TRW's director for global R&D, Dr Alois Seewald
Growing importance of safety systems and integration
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Automotive Engineer
The Job
Paul Eastman runs the Mini's World Rally Championship team
A career in stages
Nexteer's chief European product engineer Paul Poirel
How the team develops electric power-steering for a diverse portfolio of vehicles
Renault's 1.6-litre diesel engine project manager Josselin Visconti
Powertrain development process explained step -by-step
Bentley's acoustics and aerodynamics chief Aaron Hankinson
The challenge of making vehicles worth €320,00 pitch-perfect
McLaren's research director Dick Glover
The MP4-12C and what's next for McLaren
Audi's senior exterior designer Jürgen Löffler
Audi A6's designer talks clay models and CAD data
Ford's head of global powertrain integration Adam Gryglak
The man who made a V8 diesel and why he runs a Fiesta
Nissan's European R&D chief Kunio Nakaguro
Head of Nissan’s European technical centre explains his varied role
Volvo's emissions engineering manager Alexander Petrofski
What's keeping head of emissions testing busy
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Powertrain
Opel-Vauxhall Ampera
Connecting an internal combustion engine to an electric traction motor is a complex way to improve v... more.
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Emissions
BMW M5 Concept
The latest BMW M5 uses turbocharging for the first time, which has helped to achieve 25-30% improvem... more.
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Chassis
Nexteer's chief European product engineer Paul Poirel
How the team develops electric power-steering for a diverse portfolio of vehicles... more.
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Safety
TRW's director for global R&D, Dr Alois Seewald
Growing importance of safety systems and integration... more.
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Electronics
Hybrids: Power assisted
Mild hybrid systems boost fuel savings but engineers face the dilemma of how powerful the motor shou... 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.
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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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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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Design
Mazda's chief designer, Yasushi Nakamuta
A lump of clay can be more useful than a digital model... 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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Transmissions
Q&A: Didier Lexa at Getrag
Dual-clutch transmissions strategy, how commodity prices affect actuation systems, and why automated... 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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Testing
Bentley's acoustics and aerodynamics chief Aaron Hankinson
The challenge of making vehicles worth €320,00 pitch-perfect... more.