Magazine - Automotive Engineer

Powertrain

Jaguar XKR-S

This 300km/h coupe is the quickest and most powerful the firm has ever made, thanks to a recalibrate... more.
Emissions

BMW X3

Since the first-generation X3’s launch seven years ago, vehicle development has switched focus to ... more.
Chassis

Nexteer's chief European product engineer Paul Poirel

How the team develops electric power-steering for a diverse portfolio of vehicles... more.
Safety

Toyota launches Car-to-Infrastructure system

Technology improves safety and reduces traffic congestion and pollution in the city... more.
Electronics

Camera assembly

Automotive Engineer explains in detail... more.
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.
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.
Body-in-white

Body-in-white: Back in black

McLaren Automotive will use carbon composites to make its sportscars and believes that improvements ... more.
Hybrids & EVs

Lexus CT 200h chief engineer, Osamu Sadakata

Osamu Sadakata explains the challenges of taking the brand's DNA into the C-segment... more.
Motorsport

Renault 5 Alpine

Retro image gallery... more.
Testing

Four seasons

BMW’s new environmental test centre is shortening development times... more.
Drivetrain

Four wheels good

Audi is adapting its Quattro all-wheel drive technology for hybrid powertrains, which will go into s... more.
Transmissions

FAW Hongqi gets 7-speed DCT

BorgWarner's latest wet-clutch technology reduces fuel consumption... more.
Hybrids

Alfred Büchi the inventor of the turbocharger

Turbocharging technology made the combustion engine more reliable and efficient, but the first syste... more.