Alfred Büchi the inventor of the turbocharger
Turbocharging technology made the combustion engine more reliable and efficient, but the first system barely worked
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Powertrain
Extending the range
The Chevrolet Volt is in series production, but work has already begun on the second generation of i... more.
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Emissions
Selective catalytic reduction system
Automotive Engineer explains in detail... more.
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Chassis
Gordon Murray Design's chairman, Gordon Murray
Gordon Murray explains why his ultra-lightweight T.27 electric city car is proving a far greater cha... more.
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Safety
Volvo's senior technical adviser Thomas Broberg
Sensor fusion, driver psychology and the three-point seatbelt are three of the fundamental issues st... more.
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Electronics
Reconfigurable instrument cluster
Automotive Engineer explains in detail... more.
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Drivetrain
Four wheels good
Audi is adapting its Quattro all-wheel drive technology for hybrid powertrains, which will go into s... more.
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Body-in-white
Opel-Vauxhall Meriva
As competition in the mini-MPV sector has increased, Meriva had to do everything it first did in 200... more.
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Design
Smooth progress
Peugeot 508 is bigger, lighter, more aerodynamic and more efficient than the model it replaces. Dev... more.
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Hybrids & EVs
Seeing the light
BASF thinks that its long glass-fibre technology means that seats or even wheels could be the next c... 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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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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Downsizing
Q&A: Dr Roland Ernst
Ford Ecoboost chief engineer talks about the downsized three-cylinder gasoline engine... more.
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Transmissions
Torque converter
Better control strategies, faster lock-up and lighter materials will improve efficiency... 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.