Nissan Leaf candidate for the 10 Best Engines

As said in the days before the Nissan Leaf has been delivered in the United States, in San Francisco Bay Area, with as much ceremony for the world premiere of the 100% electric vehicle. What took place in the Bay Area was the first of a long series of celebrations took from Nissan and will last longer than a week.

The Japanese automaker, has decided to hand over the other vehicles Leaf ordered in the initial phase of the market and will pay $ 25,000 to the WWF, certainly a good initiative to help the environment in a practical and concrete.

But do not stop there celebrations for Nissan, Ward’s, magazine, motoring well known, has announced that the Leaf was included in the prestigious ranking of the 10 best engines for 2011, in 17-year history of this competition is the first time that the jury will select a power supply system with no engine and that does not consume gasoline.

A clear and tangible sign of changing times and growing attention by experts to non-polluting cars from companies who care about environmental issues. Increasing numbers of fact, even in Italy, efforts to promote the development and use of non-polluting cars .

For 2011, 38 competitors were examined: why so many in the history of the prize. Among the candidates are aspirated engines or internal combustion engine with forced induction, but also diesel and electric hybrids, even more than the Leaf, which was the first all-electric car.

The parameters to decide which the candidates for the prize were were: the horsepower and torque, but also noise, vibration and harshness of travel. Among other evidence, there are also the technical characteristics of the engine and the value compared with rival cars. For Nissan Leaf could get that another important recognition.