-liter turbocharged AMG Mercedes-Benz engine scored 220 points, and the four-cylinder two-liter turbocharged Honda engine scored 180 points. In the category of the best engines from 2000 to 2500 cc, the five-cylinder 2500 cc turbocharged Audi engine was selected. In the category of the best clean powertrains, Tesla achieved the highest score. In this category, Tesla's all-electric powertrain scored 241 points, the three-cylinder 1500 cc hybrid engine from BMW scored 103 points, and BMW's all-electric powertrain scored 97 points. Tesla's all-electric powertrain is used in the Tesla Model 3. The Tesla Model 3, with its 250 horsepower electric motor, can accelerate from 0 to 100 kilometers per hour in six seconds. Currently, some automakers are heavily advertising their intention to phase out gasoline or diesel vehicles, with some specifying a timeline for this. However, hidden within these advertisements is a subtle point; most automakers making such claims do not say they will adopt Tesla's method of using electric motors, but rather they mean to use hybrid powertrains. It is expected that the lifespan of internal combustion engines, even with their use in hybrid powertrains, will ultimately end by 2050.