BMW’s 3.0-litre twin turbo engine has been named as International Engine of the Year for 2007.

Each winner of the 11 engine categories were automatically entered for consideration to claim the overall title. BMW had seven winning engines in different categories.

The judges awarded the 3.0-litre twin turbo with 395 points, 136 points clear of Volkswagen’s 1.4-litre FSI/TSI engine which came in second place.

Graham Johnson, co-chairman of the awards summed up: "I hope this victory encourages BMW to turbocharge more of its petrol engines."

Full results are shown below.

CATEGORY		WINNER
INTERNATIONAL ENGINE OF THE YEAR 2007		BMW 3.0-LITRE TWIN TURBO (335I)
BEST NEW ENGINE OF 2007		BMW 3.0-LITRE TWIN TURBO (335I)
BEST FUEL ECONOMY		TOYOTA 1.5-LITRE HYBIRD SYNERGY DRIVE
BEST PERFORMANCE ENGINE		BMW 5.0-LITRE V10 (M5, M6)
SUB 1.0-LITRE		TOYOTA 1.0-LITRE
1.0-LITRE TO 1.4-LITRE		VOLKSWAGEN 1.4-LITRE TSI TWINCHARGER
1.4-LITRE TO 1.8-LITRE		BMW-PSA 1.6-LITRE TURBO (MINI COOPER S, PEUGEOT 207)
1.8-LITRE TO 2.0-LITRE		VW/AUDI 2.0-LITRE TURBO FSI
2.0-LITRE TO 2.5-LITRE		BMW 2.5-LITRE (325, 525, X4, X3)
2.5-LITRE TO 3.0-LITRE		BMW 3-LITRE TWIN TURBO (335I)
3.0-LITRE TO 4.0-LITRE		PORSCHE 3.6-LITRE TURBO (911 TURBO)
ABOVE 5.0-LITRE		BMW 5-LITRE V10 (M5, M6)