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5 More HP for 2026 Kia Sportage: First Drive

For 2026, Kia kept the powertrain from last year’s Sportage Hybrid as it made light updates to the look and interior. The automaker has been in the hybrid business for a while, but the automaker is still looking to make a splash in the gas-electric space. Read on to learn more.

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Automotive

Mercedes Unveils S-Class Amidst Celebrating 140 Years

Mercedes-Benz is celebrating a landmark. It's been 140 years since Carl Benz filed a patent for the first automobile. Fast forward to Stuttgart, Germany in January 2026, where Mercedes took the wraps off the latest generation S-Class, the jewel in the automaker's crown. Read on to learn more.

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Automotive

Ford Announces 48-Volt Architecture for Future Electric Truck

Ford is focusing on efficiency to build its $30,000 electric pickup in 2027.

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Automotive

First Drive: 2026 Subaru Outback Wilderness

The Subaru Outback Wilderness is bigger, bolder, and more capable.

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Design

2026 Nissan Sentra Review: Putting the Pieces Together

The Nissan Sentra has provided straightforward behavior and performance for sedan shoppers in the U.S. for over forty years. For 2026, Nissan took the solid 2025 model and made enough mechanical tweaks and visual changes to call it an all-new vehicle. Read on to learn more about it.

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Automotive

Sealing the Future of in-wheel Motors: Low Friction and Maximum Protection

In-wheel motors represent a major innovation in the automotive industry, especially in the context of EVs. In-wheel motors integrate the motor directly into the wheel hub, eliminating the requirement for standard drive components that include cardan shafts, gearboxes and differentials. Read on to learn more about them.

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Propulsion

Balancing the Scales in Dakar

In most kinds of racing, the mantra is simple: simplify and add lightness. Sure, Colin Chapman of Lotus fame was on to something when the route is smooth, but what happens when the racecourse is Mother Nature...

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Manufacturing & Prototyping

The Transformative Power of Large-Format Additive Manufacturing for Automotive

In the dynamic landscape of automotive manufacturing, innovation has focused mostly on delivering greater efficiency, automation, sustainability and...

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Software

Honda and Nissan Merger Plans Could Accelerate EV R&D

After reports of a potential merger between the two automakers surfaced in recent weeks, Honda and Nissan have officially announced that both parties have signed a memorandum of...

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Energy

Blazer EV Is a Steel-Intensive Showcase

Chevrolet Blazer EV customers are likely to cite the Ultium battery and dual-motor driveline as their vehicle’s most advanced technologies. But in doing so, they’d miss an equally key aspect of...

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Mechanical & Fluid Systems

Steel Targets EV Structures, Battery Boxes

The steel and aluminum industries are waging a new materials war that could determine which of the long-time competitors dominates EV structures in the next design cycle. Feeling the heat from new...

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Power

2025 Cadillac Optiq EV Arrives with Standard Dual Motors

Continuing its rollout of EVs, Cadillac revealed the 2025 Optiq SUV today, the company’s most affordable EV yet and a smaller sibling to the popular Lyriq that was introduced last...

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Transportation

REE’s P7 Brings Advanced Suspension Control to Medium-Duty Trucks

Take a deep dive into the suspension and control systems of REE’s impressive commercial truck chassis, featuring modular, independently controlled suspension and brake systems. Read on to learn more.

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Automotive

2024 Lexus GX Ready for Off-Road Adventure with New Platform, E-KDSS

Once Toyota finally updated the Tundra to its third generation in 2022 after 15 years on the last-generation platform, the next model that would logically contend for an overhaul was the Lexus GX. Last given a generational overhaul in 2009, the new GX has been a long time coming. Chief engineer Koji Tsukasaki said the updates are more than just overdue, they’re for overlanding. Read on to learn more.

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Power

NVH-Fighting Plastic EV Motor Mount Wins Lightweighting Award

Most motor mounts, even for EV applications, are made of metal alloys. It makes intuitive sense: It’s a vibration-intensive mounting application that demands durability that...

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Software

3D, No Waiting!

Few will dispute that additive manufacturing — commonly called 3D printing — has endured a development path of fits and starts. But as niche applications, an ever-increasing array of material choices — and the...

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Transportation

Infineon Semiconductor Technology Helps Makes Electrified Vehicles Greener, Smarter and More Secure

Electrified vehicles are growing in popularity exponentially. For this Expert Insight interview, SAE’s Automotive Engineering spoke with Bill Stewart of Infineon on how his company helps automakers meet climate and government pressures.

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Connectivity

Snapdragon Ride Flex Puts Safety, Infotainment onto Single Chip

One chip, multiple benefits. That’s the claim made by Qualcomm Technologies about its new, scalable system-on-a-chip product family.

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Unmanned Systems

Toyota Stretches SUV Line-Up with World Debut of Grand Highlander

The new Grand Highlander is a three-row midsize SUV, just like Highlander. So it’s not surprising that the Toyota siblings share two powertrains.

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Power

Making over the World’s Leading Hybrid

Its markedly upgraded power and performance take it to a driving-dynamics place difficult to believe could be achieved.

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Manned Systems

Ensuring Aircraft Safety by Optimizing Ice Protection Systems

By Boris Marovic and Thierry Olbrechts, Siemens Digital Industries Software

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Energy

Volvo Leads the Shift to ‘Driver Understanding’

Volvo started teasing out some of the details of its all-electric replacement for the XC90 SUV, dubbed the EX90.

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Automotive

NAIAS 2022: Seventh-Generation of Ford Mustang Is Highest Performer Yet

The exterior visuals still emphasize a long hood and a short deck, but the V8-powered 2024 Mustang GT’s mammoth air intakes are a telltale that things have...

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Automotive

3M, Matrix Engineering Consultants Collaborate to Enhance Performance of Chassis Bolted Joints

The vehicle electrification trend means chassis designs are evolving.

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Mechanical & Fluid Systems

2022 Honda Civic Hatchback Enjoys Premium Assembly, Weight-Cutting Measures

As a veteran manufacturing engineer, Jill Fuel was an ideal choice for the project leader for the production launch of Honda’s 2022 Civic Hatchback at Honda's...

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Automotive

2023 Cadillac Lyriq Executive Chief Engineer: New EV Her ‘North Star’

At the Cadillac Lyriq’s media drive program in Utah, SAE Media spoke one-on-one with Jamie Brewer, Lyriq executive chief engineer, about developing the first-ever...

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Software

SAE International Extends Call for Abstracts, Seeks Submissions for AeroTech Conference

Engineering Events staff at SAE International in Warrendale, Pennsylvania, have extended the call for abstracts through September 21 for the...

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Transportation

Inflation Ignites Another Supplier Squeeze

For more than 100 years, OEMs and suppliers have partnered to build components, engineer and integrate systems, offer servicest, and even manufacture complete vehicles.

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Design

Developing Design Tools for Outer Space Structures

Achieving affordable space exploration will require lightweight structures for vehicles, solar arrays and antennas. Lightweight materials also will be used for components of structures like...