BMW has been named the outright winner of the International Engine of the Year (IEotY) awards for a record-breaking fourth year in succession. A global panel of judges awarded the top honour to the 3.0-litre twin-turbocharged petrol engine. It powers the 1 Series, 3 Series and X6 in the 135i, 335i and X6 xDrive35i models respectively. BMW and MINI drove off with five category wins between them to dominate the 2008 awards.

BMW was outright winner in the International Engine of the Year (IEotY) awards for a fourth year in succession for its 3.0-litre twin-turbocharged petrol engine, which is available in the 1 Series, 3 Series and X6 in the 135i, 335i and X6 xDrive35i models.

The 3.0-litre twin-turbo petrol engine beat an impressive list of engines from rival competitors to claim the outright award. The BMW 3.0-litre twin-turbo petrol engine also won 'Best engine 2.5-litre to 3.0-litre'. The previous International Engine of the Year winner the 5.0-litre V10 powerplant won its category of 'Best engine above 4.0-litres'. The 1.6-litre unit in the MINI Hatchback and Clubman won 'Best engine 1.4-litre to 1.8-litre'.

The IEotY honours are the most prestigious in the automotive world recognising engineering excellence. Rounding off a satisfying year BMW was presented with 'Best engine 3.0-litre to 4.0-litre' and 'Best new engine of 2008'. The 4.0-litre V8 in the current generation of M3 took top spot in its class, while the twin-turbocharged 2.0-litre diesel engine, that powers the 123d, was voted the best newcomer. Incidentally, its closest rival to this award was the 4.0-litre V8 from the M3. BMW's trophy sweep in 2008 comes after the marque won outright honours in 2007, 2006, 2005, 2002 and 2001.

Final results for overall IEotY 2008:

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