Ward 10 best engines of 2009 [Archive] - Beyond.ca - Car Forums

Aleks

12-09-2008, 08:27 AM

Audi AG: 2.0L TFSI turbocharged DOHC I-4 (A4 Avant)
BMW AG: 3.0L turbocharged DOHC I-6 (135i Coupe)
BMW AG: 3.0L DOHC I-6 Turbodiesel (335d)
Chrysler LLC: 5.7L Hemi OHV V-8 (Dodge Ram/Challenger R/T)
Ford Motor Co.: 2.5L DOHC I-4 HEV (Escape Hybrid)
General Motors Corp.: 3.6L DOHC V-6 (Cadillac CTS)
Honda Motor Co. Ltd.: 3.5L SOHC V-6 (Accord Coupe)
Hyundai Motor Co. Ltd.: 4.6L DOHC V-8 (Genesis)
Toyota Motor Corp.: 3.5L DOHC V-6 (Lexus IS 350)
Volkswagen AG: 2.0L SOHC I-4 Turbodiesel (Jetta TDI)

http://www.autoblog.com/2008/12/07/wards-auto-declares-ten-best-engines-of-2009/

No VQ after a long time.

Eleanor

12-09-2008, 08:35 AM

Only two Japanese engines versus three American ones?

I call BS :rolleyes:

Aleks

12-09-2008, 08:38 AM

And 4 German ones. This must be the top 10 most unreliable engines list :poosie:

Idratherbsidewayz

12-09-2008, 08:39 AM

Good for Hyundai getting in there!

Xtrema

12-09-2008, 08:52 AM

Can't believe Honda' s 3.5L SOHC got in but VQ is left out.

And what's so special about the Escape Hybrid drivetrain compare to Altima or Camry's?

blownz

12-09-2008, 10:04 AM

Originally posted by Eleanor
Only two Japanese engines versus three American ones?

I call BS :rolleyes:

lmao

So if this was all japanese engines it would be a good list?

I actually expect to see a lot more posts like this.

Sorry to burst some peoples bubble, but just because the japanese are really good and making reliable and fuel efficient engines, it doesn't make them the best.

And for the record, engines are not a reliability issue for German cars. Many other things, but typically not the engines.

Eleanor

12-09-2008, 10:08 AM

^ :rofl:

Someone needs their sarcasm detector tuned ;)

blownz

12-09-2008, 10:13 AM

lol yeah maybe :facepalm:

I still would not be surprised to see lots of serious posts like that.

NickGT

12-09-2008, 10:18 AM

Aw looks like my 4.6L 3V finally fell off the list in favor of a tree hugging hybrid. It's been one of the top 10 from 2005-08. :(

Looks like a little bit of everything from all manufacturers though.

For past results

Click Here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ward%27s_10_Best_Engines)

hampstor

12-09-2008, 10:21 AM

No VQ - now how is Nissan going to sell their cars :rofl:

Moe Man

12-09-2008, 10:33 AM

yay for the 3.6L caddy engine, even tho its more of a suzuki engine than a cadillac engine. :rofl:

GQBalla

12-09-2008, 10:33 AM

^^ with the new gtr :D

01RedDX

12-09-2008, 10:37 AM

n1zm0

12-09-2008, 10:40 AM

Originally posted by blownz
And for the record, engines are not a reliability issue for German cars. Many other things, but typically not the engines.

fill us in on the other things.. where's your proove?

a certain 1.8T oil sludge problem *nudge nudge*

Eleanor

12-09-2008, 10:45 AM

Originally posted by blownz
I still would not be surprised to see lots of serious posts like that.
Neither would I, hence why I posted it first, to be them to the punch :D

heavyD

12-09-2008, 10:47 AM

Originally posted by n1zm0

fill us in on the other things.. where's your proove?

a certain 1.8T oil sludge problem *nudge nudge*

That was due to Audi/VW recomending oil change intervals that were too long. Had nothing to do with the engine itself wich was pretty reliable outside of coilpacks.

heavyD

12-09-2008, 10:50 AM

Originally posted by Xtrema
Can't believe Honda' s 3.5L SOHC got in but VQ is left out.

And what's so special about the Escape Hybrid drivetrain compare to Altima or Camry's?

The 3.7 VQ in is supposedly very rough at high RPM as it seems that the design is maxed out to the point where adding displacement is taking away from refinement. Maybe that had a role in the engine being dropped.

Ntense_SpecV

12-09-2008, 12:05 PM

Originally posted by heavyD

The 3.7 VQ in is supposedly very rough at high RPM as it seems that the design is maxed out to the point where adding displacement is taking away from refinement. Maybe that had a role in the engine being dropped.

But the 3.7VQ isn't Nissan's mainstay engine - that's the 370z...the 3.5VQ is still in everything else.

Aleks

12-09-2008, 12:08 PM

Originally posted by Ntense_SpecV

But the 3.7VQ isn't Nissan's mainstay engine - that's the 370z...the 3.5VQ is still in everything else.

G sedan, G coupe? I bet the Maxima and Altima will get it soon too.

Ntense_SpecV

12-09-2008, 12:10 PM

Originally posted by Aleks

G sedan, G coupe? I bet the Maxima and Altima will get it soon too.

I didn't feel the need to list everything it was in...my point was that the 3.5 is still in the rest of them.

jwslam

12-09-2008, 01:01 PM

maxima didn't make it?? :(
i'd get a maxima over an IS any day... ANY day

heavyD

12-09-2008, 01:24 PM

Originally posted by jwslam
maxima didn't make it?? :(
i'd get a maxima over an IS any day... ANY day

Nissan still makes the Maxima?

TYMSMNY

12-09-2008, 01:26 PM

Originally posted by heavyD

Nissan still makes the Maxima?

unfortunately yes. They also make the Altima too.

I would never get an Maxima over a IS. Even if it's a different class.

edit: A instead of U. LOL.

dimi

12-09-2008, 01:34 PM

Originally posted by jwslam
maxima didn't make it?? :(
i'd get a maxima over an IS any day... ANY day

WOW!

heavyD

12-09-2008, 06:24 PM

Originally posted by TYMSMNY

unfortunately yes. They also make the Altima too.

I was being sarcastic as ever since they put the same engine in the Altima nobody buys Maximas any more. The Maxima used to be Nissan's flagship car but ever since the G-series got popular they seemed to have put all the attention to the Infinity sedans and the Maxima has been pushed to the side as the Altima is essentially the same car with a better price tag so why bother even making it anymore?

jwslam

12-09-2008, 06:29 PM

Originally posted by heavyD

I was being sarcastic as ever since they put the same engine in the Altima nobody buys Maximas any more. The Maxima used to be Nissan's flagship car but ever since the G-series got popular they seemed to have put all the attention to the Infinity sedans and the Maxima has been pushed to the side as the Altima is essentially the same car with a better price tag so why bother even making it anymore?
that's true. i'd get an altima over the maxima.

Xtrema

12-09-2008, 06:39 PM