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23
The year 2006
13/04/2006
BMW 3 Series
is World Car of
the Year.
Munich/New York.
The
BMW 3 Series is the
“World Car of the Year”.
In the competition for
this international car
award, the fifth
genera-
tion of the BMW 3 Series
automobile beat the
26 other contenders in
its category. For the
“World Car of the Year”
award a panel of 46 mo-
toring journalists from
all over the world judges
the most important new
models of the year ac-
cording to 20 criteria,
including design, per-
formance, handling,
comfort and functionality.
The awards ceremony
was held during the
New York International
Auto Show.
10/05/2006
Engine of the Year–V10 power
unit from the BMW M5/M6.
Munich
.Never before in the history of the “Engine
of the Year” award has a power unit received the
accolade in two consecutive years. The V10 high-
performance power unit from the BMW M5/M6
accomplished this feat. In Stuttgart in May, around
60 internationally renowned motoring journalists
voted it “International Engine of the Year 2006”.
The power unit also received the much-sought-after
“Best Performance Engine 2006” award and won
the Best Above 4-litre category.
The 3.2-litre straight-six with 343 bhp from the
BMW M3, which now also powers the BMW Z4 M
Roadster and Z4 M Coupé, was another success
for the BMW Group: for the sixth time in a row it was
Best in the 3- to 4-litre category – no engine has
ever achieved this since the competition began.
In addition, the 3.0-litre twin-turbocharged
diesel engine, which powers the BMW 535d with
272 bhp, won the 2.5- to 3.0-litre category for the
second time and is thus the only diesel winner in
the competition. The new BMW 3-litre six-cylinder
petrol engine, used in almost all BMW models, took
second place.
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