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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Lamborghini accelerates its Aventador gear shifts
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Seven-speed automated manual transmission will allow for gear shifts in as little as 50ms
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
Renault Scénic dCi 130
Pressure to reduce emissions while maintaining refinement is continually growing. But the introduction of Renault’s 1.6-litre diesel engine should help the Scénic to stay ahead
Hybrids: Good to go
The ultra-low drag, lightweight construction of Volkswagen’s third 1-litre car still looks a long way from going into production but its two-cylinder diesel hybrid powertrain definitely has a future
Q&A: Didier Lexa at Getrag
Dual-clutch transmissions strategy, how commodity prices affect actuation systems, and why automated manuals won't make a omeback
TRW's director for global R&D, Dr Alois Seewald
Growing importance of safety systems and integration
FAW Hongqi gets 7-speed DCT
BorgWarner's latest wet-clutch technology reduces fuel consumption
Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCT
Detail optimisation makes the difference in Alfa’s C-car dual-clutch transmission application, not the number of gears. Comfort goes up; fuel consumption goes down
Toyota GT 86
Toyota’s compact coupe has a four-cylinder boxer gasoline engine and a lightweight ultra-high strength steel body
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Powertrain
Gasoline: A tight squeeze
Mazda isn’t boosting its gasoline engines to raise efficiency – it’s raising compression ratio... more.
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Chassis
Renault Wind
Manufacturer's latest creation is a sub-B-segment roadster with a rotating roof... 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: Modern architecture
Running powertrain controllers on Flexray and keeping infotainment systems up-to-date with consumer ... 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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Drivetrain
Mini Countryman
Developing the largest Mini ever has been controversial, but it’s what the market demands... more.
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Transmissions
Hybrid and electric vehicle transmissions
Take a dual-clutch transmission architecture, remove the clutches, add to an electric powertrain and... 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
Design: Not such a drag after all
Mazda wants to improve aerodynamics without making its vehicles look boring. The firm’s designers ... 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
Hire aspirations
Congested cities with zero-emissions zones will change the taxi design. Volkswagen believes electric... 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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Commercial Vehicles
Daimler Vito E-Cell
We take a look at Daimler’s first mass-produced electric commercial vehicle, Vito E-cell van... 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.