The win was the second consecutive for theFerrari 488 GTB's motor and it goes down in the history books as one of only four powertrains in the competition's history to have achieved back to back victories. The judges included 58 auto journalists from 31 countries and awarded it highest honours, ahead of the Porsche 911 Carrera's flat-six turbocharged motor. Interestingly there was just one diesel motorin this competition and electric vehicles have started featuring as there's a new Pure Electric category.
Ferrari 3.9-litre biturbo V8 (488 GTB)
Porsche 3.0-litre flat-6turbo (911 Carrera)
BMW 1.5-litre petrol-electric hybrid (i8)
Ferrari 6.3-litre V12 (F12Berlinetta)
Audi 5.2-litre V10 (Audi R8, Lamborghini Huracan)
Lamborghini 6.5-litre V12 (Aventador)
Ferrari 3.9-litre biturbo V8 (488 GTB)
AMG 4-litre biturbo V8 (Mercedes-AMG GT)
Porsche 4-litre flat-6(911 GT3 RS)
Porsche 3.0-litre flat-6turbo (911 Carrera)
BMW M 3.0-litre biturbo straight-6(M3, M4)
Fiat Chrysler 2.9-litre biturbo V6 (Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio)
Audi 2.5-litre 5-cylinder turbo (RS3, TT RS)
Porsche 2.5-litre flat-4turbo (718 Boxster S, 718 Cayman S)
Ford 2.3-litre 4-cylinder turbo (Focus RS)
Porsche 2.0-litre flat-4turbo (718 Boxster, 718 Cayman)
AMG 2.0-litre 4-cylinder turbo (Mercedes A45 AMG)
Audi 2.0-litre 4-cylinder (TFSI TT S)
BMW 1.5-litre 3-cylinder (i8)
BMW 1.5-litre 3-cylinder turbo (1 Series, Mini Cooper)
Audi 1.8-litre 4-cylinder TFSI (A3, Volkswagen Golf)
PSA Peugeot Citroen 1.2-litre 3 cylinder (Peugeot 208, Citroen C3)
BMW 1.2-litre 3-cylinder turbo (Mini One)
VW 1.4-litre 4-cylinder TFSI ACT (Volkswagen Golf, Audi A3)
Ford 999cc 3-cylinder turbo (Fiesta, Focus EcoSport)
VW 999cc 3-cylinder turbo (Volkswagen Golf, Audi A1)
BMW 647cc 2-cylinder i3 REX (range extender)
Ferrari 3.9-litre biturbo V8 (488 GTB)
Porsche 4.0-litre flat-6(GT3 RS)
AMG 4.0-litre biturbo V8 (Mercedes-AMG GT)
Honda 3.5-litre V6 hybrid (NSX)
Mercedes 2.0-litre turbodiesel four (Mercedes-Benz E-Class)
Fiat Chrysler 2.9-litre biturbo V6 (Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio)
Tesla pure electric powertrain (Model S)
BMW 1.5-litre 3-cylinder (i8)
GM pure electric powertrain (Chevrolet Bolt)
Tesla pure electric powertrain (Model S)
BMW pure electric powertrain (i3)
GM pure electric powertrain (Chevrolet Bolt)
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