June 21, 2017 – The 2017 International Engine of the Year awards have been handed out, and for the second year in a row, it was Ferrari’s 3.9-liter twin-turbocharged petrol V8, which is found on the 488 GTB, that took the overall crown.
The second best was engine was Porsche’s 3.0-liter turbocharged V6. The German sports car manufacturer also scooped the “1.8-liter to 2.0-liter” class award with its 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder from the 718 Boxster and Cayman, while BMW’s 1.5-liter three-cylinder electric-petrol hybrid rounded out the top 3 and won on the “1.4-liter to 1.8-liter” class award.
This year, 58 journalists from around the world participated in the awards.
Check out the full results in the table below:
| Award category | Engine |
| Overall International Engine of the Year | Ferrari 3.9-liter twin-turbopetrol, V8 |
| New Engine | Honda 3.5-liter, twin-turbopetrol-electric, V6 |
| Green Engine | Tesla full-electric powertrain |
| Performance Engine | Ferrari 3.9-liter, twin turbopetrol, V8 |
| Electric Powertrain | Tesla full-electric powertrain |
| Sub 1.0-liter | Ford 999 cm3, three-cylinder, turbopetrol |
| 1.0-liter to 1.4-liter | PSA Peugeot Citroen 1.2-liter, three-cylinder, turbopetrol |
| 1.4-liter to 1.8-liter | BMW 1.5-liter three-cylinder turbopetrol-electric |
| 1.8-liter to 2.0-liter | Porsche 2.0-liter, flat-four, turbopetrol |
| 2.0-liter to 2.5-liter | Audi 2.5-liter, inline five, turbopetrol |
| 2.5-liter to 3.0-liter | Porsche 3.0-liter, flat-six, turbopetrol |
| 3.0-liter to 4.0-liter | Ferrari 3.9-liter twin turbopetrol, V8 |
| Above 4.0-liter | Ferrari 6.3-liter, V12, petrol |
