Comments on: International Engine Of The Year 2009 Category Winners http://www.sacarfan.co.za/2009/06/international-engine-of-the-year-2009-category-winners/ The Latest Car News, Car Reviews, Road Tests, Auto Industry News and Car Videos, Updated Daily Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:04:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: João Prates http://www.sacarfan.co.za/2009/06/international-engine-of-the-year-2009-category-winners/comment-page-1/#comment-3004 João Prates Sat, 08 Aug 2009 14:09:04 +0000 http://www.sacarfan.co.za/?p=2372#comment-3004 The results for this year Engine of the Year Awards should be subjected to severe auditing from independent sources. I will only name 1 category where the results are simply outrageous to an extent far beyond comprehension: The Green Engine award. The jury had several cars to choose from, and two nominees were the VW TSI and the new Prius 3G (3rd generation). Having: The VW with 174 hp, 6.2 L/100 km and 144 g/km CO2; The Toyota with 136 hp, 3.9 L/100 km and 89 g/km CO2 The jury says the car which has: +30% horsepower, 63% more fuel consumption, 62% more CO2 emissions is the greenest car... yeah... right... is this for real!?!?! The general public demands a general inquiry to this Jury votes right now! This is a shameful representation of how strong lobbies can go. I feel sick to the stomach reading this year's awards. Shame on the jury! The results for this year Engine of the Year Awards should be subjected to severe auditing from independent sources.

I will only name 1 category where the results are simply outrageous to an extent far beyond comprehension: The Green Engine award.

The jury had several cars to choose from, and two nominees were the VW TSI and the new Prius 3G (3rd generation).

Having:

The VW with 174 hp, 6.2 L/100 km and 144 g/km CO2;
The Toyota with 136 hp, 3.9 L/100 km and 89 g/km CO2

The jury says the car which has:

+30% horsepower, 63% more fuel consumption, 62% more CO2 emissions

is the greenest car… yeah… right… is this for real!?!?!

The general public demands a general inquiry to this Jury votes right now!

This is a shameful representation of how strong lobbies can go.
I feel sick to the stomach reading this year’s awards.

Shame on the jury!

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