WardsAuto has announced the annual Wards 10 Best Engines & Propulsion Systems winners for 2023, with many of them being electrified.

 

Wards editors and analysts evaluated 32 vehicles: 13 ICEs, 10 BEVs and nine hybrids. The hybrid count included five plug-in hybrids and four hybrids.

 

Of the purely internal-combustion engines tested, there were five 4-cyl. engines, four 6-cyl. engines (all inline), three V-8s and one 3-cyl. engine. All the ICEs, except two of the V-8s were turbocharged.

 

The Wards 10 Best Engines & Propulsion Systems list has recognized 29 years’ worth of propulsion systems, with scoring based on horsepower, torque, NVH management, observed efficiency and new technology onboard. Only powertrains that are all-new or significantly improved are eligible for testing.

 

A price cap for nominees that had been in place since 1995 was removed in 2021; value remains part of the criteria, however.

 

2023 WARDS 10 BEST ENGINES & PROPULSION SYSTEMS WINNERS (listed in alphabetical order)

BMW M2 3.0L Turbocharged 6-Cyl. CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 5.5L V-8 DODGE HORNET R/T 1.3L Turbocharged 4-Cyl. PHEV FORD MUSTANG DARK HORSE 5.0L V-8

HONDA ACCORD HYBRID 2.0L 4-Cyl. HEV HYUNDAI IONIQ 6 Electric Propulsion System LUCID AIR TOURING Electric Propulsion System MERCEDES-BENZ AMG C43 2.0L Turbocharged 4-Cyl.

NISSAN ARIYA E-4ORCE Electric Propulsion System TOYOTA PRIUS PRIME 2.0L 4-Cyl. PHEV

The 2023 Wards 10 Best Engines & Propulsion Systems winners will be honored during an award ceremony on October 18 at AutoTech: Electrification. The event will take place at Fort Pontchartrain, a Wyndham Hotel in Detroit, Michigan, October 17-18.   Learn more about the event and book your ticket by visiting www.WardsAuto.Informa.com/AutoTech-Electrification   All credentialed media are welcome and qualify for free admittance to both the awards ceremony and AutoTech: Electrification.