Ward's Top 10 Engines of 2018 released: Japanese cars are the big winners, no German brands are on the list

In most people's impressions, Germany's automobile industry has always been in a leading position in the world, but now this situation seems to be changing quietly.

In the 2018 Ward's Top Ten Engines of the Year selection organized by the authoritative American magazine "Ward's AutoWorld", the results of which were announced a few days ago, there was an embarrassing situation that no German car brand engine made the list.

It is understood that the selection scope of Ward's Top 10 Engines of the Year 2018 covers 32 engines of models below US$63,000 sold in the United States during October and November this year. Among the 10 best products finally selected, in addition to nearly half of the engines from American domestic car brands, four engines from Japanese car brands were also selected, becoming another big winner.

For the top ten American brand engines, in addition to the Ford F-150's 2.7T turbocharged V6 engine and the Ford Mustang GT's Ford 5.0L naturally aspirated V8 engine, which are large-displacement machines with very American characteristics, new energy powertrains represented by the Chevrolet Bolt's 150-kilowatt pure electric power system and the Chrysler Pacifica hybrid version's Chrysler 3.6L V6+dual-motor plug-in hybrid system are gradually being favored by professionals.

In addition, the 130-kilowatt fuel cell power system of Honda CLARITY and the Honda 2.0T turbocharged four-cylinder engine of Honda Civic TYPE R, both from Japanese manufacturer Honda, were selected. The Infiniti 3.0T turbocharged V6 engine of Infiniti Q50, also from Japanese brand, and the Toyota 2.5L four-cylinder + motor hybrid system of Toyota Camry Hybrid were also given the title of Top Ten.

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