Safety and ADAS: Collision course
Advanced driver-assistance systems that use lasers, three-dimensional imaging and car-to-car communication promise to make driving safer
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Focus
Electric vehicles: City travellers
We ask OEMs and Tier One suppliers how vehicles will change in tomorrow's megacities
Electric vehicles: Floating on air
Lithium-air batteries could one day offer much higher energy density than today's technology. But researchers need to improve the components to reach the durability required
Design: Not such a drag after all
Mazda wants to improve aerodynamics without making its vehicles look boring. The firm’s designers say it takes a lot of teamwork with engineers to achieve this
Diesel: American dream
Volkswagen’s latest four-cylinder uses selective catalytic reduction and dual-circuit exhaust gas recirculation to get the Passat through Tier II BIN 5 emissions regs
Diesel: Fuel for thought
Bosch believes 2,500bar systems and NOx aftertreatment will help OEMs to meet fleet-average CO2 emissions without electrification
Diesel: Compression test
Experts from FEV, Ford and Renault detail the improvements in fuel injection, valvetrains and boosting that will keep diesel competitive
Infotainment: Seeing is beleiving
The 3D head-up displays BMW is developing look great but will only reach production if they reduce workload and improve safety
Section controller
The Opel/Vauxhall Ampera’s powertrain brings together electric and combustion engine technology
Testing: Life choices
Simulation tools combined with data drawn from the road are being used to predict the effects on electric vehicle batteries of real-world scenarios
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Emissions
Frankfurt IAA 2011 preview
Expectations for this motor show could not be higher. Here’s what we think are some of the most si... more.
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Safety
Volvo's safety chief Lotta Jakobsson
Volvo’s ambition to cut fatal crashes to zero and maximise child safety is keeping busy the OEM’... more.
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Electronics
Hybrids: All-round performer
Volkswagen’s €73,500 hybrid Touareg with a supercharged gasoline V6 means reduced CO2 emissions ... 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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Design
Ford’s design chief Martin Smith
OEM's plans for the future, influences from outside the automotive industry, and how to sell more ve... more.
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Body-in-white
Composites will make Audi’s sportscars lighter
The next R8 sportscar will use carbon-fibre reinforced plastic... more.
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Transmissions
Lamborghini accelerates its Aventador gear shifts
Seven-speed automated manual transmission will allow for gear shifts in as little as 50ms... 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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Testing
Bentley's acoustics and aerodynamics chief Aaron Hankinson
The challenge of making vehicles worth €320,00 pitch-perfect... more.
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Hybrids & EVs
Q&A FEV’s chief executive Stefan Pischinger
Why not all gasoline engines will become direct-injection turbos, and how FEV is helping to prepare ... more.
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Motorsport
BMW M3
Retro image gallery... more.
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Drivetrain
Electronic limited slip differential
Automotive Engineer explains in detail... 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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Hybrids
Alfred Büchi the inventor of the turbocharger
Turbocharging technology made the combustion engine more reliable and efficient, but the first syste... more.