Top 5 Car Engines

The engine is the heart of a car without which no car can be driven. Car engines are classified based on the power they generate, technologies they equip, and types of components they use. These factors make few engines better than the others.

The engines are usually fitted in the front of the car, but there are few cars in which the engine is either mid-mounted or rear-mounted. Here are five best engines of the world:

Honda V-TEC

The V-TEC engine from Honda is one of the world's most frugal engines in the present day automotive industry. The engine comprises two sets of cam lobes, one for smooth low speed running and another for awesome power output. The design and engineering of the engine was a challenging task but the manufacturer is still rejoicing the engine's high performance and success even after 16 years of its introduction.

Rover K-Series

Rover engineers build up a light weight engine called K-series in 1988. The engine has highly appreciated for its innovative technology. Initially the engine was launched with 1.1-litre and 1.4-litre capacity which was later increased to up to 2.5-litre V6 specification.

Chevrolet V8

The V8 engine from Chevrolet came into existence in 1955 and since then nearly 90 million engines have been manufactured. Chevrolet V8 engine received immense popularity among the car racers and was known as the "Mighty Mouse" motor. The V8 engine offers effective design and compact packaging. Easy to tune V8 engine can deliver 370 bhp.

Ford Cosworth

This is the most powerful engine that has powered many car models. Initially the Cosworth engine delivered 204bhp which was increased to 227 bhp in the Escort Cosworth model. The engine has four-cylinder in-line units which are compact in design and are customized to provide increased power output and performance. It was further modified where the small and refined 2.0-litre engine delivered 550 bhp.

Cosworth is an automotive engineering company that joined hands with Ford to start making racing car engines in 1959.

Lamborghini V12

This engine was introduced in 1964 with 3.5-litre engine capacity. The first engine was equipped in the 350GT. The V12 comes under the hood of the legendary car models of Lamborghini like the Miura, Countach and Diablo. It was seen in different size and power. The supreme version of this engine is found in Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 which is powered by a 6.5-litre engine that can generate a power of 631 bhp.