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Heavier bundles will improve manufacturing
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Technology
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
Mann+Hummel keeps the noise down with acoustic filter
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Engineers have developed an acoustic filter that uses a twin duct
Daimler’s truck engines clean up their act
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Efficiency was a key development area, but maintaining performance was also high on the agenda
Electrode speeds up the battery charging process
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The design uses a bicontinuous battery electrode
Efficient fuel pump cuts carbon emissions
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The system only supplies the engine with the amount of fuel the operating status requires
Ingrained quality
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How Bentley keeps wood looking good
Safety-critical interface bus
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The technology is primarily used in airbags
Continental protects electric vehicles from shocks
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The sensor-based system will enter series production next year
Tuneful answer to electric vehicle noise
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Sound generator for electric and hybrid vehicles will be introduced in 2012
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Emissions
Kia Optima
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Chassis
Audi A8 L
The limousine gives rear passengers comfort without sacrificing driveability... more.
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Electronics
Lighting the way ahead
Organic LEDs, laser diodes and moulded interconnected devices could aid safety and packaging, making... more.
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Transmissions
FAW Hongqi gets 7-speed DCT
BorgWarner's latest wet-clutch technology reduces fuel consumption... more.
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Hybrids & EVs
Hybrids: Critical positioning
Placing hybrid systems on the rear axle helps packaging and can make the powertrain more versatile, ... 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
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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Body-in-white
Mazda's bumper weight savings
Polypropylene-rubber blend cuts mass by 20%... more.
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Drivetrain
Electronic limited slip differential
Automotive Engineer explains in detail... more.
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Testing
Four seasons
BMW’s new environmental test centre is shortening development times... more.
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Motorsport
Renault 5 Alpine
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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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Design
Giants of the track
Unlike motor racing, truck racing is an area where research and technological developments are passe... more.