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  Powertrain

  Citroën C4

  Engineers have developed the Citroën C4 to include a belt-driven stop-start system and a range of f... more.

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  Emissions

  Volkswagen Sharan

  Developing VW's MPV to make it bigger, more efficient and better to drive... more.

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  Safety

  Ford gets to the heart of safety

  Prototype seats monitor drivers’ heart condition... 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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  Motorsport

  Racing on a budget

  Changes to the World Rally Championship are making it more competitive and more relevant. Turbos and... more.

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  Hybrids & EVs

  Hybrids: Critical positioning

  Placing hybrid systems on the rear axle helps packaging and can make the powertrain more versatile, ... 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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  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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  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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  High Performance

  Greater than the sum of its parts

  Spyker’s bespoke sportscars sell for hundreds of thousands of euros. Sourcing high-quality, low-vo... more.

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  Drivetrain

  Maintaining traction

  Haldex develops efficient all-wheel drive system for electric vehicles... 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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  Design

  Mini's head of exterior design Marcus Syring

  Changes in store for the Paceman concept and how legislation and materials affect design.... 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.