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Originally Posted by ihc95
Engine of the year has absolutely nothing to do with reliability since brand new engines win this award all the time and there is no way in knowing the reliability of a brand new engine. With that said, the N55 does have better emissions and is more economical than the N54. I guess the judges just favor the way the N54 kicks you in the pants  |
N55 is superior to the N54 in every way except tuning ability to unsafe levels. Automobile Mag did a dyno test between the two and the N55 puts out more torque("kick in the pants") then the N54 while the N54 put out more horsepower.
So, it's a wash in terms of performance. N55 is also a more fuel efficient engine due to the addition of Valvetronic and implementing a single twin-scroll turbocharger. The judges were misinformed
http://www.automobilemag.com/reviews.../photo_01.html