| International Engine of the Year 2008 |

For the second year in a row, BMW's 3.0-litre twin-turbo petrol engine has been voted International Engine of the Year. The top honour added to BMW's haul of six category wins in the prestigious awards.

Peter Langen, BMW's powertrain director, said: "BMW rightly views these awards as the highest industry recognition. It is an honour for our 3.0-litre twin-turbo engine to have secured the highest possible accolade for the second year running and we are truly delighted that so many of our engines have been judged as class-leading."

Other winners for BMW included Best New Diesel of 2008 for the 123d's twin-turbo 2.0-litre and Best Engine above 4.0-litres for the M5's 507bhp V10 motor.

Green Engine of the Year went to Toyota for its 1.5-litre hybrid used in the Prius, while Porsche lifted the trophy for Best Performance Engine with the 911 Turbo's 3.6-litre motor.

The awards in full are:

Best New Engine of 2008
BMW 2-litre Diesel Twin-Turbo (123d)

Green Engine of the Year
Toyota 1.5-litre Hybrid Synergy Drive (Prius)

Best Performance Engine
Porsche 3.6-litre Turbo (911 Turbo, 911 GT2)

Sub 1-litre
Toyota 1-litre (Aygo, Yaris, Peugeot 107, Citroën C1, Subaru Justy)

1-litre to 1.4-litre
Volkswagen 1.4-litre TSI Twincharger (Golf, Touran, Tiguan, Jetta)

1.4-litre to 1.8-litre
BMW-PSA 1.6-litre Turbo (MINI Cooper S, Clubman, Peugeot 207, 308)

1.8-litre to 2-litre
Volkswagen/Audi 2-litre Turbo (A3, A4 Cabriolet, A6, TT, Eos, Jetta, Golf GTI, SEAT Altea, Leon, Skoda Octavia)

2-litre to 2.5-litre
Subaru 2.5-litre Turbo (Forester, Impreza, Outback, Legacy)

2.5-litre to 3-litre
BMW 3-litre Twin-Turbo (135i, 335i, X6)

3-litre to 4-litre
BMW 4-litre V8 (M3)

Above 4-litre
BMW 5-litre V10 (M5, M6)

International Engine of the Year 2008
BMW 3-litre Twin-Turbo (135i, 335i, X6)

Alisdair Suttie - 8 May 2008