Last month, the team here at your Northfield Volvo dealers, Fields BMW Northfield, was thrilled to learn that one of Volvo Cars’ most dynamic, engaging, and efficient engines in our lineup, the T6 Drive-E, was named to Wards 10 Best Engines list. Keep reading to find out more!
The Ward’s 10 Best Engines list is an annual list of the ten best automobile engines available in that year on the U.S. market. The engines are selected by Ward’s AutoWorld magazine. In order to be eligible for the list, the engine must be available for regular production in the U.S. market no later than the first quarter of the year. The engine must also be available in a vehicle that has a base price of no more than $60,000. Editors at the magazine test and evaluate each engine over a two-month testing period while taking into account a number of objective and subjective criteria in everyday driving situations. The selection considers power and torque output, noise, vibration and harshness levels, technical relevance, and basic comparative numbers.
The T6 Drive-E engine can be found on the all-new 2016 Volvo XC90 SUV and the recently announced 2016 Volvo S90 luxury sedans. Michael Fleiss, Vice President, Powertrain at Volvo Car Group, had this to say about earning the honor:
Achieving the effective level of balance across comfort, efficiency and power has been the ultimate goal for our creation of the Drive-E engine family across our global model range. The T6 Drive-E’s use of both supercharging and turbocharging, which is also being utilized in the new XC90, delivers a lively, compelling result. We are honored to again receive recognition for our engines from Ward’s as we continue to pioneer new, effective technologies for our vehicles and customers.
To learn more about this impressive and award-winning engine and the new Volvo models that come equipped with it, head on down to Fields Volvo Northfield to speak to a member of our team today!