Electronics: Data transfer
Ever-growing data requirements are putting a strain on current bus systems. Ethernet could solve the problem
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Electronics: Modern architecture
Running powertrain controllers on Flexray and keeping infotainment systems up-to-date with consumer electronics should help Audi to make its vehicles more future-proof
Capacitive Touch Sensor
Handwriting recognition technology will make touchscreens easier to use
Q&A: Dr Detlev Schöppe at Continental
Limiting rail pressures in diesels, making gasoline more efficient, and the challenges posed by on-board diagnostics
Volkswagen Up
Outstanding packaging, sub-1,000kg kerb weight, sub-100g/km CO2 emissions and autonomous emergency braking make this A-segment vehicle the benchmark city car
Opel RAKe
Opel’s electric vehicle concept has been developed entirely in Europe and uses conventional materials, battery technology from the Ampera, and a non-traditional seating arrangement to keep the weight low
Q&A: Rinaldo Rinolfi, former vice-president of Fiat Research
Holly Else, .
Pioneering development of commonrail injection, why system pressures shouldn’t exceed 2,000bar, and why compression ignition gasoline engines may not have a bright future
Mary Anderson invented a window-cleaning device in 1903
Keeping the windscreen clear in the rain used to mean drivers leaning out of their vehicles to wipe the glass with their hands
Toyota Yaris
Toyota has designed its new Yaris to offer more practicality and improved efficiency. Engineers had to incorporate more technology – including a hybrid system – in the B-segment city car
Peugeot 3008 HYbrid4
PSA is breaking new ground by introducing hybrid technology in a passenger car with a diesel engine. The Peugeot 3008 MPV also has all-wheel drive and an electric-only driving mode
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Powertrain
Gasoline: Finding the right mix
Boosted stratified-charge engines will cut Daimler’s fleet CO2 average but the firm is working har... more.
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Emissions
Starting from scratch
Mazda is working on the fundamentals to improve every one of its vehicles. Lighter bodies and radica... more.
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Chassis
Gordon Murray Design's chairman, Gordon Murray
Gordon Murray explains why his ultra-lightweight T.27 electric city car is proving a far greater cha... more.
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Safety
Nissan Leaf
The Leaf is the first purpose-designed electric vehicle Euro NCAP has crash tested. AE was given exc... more.
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Electronics
Q&A: Dr Joachim Fetzer
SB Li Motive's executive vice-president on why lithium is not the new oil and the challenges of next... more.
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High Performance
Jaguar F-Type coming in 2012
Aluminium convertible will take on Porsche Boxster in the sports car segment... more.
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Body-in-white
Opel-Vauxhall Zafira
Improved body-in-white construction, advanced driver-assistance systems and adaptable seating are am... 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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Drivetrain
Luxury goods
Daimler’s latest seven-speed automatic transmission has made the four-cylinder S-Class a reality... 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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Testing
Bentley's acoustics and aerodynamics chief Aaron Hankinson
The challenge of making vehicles worth €320,00 pitch-perfect... more.
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Transmissions
Q&A: Didier Lexa at Getrag
Dual-clutch transmissions strategy, how commodity prices affect actuation systems, and why automated... 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.
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Hybrids & EVs
Takehisa Yaegashi's foresight brought hybrids to the mainstream
When Toyota introduced the Prius in 1997, many in the industry lampooned the concept as complex and ... more.