WardsAutohas announced the annual Wards 10 Best Engines & Propulsion Systems winners for 2023, with many of them being electrified.

Wards editors and analysts evaluated 32 vehicles: 13 ICEs, 10 BEVs and nine hybrids. The hybrid count included five plug-in hybrids and four hybrids.

Of the purely internal-combustion engines tested, there were five 4-cyl. engines, four 6-cyl. engines (all inline), three V-8s and one 3-cyl. engine. All the ICEs, except two of the V-8s were turbocharged.

The Wards 10 Best Engines & Propulsion Systems list has recognized 29 years' worth of propulsion systems, with scoring based on horsepower, torque, NVH management, observed efficiency and new technology onboard. Only powertrains that are all-new or significantly improved are eligible for testing.

A price cap for nominees that had been in place since 1995 was removed in 2021; value remains part of the criteria, however.

3.0L Turbocharged

6-Cyl.

1.3L Turbocharged 4-Cyl. PHEV

5.0L V-8

Electric Propulsion System

Electric Propulsion System

2.0L Turbocharged 4-Cyl.

Electric Propulsion System

2.0L 4-Cyl. PHEV

The 2023 Wards 10 Best Engines & Propulsion Systems winners will be honored during an award ceremony on October 18 at AutoTech: Electrification. The event will take place at Fort Pontchartrain, a Wyndham Hotel in Detroit, Michigan, October 17-18.

All credentialed media are welcome and qualify for free admittance to both the awards ceremony and AutoTech: Electrification.

To attend the Wards 10 Best Engines & Propulsion Systems awards, you must purchase an AutoTech: Electrification pass.

Don't miss your chance to network with the winning automakers!