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Automotive Engineer
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Technology
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Continental maps future of ECU development
EMS3 controller uses GPS to increase efficiency
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Audi illuminates vehicle lighting
OEM develops OLEDs, lasers and LED matrix technology
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Daimler claims a world-first with windscreen wiper system
System matches performance to driving conditions
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Sogefi makes composite coil springs
Glass fibre-reinforced epoxy cuts weight and emissions
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Mazda's bumper weight savings
Polypropylene-rubber blend cuts mass by 20%
Features
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Hauling emissions down
Cooled exhaust gas recirculation, selective catalytic reduction and variable valve timing help Daimler’s new engines to meet Euro VI
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Citroën DS5
Citroën has replaced the V6 gasoline engine in its luxury D-segment vehicle with a diesel-hybrid powertrain to cut CO2 while maintaining driveability
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Q&A: Dr Bernd Bohr
Bosch's automotive chief describes staying ahead of the competition, doing business in emerging markets and the case for electrification
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Lighting the way ahead
Organic LEDs, laser diodes and moulded interconnected devices could aid safety and packaging, making the road easier to see
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Kia Optima
Kia’s European engineers focused on diesel engine management and gasoline hybrid technology to meet tough efficiency targets
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Powertrain
Volkswagen Up
Outstanding packaging, sub-1,000kg kerb weight, sub-100g/km CO2 emissions and autonomous emergency b... more.
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Emissions
BMW X3
Since the first-generation X3’s launch seven years ago, vehicle development has switched focus to ... more.
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Chassis
Audi A8 L
The limousine gives rear passengers comfort without sacrificing driveability... more.
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Safety
Safety: ADAS - Sensing the future
Fitting advanced driver assistance systems is key to reducing accidents. Experts discuss how this te... more.
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Electronics
Electronics: Media relations
The high-speed MOST bus network could find applications outside entertainment, including safety... more.
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Drivetrain
Electronic limited slip differential
Automotive Engineer explains in detail... more.
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Hybrids
Alfred Büchi the inventor of the turbocharger
Turbocharging technology made the combustion engine more reliable and efficient, but the first syste... more.
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Testing
Crash course
Toyota develops new virtual crash test dummies to improve vehicle safety... more.
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Motorsport
Paul Eastman runs the Mini's World Rally Championship team
A career in stages... more.
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Design
Wunibald Kamm helped define modern-day aerodynamics
Modern vehicles with low Cd values owe a lot to an innovation developed in 1930's... more.
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Hybrids & EVs
Challenging current thinking
Weight and cost reduction are essential if electric vehicles are to become competitive. Gordon Murra... more.
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Body-in-white
Opel-Vauxhall Astra Estate
Engineers had to adapt the vehicle to meet the needs of drivers who use it as a load carrier... more.
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Downsizing
Magna Powertrain’s head of global products Walter Sackl
How future powertrain development will affect all-wheel drive technologies and why China is the larg... more.
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Commercial Vehicles
Daimler Vito E-Cell
We take a look at Daimler’s first mass-produced electric commercial vehicle, Vito E-cell van... more.