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Alfa Romeo Finally Returns to U.S. with 4C
After twenty years of absence and many delays, Alfa Romeo is finally coming back to the U.S., and the company is packing for the long haul. After the very-low-volume and very-high-end 8C, the...
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New-Gen Torque Converter Aims at 2017 Vehicle Intro
A new torque converter that is smaller and lighter in weight than its predecessor adds crucial functionality for vehicles powered by downsized engines paired with an automatic...
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Ferrari Changes Course on Track Simulation Software
The departure of Luca Cordero di Montezemolo after 23 years as Chairman of Ferrari, signals the likelihood of many changes at Modena. One of them, just revealed, is the mid-racing season...
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Mercedes-Benz Applies Full Sport to GLA
After the sales success of the compact, front-drive-based CLA-Class sedan, Mercedes-Benz has migrated that car's platform into the hotter-selling compact crossover market with the GLA-Class, the...
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Mazda Trickles out More New MX-5 Details
The new Mazda MX-5 made its first public European appearance at the 2014 Paris Motor Show, bringing a lighter car than the outgoing model, powered by a new 1.5-L gasoline engine (the U.S. and...
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Discovery Sport Introduces Evoque-Based Land Rover
Weight reduction has been an ongoing theme for Land Rover in recent years, with significant reductions for both the Land Rover Discovery and Range Rover. With the launch of the Discovery...
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Divine Concept Hints at DS Brand Future
The evolution of the DS into a brand separate from PSA's Citroën was marked at the 2014 Paris Motor Show by the Divine DS concept, a four-door compact sedan of about the same length as the DS4 at...
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Peugeot Seeks International Appeal with Quartz Concept
Peugeot exhibited two concepts at the 2014 Paris Motor Show, the Exalt, a development of the Onyx concept seen at the Paris show in 2012 and Quartz, a crossover concept based on the...
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Chrysler Makes Personnel Moves
Chrysler Group LLC on Oct. 7 announced two personnel moves involving manufacturing operations. Brian Harlow was appointed President–Head of NAFTA Manufacturing, replacing Mauro Pino, who was named Head of...
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Renault Applies Model-Based Systems Engineering to Dual-Clutch Transmission
Car manufacturers are facing various and sometimes contradicting constraints such as energy efficiency, high performance, driving comfort, reliability, and safety....
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Schaeffler Electrifies Its Fuel-Efficiency Demonstrator, Aims for 35 Mpg Combined Rating
An SUV crossover concept demonstrator developed by Schaeffler Group North America is undergoing a phase-two technology makeover, aimed at achieving a...
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Q80 Inspiration Concept Previews Future Top-Range Infiniti, New Engine Family
Continuing with design themes established with last year’s Q30 concept, the Infiniti Q80 Inspiration hybrid concept that debuted at the 2014 Paris Motor Show...
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Toyota Reveals New Platform, Hybrid Powertrain in C-HR Concept
The C-HR crossover concept is an important vehicle for Toyota, demonstrating the Japanese automaker's desire for more "engaging" design. Unique styling is a key attribute for a...
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VW’s Carbon-Fiber XL Sport Concept Sports Ducati V2 Motorcycle Engine
Volkswagen refers to the XL Sport concept vehicle that it revealed at the 2014 Paris Motor Show as a “sister model” of the XL1. As with most siblings, some...
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Graphene Composites for Cars
Soon after University of Manchester physicists Kostya Novoselov and Andre Geim discovered the "wonder material" graphene—one-atom-thick sheets of carbon that are a 100 times stronger and much lighter than...
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DSPACE Supplying In-Lab GPS Simulation System to DOT/NHTSA
The U. S Department of Transportation/NHTSA Vehicle Research and Test Center has commissioned dSPACE to supply an in-lab GPS simulation system. GPS simulation is used in the...
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Outlook for Autonomous Driving Includes Cloud
Fully autonomous vehicles are still a long ways from volume production, but R&D in this field is ramping up and expanding in many directions. A growing number of companies are focusing on...
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The Next Wave of Crash Simulation
Although most vehicle crash tests are typically done at 35-40 mph (56-64 km/h), the speed at which crash simulations are run continues to accelerate. As computing speed continually improves, engineers are...
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Automotive Technology Handbook
Published by SAE International, The Evolution of Automotive Technology: A Handbook covers 125 years of the automobile—conceived as a cultural history of its technology. The book is aimed at engineering...
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Climate Control Engineers Face New CAFE Test
Automotive climate control engineers are working to wring increased efficiency not only from the refrigeration system, but from every peripheral too. Yes, there are CAFE (corporate average fuel...
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Mechatronic System Production on the Uptick at Brose's Michigan Plant
A supplier of mechatronic vehicle systems has invested more than $60 million for the purchase and renovation of a 381,700-ft² (35,500-m²) plant in New Boston, MI.
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OEMs Planning Major Platform Consolidations by 2021, Says IHS
The industry outlook for 2021 underscores increasing engineering efficiency, with OEMs relying on fewer vehicle architectures in global markets, according to an IHS Automotive...
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Ford’s Market 'Fusion' Creates Mondeo for Europe
High-technology safety systems and a very wide span of powertrains—including a new bi-turbo diesel—are two of the star aspects of Ford’s new U.S. Fusion-based Mondeo for Europe.
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Mercedes Shows Its Metal and Chooses Steel over Aluminum
In many areas of vehicle construction and components it has become increasingly common for automakers to shift away from steel to embrace aluminum in pursuit of reduced weight. But...
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Accelerating Racecar Innovation
Prior to this year’s Indianapolis 500, the 48th annual BorgWarner Louis Schwitzer Award was awarded for innovation and engineering excellence in race car design. Claiming the award, for the second time, was...
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Lexus Equips NX Entry-Level SUV with New Turbo Gasoline Engine
Development of the concept that became the newest and fourth entry into Lexus’s line of SUVs, the compact NX, began in 2009, though the design was finished relatively...
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Cooled EGR Shows Benefits for Gasoline Engines
“EGR (exhaust gas recirculation) systems now in use on diesel engines were used to meet emissions regulations. In gasoline engines, we think they are an ideal way to meet stricter fuel...
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Book Examines Autonomous Technologies
Over the years, the DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) Challenges in the U.S. have galvanized interest in autonomous cars, making them a real possibility in the mind of the public, but...
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Mercedes-AMG’s SLS Departure Opens Door to New GT
How can Mercedes-AMG top its gull-winged SLS that has just eased out of production? It doesn’t try. Instead, the SLS "replacement" is less costly, less radical, more practical, but still...
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