Audi Q7
Cutting weight and improving emissions were at the top of the agenda for Audi's large SUV
Automotive Engineer is the magazine of the EAEC
Automotive Engineer
Topic: Drivetrain
Sort By: Relevance | Most Recent | Least Recent
Global engineering director at GKN Rob Rickell
Drivetrain technology developments we can expect over the next decade
Luxury goods
Daimler’s latest seven-speed automatic transmission has made the four-cylinder S-Class a reality
Maintaining traction
Haldex develops efficient all-wheel drive system for electric vehicles
Power sharing
Audi’s most complex quattro system yet – all wheel-drive plus torque vectoring – is now in its most luxurious model ever – the new A8 sedan
Mini Countryman
Developing the largest Mini ever has been controversial, but it’s what the market demands
Testing: Evaluation evolution
Development on screen, in the lab, or on the track always provides certain advantages but only a mix of tests delivers proven products on time and to cost. Leading engineers tell us how
Back to the future
PSA thinks the future of hybrid is diesel and the best place for electric motors is at the back. Peugeot 3008 crossover application launches this year
Magna Powertrain’s head of global products Walter Sackl
How future powertrain development will affect all-wheel drive technologies and why China is the largest market for the technology
Four wheels good
Audi is adapting its Quattro all-wheel drive technology for hybrid powertrains, which will go into series production in 2014
-
Powertrain
Mini marvel
The Mini has defined the premium small-car segment, but it will have to adapt to stay successful. Im... more.
-
Emissions
Diesel: Small improvements
Downsizing is a growing trend for gasoline engines but OEMs want efficiency gains from diesels too. ... more.
-
Chassis
Vehicle dynamics & chassis: A new leaf
ZF is developing composite leaf springs. Weight and cost savings are expected, together with better ... more.
-
Safety
Q&A: Yo Hiruta
Introducing innovative technologies to a new generation of consumer is challenging designers at Lexu... more.
-
Electronics
Electronics: Data transfer
Ever-growing data requirements are putting a strain on current bus systems. Ethernet could solve the... more.
-
Motorsport
McLaren’s head of vehicle engineering Mark Williams
Williams on work in the fast lane... more.
-
High Performance
No expense spared
Extensive use of composites, careful attention to aerodynamics and knowledge transfer from motorspor... more.
-
Downsizing
Q&A: Dr Roland Ernst
Ford Ecoboost chief engineer talks about the downsized three-cylinder gasoline engine... more.
-
Hybrids & EVs
Trendsetter
Toyota introduced its hybrid technology at the Tokyo Motor Show in 1995 with a concept version of th... more.
-
Testing
Testing and CAE: Powertrain developments
Boosting expertise in simulation and electrification will help to make powertrain development firms ... more.
-
Commercial Vehicles
Daimler Vito E-Cell
We take a look at Daimler’s first mass-produced electric commercial vehicle, Vito E-cell van... more.
-
Body-in-white
Focus: Body-in-white
Bugatti’s 400km/h Veyron has helped to improve manufacturing techniques of composite materials... more.
-
Drivetrain
Four wheels good
Audi is adapting its Quattro all-wheel drive technology for hybrid powertrains, which will go into s... more.
-
Hybrids
Alfred Büchi the inventor of the turbocharger
Turbocharging technology made the combustion engine more reliable and efficient, but the first syste... more.