Desert racers
VW’s engineers needed to adapt the Race Touareg 3 to have a chance of winning the Dakar rally for the third year running
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Racing on a budget
Changes to the World Rally Championship are making it more competitive and more relevant. Turbos and direct injection deliver the performance from downsized engines
McLaren MP4-12C GT3
McLaren has developed its MP4-12C sportscar into a GT3 racer capable of competing with Aston Martin, Ferrari and Porsche on the circuit
Paul Eastman runs the Mini's World Rally Championship team
A career in stages
Renault 5 Alpine
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BMW M135i to debut at Geneva
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The M135i is the latest sporty addition to the M Performance range
BMW M3
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Toyota EV contests Pikes Peak
Lithium ceramic battery will power the EVP002
Le Mans: Audi R18 e-tron quattro
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McLaren’s head of vehicle engineering Mark Williams
Williams on work in the fast lane
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Powertrain
Burning ambition
Third-generation direct injection combined with a stop-start system make Daimler's Mercedes-Benz 3.5... more.
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Emissions
Q&A: Hiroyuki Matsumoto
Mazda Europe's R&D chief on active steering systems, composite materials and homogeneous ch... more.
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Chassis
Q&A: David Put
The Ford Team RS vehicle dynamics application specialist on development of the Focus ST's ride ... more.
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Safety
Volvo's safety chief Lotta Jakobsson
Volvo’s ambition to cut fatal crashes to zero and maximise child safety is keeping busy the OEM’... more.
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Electronics
Hybrids: Going for a spin
OEMs are developing hybrid powertrains, but the technology is reliant on heavy and costly batteries.... 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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Hybrids & EVs
Q&A: Nick Rogers
The Range Rover vehicle line director explains how the aluminium SUV took shape... more.
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Testing
Bentley's acoustics and aerodynamics chief Aaron Hankinson
The challenge of making vehicles worth €320,00 pitch-perfect... more.
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Motorsport
Paul Eastman runs the Mini's World Rally Championship team
A career in stages... 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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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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Design
Audi's senior exterior designer Jürgen Löffler
Audi A6's designer talks clay models and CAD data... more.
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Drivetrain
Luxury goods
Daimler’s latest seven-speed automatic transmission has made the four-cylinder S-Class a reality... more.