While Fiat took overall honours, plenty of great engines also got a friendly nod from the 76-member jury of journalists and industry experts from around the globe.
*INTERNATIONAL ENGINE OF THE YEAR:
Fiat TwinAir - Fiat's revolutionary 876cc two-cylinder turbopetrol engine uses clever management of the intake valves to procure solid performance and diesel-like economy. The standard version produces 63kW.
*BEST NEW ENGINE OF 2011:
1 - Fiat TwinAir (Fitted to Fiat 500 and 500C).
2 - Nissan electric powertrain (Leaf).
3 - Ford 1.6-litre EcoBoost turbopetrol.
*BEST GREEN ENGINE:
1 - Fiat TwinAir (500 & 500C).
2 - Toyota 1.8-litre petrol hybrid (Prius).
3 - Nissan electric engine (Leaf).
*BEST PERFORMANCE ENGINE:
1 - Ferrari 4.5 V8 (458 Italia.)
2 - Porsche 3.8 (Porsche GT3, GT3 RS)
3 - Mercedes-AMG 6.2 V8 (C 63, SL 63, E 63 & ML 63).
*SUB 1-LITRE:
1 - Fiat TwinAir (Fiat 500 & 500 C)
2 - Toyota 998cc 3-cyl (Yaris & Aygo/Peugeot 107/Citroen C1).
3 - Hyundai/Kia 998cc 3-cyl (Hyundai i10, new Kia Picanto).
*1-LITRE TO 1.4-LITRE:
1 - VW 1.4 TSI Twincharged petrol (VW Golf, Tiguan & others).
2 - Fiat 1.4 MultiAir turbopetrol (Bravo, Alfa Mito & Giulietta).
3 - VW 1.2 TSI turbopetrol (VW Touran & others).
*1.4-LITRE TO 1.8-LITRE:
1 - BMW 1.6 turbopetrol (BMW's version, fitted to Mini).
2 - Alfa Romeo 1750 DI turbopetrol (Giulietta).
3 - Toyota 1.8 petrol-hybrid (Prius).
*1.8-LITRE TO 2-LITRE:
1 - BMW 2.0 twin-turbodiesel (X1).
2 - Audi 2.0 TFSI (Audi S3 & TTS, VW Golf R).
3 - Audi 2.0 TFSI (Audi A4, VW Golf GTI & others).
*2-LITRE - 2.5 LITRE:
1 - Audi 2.5 turbopetrol (TT RS & RS3).
2 - Mercedes 2.0 CDI turbodiesel (C-Class & E-Class).
3 - Subaru 2.5 turbopetrol (Impreza, Legacy & Forester).
*2.5-LITRE TO 3-LITRE:
1 - BMW 3.0 DI twin-turbopetrol (135i, 335i & others).
2. BMW 3.0 twin-turbodiesel (X5 40d & others).
3. Porsche 2.9 DI (Boxster & Cayman).
*3-LITRE TO 4-LITRE:
1 - BMW 4.0 V8 (M3).
2 - Porsche 3.8 six (GT3 & GT3 RS).
3 - McLaren 3.8 V8 (MP4-12C).
*ABOVE 4-LITRE:
1 - Ferrari 4.5 V8 (458 Italia).
2 - Mercedes-AMG 6.2 V8 (C 63, SL 63, E 63 & ML 63).
3 - BMW 4.4 DI turbo (550i, X5 & others).