Citroën DS5
Citroën has replaced the V6 gasoline engine in its luxury D-segment vehicle with a diesel-hybrid powertrain to cut CO2 while maintaining driveability
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Vehicle Development
Lighting the way ahead
Organic LEDs, laser diodes and moulded interconnected devices could aid safety and packaging, making the road easier to see
Kia Optima
Kia’s European engineers focused on diesel engine management and gasoline hybrid technology to meet tough efficiency targets
Opel-Vauxhall Zafira
Improved body-in-white construction, advanced driver-assistance systems and adaptable seating are among the innovations in this people carrier
Land Rover Defender
The benchmark 4x4 gets a cleaner, quieter diesel engine but its replacement must strike a balance between on-road performance and off-road capability if it’s to be as successful
Kia Rio
The Korean firm wants this B-car to sell on ride and handling as much as on its 85g/km CO2 emissions
Volkswagen Up
Outstanding packaging, sub-1,000kg kerb weight, sub-100g/km CO2 emissions and autonomous emergency braking make this A-segment vehicle the benchmark city car
Opel RAKe
Opel’s electric vehicle concept has been developed entirely in Europe and uses conventional materials, battery technology from the Ampera, and a non-traditional seating arrangement to keep the weight low
Toyota Yaris
Toyota has designed its new Yaris to offer more practicality and improved efficiency. Engineers had to incorporate more technology – including a hybrid system – in the B-segment city car
Peugeot 3008 HYbrid4
PSA is breaking new ground by introducing hybrid technology in a passenger car with a diesel engine. The Peugeot 3008 MPV also has all-wheel drive and an electric-only driving mode
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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.