The TwinAir Triumphs at the International Engine of the Year Awards
Published Date: 19 May 2011
An array of victories have been awarded to the revolutionary
TwinAir engine by Fiat Powertrain, as part of the International
Engine of the Year 2011 competition. The engine gained a
generous four acknowledgements, excelling over the competitors'
units in all categories in which it competed.
The jury, consisting of 76 journalists and industry experts from
36 different countries, not only decreed the success of the TwinAir
engine in its own displacement category (less than 1,000
cm3), but actually elected it International Engine
of the Year 2011, assigning it the top award in the
competition. The TwinAir engine by Fiat Powertrain also won the
Best New Engine 2011 and Best Green Engine 2011
awards.
An unprecedented triumph, added to the Best New Engine
2010 award which the 1.4 MultiAir Turbo engine was awarded
last year, confirmed Fiat Powertrain's leadership in developing and
producing small displacement engines with a high technological
content and low environmental impact.
Currently available in the 85 HP Turbo configuration in the Fiat
500/500C and, soon, in the new Chrysler Ypsilon, the TwinAir will
shortly also be launched on the market in a 65 HP aspirated version
and in another high-performance 105 HP Turbo version, at the very
top of the category in terms of specific power (120 HP/litre), as
well as in the ecological 80 HP Turbo bi-fuel version. The epitome
of the downsizing concept, the efficient engines in the TwinAir
family feature the sophisticated MultiAir technology for the smart
management of the intake valves, which affords brilliant
performance levels and, concurrently, extremely low fuel
consumption and CO2 emissions.
Members of the jury had some highly flattering comments to make
about the TwinAir: "This is proof that aggressive downsizing need
not spell timid performance. Surprisingly torquey, impressively and
affordably efficient, this tiny twin also has plenty of character,"
said John Carey, Wheels.
"Four trophies in one year? A remarkable performance! TwinAir
has written its place in the history of the International
Engine of the Year Awards," said Dean Slavnich, Engine
Technology International.
The awards were collected by Eng. Aldo Marangoni, Product
Engineering Vice President and by Eng. Dario Sacco, Engines
Platform Vice President.
"Today's success is the crowning moment of all our hard work in
researching innovative technological solutions and designing
increasingly efficient engines. Our engines contribute towards
sustaining the leadership position of the Fiat S.p.A. group in the
rankings of the most eco-friendly car manufacturers," declared the
managers of Fiat Powertrain at the end of the award-giving
ceremony.
Published Date: 19 May 2011