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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Q&A: Fritz Steinparzer
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Common engine families and advanced turbocharging will make next-generation BMWs more fuel efficient
Q&A: Jörg-Peter Schalz
Ford's steering attributes supervisor explains why electric power assistance is good enough for the next Mondeo and how to get a feel for friction
Q&A: Didier Lexa at Getrag
Dual-clutch transmissions strategy, how commodity prices affect actuation systems, and why automated manuals won't make a omeback
Q&A: Dr Detlev Schöppe at Continental
Limiting rail pressures in diesels, making gasoline more efficient, and the challenges posed by on-board diagnostics
Q&A: Rinaldo Rinolfi, former vice-president of Fiat Research
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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
Q&A: Dr Matthias Rabe at Seat
Seat’s vice-president for research and development discusses future material uses, vehicle electrification and the OEM’s core competencies within the VW group
Q&A: Barb Samardzich and Gunnar Herrmann at Ford
Ford’s vice-president of European product development and C-car vehicle line director explain how the carmaker produced the 1-litre three-cylinder engine for the Focus, and how vehicle weight will be reduced further
Kia’s powertrain engineering manager, Dr Joachim Hahn
The challenges of developing the OEM’s three-cylinder diesel, how it’ll meet Euro 6 emissions legislation, and what technologies will be key in the US market
Q&A: Dr Joachim Fetzer
AE, .
SB Li Motive's executive vice-president on why lithium is not the new oil and the challenges of next-generation chemistries such as zinc-air
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Powertrain
2010 Paris Mondial review
Electric vehicles will help OEMs cut carbon emissions but optimising and hybridising the internal co... more.
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Emissions
Ford Focus Econetic matches hybrids on CO2
Lean NOx trap helps diesel equal Toyota Auris' 89g/km emissions... more.
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Chassis
Vehicle dynamics & chassis: A new leaf
ZF is developing composite leaf springs. Weight and cost savings are expected, together with better ... more.
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Safety
Opel eases Europe's congested streets
Vehicle-to-vehicle communication could reduce traffic jams... more.
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Electronics
Efficient fuel pump cuts carbon emissions
The system only supplies the engine with the amount of fuel the operating status requires... 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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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.
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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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Design
Crewe's control
Bentley Motors is bringing the benefits of integrated design and manufacturing systems into a produc... more.
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Drivetrain
Global engineering director at GKN Rob Rickell
Drivetrain technology developments we can expect over the next decade... 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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Body-in-white
Mercedes-Benz B-Class
The benchmark 0.26 Cd is a result of hundreds of thousands of simulation hours and optimising detail... 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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Testing
Crash course
Toyota develops new virtual crash test dummies to improve vehicle safety... more.