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Diesel: Small improvements
Downsizing is a growing trend for gasoline engines but OEMs want efficiency gains from diesels too. AVL' three cylinder concept explores the limits
Diesel: Trendsetters
Europe’s engineers could benefit from the work being done in the US where big engines have to meet more stringent emissions targets
Four seasons
BMW’s new environmental test centre is shortening development times
Tough objectives
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Light commercial vehicles face stricter emissions targets
Combined operations
Immediate requirements for significant emissions cuts are downsized and hybridised engines and smaller, cheaper batteries
Recycling heat
Thermoelectric generators will make BMW’s vehicles more fuel efficient from 2013 – but mass-production techniques are needed first
Renault’s powertrain strategy director Philippe Oursaire
Engine sharing with Daimler, test cycles and Euro 6 compliance
Heavy duty
Euro 6 regulations will hit commercial vehicles from 2013, putting Tier One companies under pressure to reduce all tailpipe emissions
Emissions: Compact catalysts
Selective catalytic reduction would be more attractive to OEMs if weight, cost and packaging could be improved. Tier One firm Faurecia may have the answer
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Powertrain
Hard to pin down
Top engineers debate if vehicles of 2025 will be powered by combustion engines or electric motors...... more.
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Emissions
Diesel: Trendsetters
Europe’s engineers could benefit from the work being done in the US where big engines have to meet... more.
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Chassis
Kia Rio
The Korean firm wants this B-car to sell on ride and handling as much as on its 85g/km CO2 emissions... more.
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Safety
Seeing is believing
Stereo cameras’ ability to perform object classification in real time will make emergency brak... more.
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Electronics
Capacitive Touch Sensor
Handwriting recognition technology will make touchscreens easier to use... more.
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Testing
Four seasons
BMW’s new environmental test centre is shortening development times... more.
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Hybrids & EVs
Q&A: Nick Rogers
The Range Rover vehicle line director explains how the aluminium SUV took shape... 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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Body-in-white
The shape of things to come
JLR, BMW, Fiat and Fraunhofer experts on the optimum blend of steel, aluminium and composites... more.
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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.
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High Performance
No expense spared
Extensive use of composites, careful attention to aerodynamics and knowledge transfer from motorspor... more.
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Transmissions
Ford Shelby GT500
The ultimate Mustang gets North America’s most powerful V8, chassis upgrades to match and a ma... 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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Hybrids
Alfred Büchi the inventor of the turbocharger
Turbocharging technology made the combustion engine more reliable and efficient, but the first syste... more.