Top Ten Engines 2004

[muzzy]

The Ward's Ten Best Engines for 2004 are:



Engine (and tested vehicle)



Audi AG 4. 2L DOHC V-8 (S4)

BMW AG 3. 2L DOHC I-6 (M3)

DaimlerChrysler AG 5. 7L Hemi Magnum OHV V-8 (Dodge Ram)

DaimlerChrysler AG 5. 9L Cummins 600 OHV I-6 turbodiesel (Dodge Ram Heavy Duty)

Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. Subaru 2. 5L DOHC turbocharged H-4 (Subaru WRX STi)

General Motors Corp. Vortec 4. 2L DOHC I-6 (GMC Envoy)

Honda Motor Co. Ltd. 3L DOHC V-6 (Accord Coupe)

Mazda Motor Corp. 1. 3L Renesis rotary (RX-8)

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. 3. 5L DOHC V-6 (Infiniti G35)

Toyota Motor Corp. 1. 5L DOHC I-4 Hybrid (Prius)

 

[Crunch]

That's all well and good; I expected the Cummins 5. 9 to be in the list. But I was also expecting to see the engine that is in my truck on the list, too...



BTW, are those rankings in order? If so, I would have expected the Cummins to be higher on the list.

 

[DPKetchum]

Politics like everthing else.

 

[jtwcummins]

Alphabetical order

 

[JHayward]

Didn't get my issue yet - any details?

 

[JHayward]

Didn't get my issue yet - any details?

 

[klenger]

And Ford is number ...

 

[DPKetchum]

What makes me think politics is a Mazda rotary????come on. they have been junk from day one. I handled Mazda. YUK!. The rotary was a bigger YUK. Long lived,trouble free. thats a oxymoron with a rotary.

 

[bmoeller]

Wasn't the 6. 0L PSD one of the top ten last year on that list? If it was, no surprise why it isn't this time.

 

[muzzy]

Sorry guys, pulled this from another site so what you see is all we know.

 

[KCJackson]

Quotes from the Ward's article:



Trucks and SUVs continue to account for a significant portion of the U. S. market, and engines powering those types of vehicles are well-represented in the 2004 Ward’s 10 Best Engines. A significant first-time winner is DaimlerChrysler AG’s 5. 9L inline 6-cyl. turbodiesel, developed in conjunction with and made by well-known diesel engine maker Cummins Inc. The new Cummins 600 turbodiesel is the standard engine for DC’s Ram Heavy Duty pickup line and is the most powerful diesel engine available in the segment.



Pssst, Ward's? It's only standard on the 3500 SRW - do some homework.



During a 2-month test period, six editors from Ward’s Communications evaluated the engines nominated from 32 different cars, trucks and SUVs. Scoring encompassed the crucial engine characteristics of power, torque, noise, vibration and harshness (NVH), technical relevance and basic comparative numbers. All engines nominated and tested were in vehicles with a base price under $52,500. “The engines in high-priced vehicles should be outstanding,” says Visnic. “By setting a realistic base price, we ensure the awards have value and relevance to the average consumer. ”



So they've known about the Cummins "600" for 2 months... interesting.

 

[DPKetchum]

I bet thats bull. There refering to a B59 and just using wording thats come out. Renault was a motor trend car of the year one time also. Politics and money. Yea the B59 has always been a great engine. There just now finding that out.

 

[Mopar_Mudder]

OK so how did they test the "600" when it isn't even out yet and was just released a week ago... ... ... yet another reason I don't trust the reviews of most mags.

 

[XcumminsX]

why isnt there any word of the 600 on dodge.com??

 

[klenger]

why isnt there any word of the 600 on dodge.com??

Because the Dodge website sucks.

 

[ab7fh]

And how did they get a Cummins 600 to test as a 2004 model??

 

[Prairie Dog]

Originally posted by klenger

And Ford is number ...

Klenger, you must be thinking of the s#!t list!



Scotty

 

[Mingoglia]

I love this, "A significant first-time winner is DaimlerChrysler AG’s 5. 9L inline 6-cyl. turbodiesel, developed in conjunction with and made by well-known diesel engine maker Cummins Inc"



Makes it sound like this is a Dodge designed/engineer engine that had a few pointers thrown in by Cummins.

 

[DPKetchum]

Money ands politics! D. C. has nothing to do with that engine design. Well maybe a little in how its set up now for their trucks.