MARSHALL – Power management company Eaton announced that its engine boosting, fuel- and emissions-saving technologies are on six of the 10 engines chosen by WardsAuto for its 20th annual 10 Best Engines competition.

?We are very pleased to see our valued customers receiving this prestigious award,? said Staci Kroon, president, Automotive North America. ?The continuing success we have in providing our customers with leading powertrain technologies could not happen without the hard work and dedication from Eaton employees in our facilities throughout the world.?

The Eaton technologies that are part of the winning engines and the seven Eaton facilities that supply them include:

Superchargers ? Eaton Twin Vortices Series (TVS):

Audi S5 ? 3.0L TFSI V-6 (Tczew, Poland)

Valve actuation ? Cylinder deactivation system:

Chevrolet Corvette ? 6.2L LTI V-8 (Roxboro, North Carolina)

Valves ? High performance, super alloy and lightweight:

Audi S5 ? 3.0L TFSI V-6 (Nordhausen, Germany)

BMW 535d ? 3.0L N57 I-6 (Bosconero, Italy)

Chevrolet Corvette ? 6.2L LTI V-8 (Kearney, Nebraska)

Ford Fiesta ? 1.0L EcoBoost 3-cylinder (Nordhausen and Bielsko Biala, Poland)

Honda Accord ? 3.5L SOHC V-6 (Westminster, SC ? Joint Venture facility)

Ram 1500 Crew Cab ? 3.0L RA630 V-6 (Bielsko Biala, Poland)

Eaton technologies have contributed to winning engines since the inception of the Ward?s 10 Best Engines program, including the only two returning winners that made this year?s list. The supercharged Audi V-6 ? a winner for five straight years ? was described by one judge as ?the best engine I?ve ever encountered.? Honda?s V-6 also was a repeat winner.

?Eaton strives to help automakers and end-users worldwide improve energy efficiency and performance for a wide variety of engines and vehicles,? added Kroon. ?This includes the largest (6.2L Corvette) and smallest (1.0L Fiesta) powertrains on this year?s top engine list. Our advanced valve and valve actuation technologies help reduce fuel consumption and emissions in the Corvette application, while maintaining the car?s high-output performance.?