FARMINGTON HILLS – The MAHLE Group’s components and systems are featured on nine of the 10 engines recently named to the Ward?s list of 10 Best Engines for 2015.
Now in its 21st year, the Ward?s 10 Best Engines competition recognizes outstanding powertrain achievement, world-class technologies and rare engines or electric propulsion systems ?that are so compelling they help sell the vehicle.?
To be eligible, engines must be available on vehicles in the U.S. market with a base price less than $60,000.
Industry-leading MAHLE components and systems featured on the 2015 award-winning engines include: piston systems and cylinder components as well as valve-train, air- management, liquid-management and thermal-management systems.
?The Ward?s 10 Best Engines competition is one of the auto industry?s signature award programs,? said Scott Ferriman, MAHLE?s North American vice president of sales and application engineering. ?It?s a very special tribute to our engineering and product development teams to have MAHLE products on nine out of 10 winning engines.
?The fact that the majority of this year?s award-winning engines feature MAHLE components and systems underlines our successful efforts to consistently provide our customers with new, leading-edge powertrain technologies.?
Ward?s 10 Best Engines for 2015 that feature MAHLE components include:
6.2L OHV V-8 (Chevrolet Corvette Stingray)
6.2L Supercharged OHV V-8 (Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat)
1.0L Turbocharged DOHC 3-cyl. (Ford Fiesta)
100-kW Fuel Cell (Hyundai Tucson FCV)
1.5L Turbocharged DOHC 3-cyl. (Mini Cooper)
3.0L Turbodiesel DOHC V-6 (Ram 1500 EcoDiesel)
2.0L Turbocharged DOHC H-4 (Subaru WRX)
1.8L Turbocharged DOHC 4-cyl. (Volkswagen Golf)
2.0L Turbocharged DOHC 4-cyl. (Volvo S60)
