Audi A1
The A1 is the least expensive Audi you can buy but the quality of its interior and some of its features are familiar from the luxury A8
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Electronics: Media relations
The high-speed MOST bus network could find applications outside entertainment, including safety
Web extra: Joined-up thinking
Intelligent integration of electronic systems will make cars lighter, safer and cheaper, but OEMs and Tier one suppliers will need to work together
Ford's C-car chief Gunnar Herrmann
Global engineering, regional differences and why this Focus will be the best yet
Conti and Daimler boost pedestrian safety
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Pneumatic sensor strip improves pedestrian safety at lower cost than fibre optics
Bosch puts blind-spot detection into C-cars
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Cheaper ultrasonic sensors could make a significant contribution to reducing collisions
Nissan pushes safety in the right direction
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GPS-enabled warning system will alert drivers going against the flow
Vehicle dynamics & chassis: Current affairs
Power steering was first, now it’s the brakes, but maintaining safety and pedal feel is critical
Vehicle dynamics & chassis: The feelgood factor
EPS systems offer increased functionality but haven’t always delivered on feedback. AE asked experts to explain how to develop steering feel
Electric vehicles: Power draw
Advancing HVAC technology will have a big impact on the range of electric vehicles but suppliers will need to develop reliable systems
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Powertrain
Q&A: Craig Balis
Honeywell Turbo Technology's engineering chief explains how his team's next-generation turbochargers... more.
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Emissions
Go with the flow
Better modelling of selective catalytic reduction will help to lower NOx emissions from diesel engin... more.
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Chassis
All together, now
Advanced driver-assistance systems and electronic chassis controls have increased the number of ECUs... more.
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Safety
Safety: The five-star car of 2016
OEMs are being driven to improve safety by tightening regulations. Experts discuss additional safety... more.
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Electronics
Electronics: Media relations
The high-speed MOST bus network could find applications outside entertainment, including safety... more.
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Downsizing
Q&A: Dr Roland Ernst
Ford Ecoboost chief engineer talks about the downsized three-cylinder gasoline engine... more.
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Commercial Vehicles
Heavyweight carbon cuts
Increasing injection pressures and improving turbochargers will help Bosch to reduce carbon emission... more.
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Design
Mazda's chief designer, Yasushi Nakamuta
A lump of clay can be more useful than a digital model... more.
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Hybrids & EVs
Changing gear
Premium OEMs consider torque converters the ultimate in refinement but want better efficiency throu... 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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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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Drivetrain
Power sharing
Audi’s most complex quattro system yet – all wheel-drive plus torque vectoring – is now in its... more.
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Body-in-white
Q&A: Marc Duval Destin
PSA’s vice-president of research and advanced engineering on how aluminium and composites will... more.
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Transmissions
Q&A: Didier Lexa at Getrag
Dual-clutch transmissions strategy, how commodity prices affect actuation systems, and why automated... more.