Autoliv develops stereo camera system
The technology will enable robust pedestrian recognition functions
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Technology
Denso shrinks its radars
More cost-effective system will grow number of applications
Video: Porsche 911
Design and development history
Video: Range Rover Sport
Test and development
Volvo cuts consumption with flywheel hybrids
Fuel efficiency improves by up to 25%
Graziano helps Audi R8 to make smooth progress
Dual-clutch transmission enables shift towards better refinement
Lithium-ion takes Porsche hybrid further
Panamera's range increases to 36km
Freescale speeds up networks with new microcontrollers
Greater integration helps save weight and improve efficiency
BASF designs plastic engine mount for Daimler
Polyamide injection moulding is 30% lighter
Brembo pulls out all the stops for Ferrari
Optimised calipers save weight and improve cooling
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Powertrain
Opel RAKe
Opel’s electric vehicle concept has been developed entirely in Europe and uses conventional materi... more.
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Emissions
Volkswagen Sharan
Developing VW's MPV to make it bigger, more efficient and better to drive... more.
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Chassis
Know your limits
You rely on steering wheel feel to judge how much grip the tyres have but you’d be safer if the ve... more.
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Safety
Driver airbag
Automotive Engineer explains in detail... more.
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Electronics
Hybrids: All-round performer
Volkswagen’s €73,500 hybrid Touareg with a supercharged gasoline V6 means reduced CO2 emissions ... 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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Drivetrain
Mini Countryman
Developing the largest Mini ever has been controversial, but it’s what the market demands... more.
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Testing
Four seasons
BMW’s new environmental test centre is shortening development times... more.
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Motorsport
McLaren’s head of vehicle engineering Mark Williams
Williams on work in the fast lane... 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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Body-in-white
Opel-Vauxhall Astra Estate
Engineers had to adapt the vehicle to meet the needs of drivers who use it as a load carrier... more.
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Transmissions
Magna Powertrain’s head of global products Walter Sackl
How future powertrain development will affect all-wheel drive technologies and why China is the larg... 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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High Performance
No expense spared
Extensive use of composites, careful attention to aerodynamics and knowledge transfer from motorspor... more.