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Ferrari and McLaren win Engine of the Year titles under different categories

Ferrari and McLaren win Engine of the Year titles under different categories

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The turbocharged unit from McLaren and a naturally aspirated unit from Ferrari were both recognised at Engine of the Year awards - though this is the third straight year Ferrari is winning this award.

 

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The lightweight and highly efficient unit that powers the 12C and 12C Spider have won under the '3.0-litre to 4.0-litre' category, making the British marque the first new winner for five years. The M838T engine, designed and developed in collaboration with Ricardo, was recently upgraded to produce 616bhp and 600Nm of torque without hindering efficiency or emissions.

 

The benchmark century sprint is completed in a brisk 3.1 seconds despite returning 8.55km/L while emitting 279g/km of CO2. McLaren claims the figures keeps in line with McLaren




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