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Brothers Win Eaton's Top Innovation Awards for Advanced Technologies
A pair of brothers, who are both employees at Eaton and SAE International members, have each won Eaton’s “Gamechanger” Award—the company’s highest recognition...
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Sportier TLX All About Proportion and Performance
Proportion is one of three “P”s that Honda R&D engineers and designers focused on when developing the all-new 2015 Acura TLX, the other two being prestige and...
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Dongfeng Nissan Announces New Venucia Design Center
Dongfeng Nissan announced groundbreaking for three new design/engineering business units at its Passenger Vehicle Company (DFL-PV) in China. The $81 million (500 million RMB) facility...
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VW Deploys MQB Strategy on New Golf and GTI amid Launch Issues
Volkswagen recently introduced its Modular Transverse Matrix (MQB) to the U.S. market, with the introduction of the 2015 Golf and GTI. MQB is at the heart of VW Group's...
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Honda's New 8-Speed DCT Uses a Torque Converter
Dual-clutch transmissions—essentially two parallel gearboxes that hand off power from one to the other, and do it more efficiently and quicker than either planetary automatics or...
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From Road to Racecar: A Five-Door, Front-Wheel-Drive SEAT
The new-generation Spanish SEAT Leon Cupra 280 is a very rapid family car. The 280 nomenclature represents its output in PS (206 kW), sufficient to take this 1395-kg (3075-lb) (curb...
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Kia Announces New Interior Features for 3rd-Gen Sorento
Kia has released details of the new improvements made to the third-generation Sorento’s cabin. A new modern, wrap-around dashboard has been added, as well as soft-touch materials and...
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Air Catcher Headlamp Feeds 2015 Challenger SRT's Hellcat V8
A patent-pending headlamp on the 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT doubles as a cool air intake for the supercharged 6.2-L "Hellcat" Hemi V8 that produces an SAE-certified 707 hp.
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Testing Audi’s New E-Booster Reveals Turbocharging's Future
The car: Audi RS5 TDI V6 3.0-L 283-kW (379-hp) bi-turbo Concept.
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Steel Red-hot for Weight Reduction
For safety, performance, and weight reduction, steel remains the top performer among light-weight materials, but the chase for better fuel economy is putting increased pressure on this perennially popular...
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Cetim, Momentive Develop Composite Crashbox Concept
To use composite materials in primary structures of vehicles and mobile equipment, it is necessary to control their crash behavior. Solutions exist in sports cars to reach an energy...
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JLR's All-New 2015 Modular Engines Feature Roller-Bearing Cams, Balance Shaft
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) recently unveiled fundamental details of its all-new turbocharged modular gasoline and diesel engine range designed for high levels of...
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ZF Friedrichshafen AG Expands China, Asia-Pacific Headquarters
The company will expand its space for offices, laboratories, and test benches to 54,000 m² (581,000 ft²), an increase from the current 11,000 m² (118,000 ft²).
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Using CAE to Assess Whining Noise of Electric Powertrains
Engine sound is a characteristic feature of passenger cars, and the well-balanced adaption to vehicle design and driving dynamics is a must for premium cars. The noise and sound of...
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Cornell Wins Iron Team Award as Baja SAE Series Concludes (Video)
Each year, SAE International sponsors the Collegiate Design Series (CDS), a series of competitions around the country where teams of student engineers are given a chance to...
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2015 Ford Edge Boasts New 2.0-L EcoBoost Engine
Ford Executive Vice President of Marketing Jim Farley says he knows what happened to the once-popular personal luxury coupe market in the US: those drivers are now buying crossover SUVs like...
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Ford's New 2.7-L EcoBoost V6 Designed for Lighter Aluminum F-150
A 2.7-L gasoline engine in a full-size Ford F-150 pickup? Fuel economy is important, with challenging regulatory-dictated improvements to be met—but who would want to buy...
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Nanotechnology Reduces Friction in the "Film Industry"
Automotive lubricants are under attack, besieged not only by advancing requirements to reduce friction losses across many aspects of the powertrain but also by the impact of associated...
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Aisin Opens New North American Tech Center, Will Add Engineers
A tier one supplier’s product development activities get an efficiency boost with a larger facility that puts the headquarters for Aisin World Corp. of America and Aisin Technical Center of America under one roof.
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Teams from Kansas and Brazil Top Fields at Dual FSAE Events to Wrap up CDS Season
Student engineers gathered at Lincoln Airpark in Lincoln, NE, on June 19-21 to compete at SAE International's Formula SAE–Lincoln/Formula SAE–Electric.
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EPA Uses ANSYS Technology for Reduced-Emission Test Engine
As part of its effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve fuel economy for model years 2017 through 2025 light-duty vehicles, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...
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Competition Winners React to Attaining Coveted F1 Engineering Roles
Making the leap from Formula SAE to Formula One is beyond any engineering student’s wildest dreams, but that will be reality for a pair of students from the University of...
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Porsche Expands Weissach R&D Campus, Consolidates Electronics Engineering
Formerly spread across 12 different buildings on Porsche's development center in Weissach, Germany, engineers doing electrical and electronics work now are co-located as part of an expansion at the Weissach campus.
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Continental Debuts First Production Aluminum Turbocharger Housing
Continental on July 15 announced the first turbocharger with an aluminum turbine housing to enter automotive series production. BMW's 1.5-L, 134 hp (100 kW) turbocharged...
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Lighter, Stronger BMW M3/M4 Surpass Predecessors
For a car with the performance expectations of BMW’s M3 sport sedan, and, under the company’s new nomenclature, its two-door sibling, the M4, we could expect the company to resort to all...
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VW to Build New SUV at Expanded Chattanooga Plant
Volkswagen announced July 14 that a new midsize SUV will be built at its Chattanooga plant in Tennessee, in accordance with the company's Strategy 2018 plan calling for an expanded industrial footprint in the U.S.
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Global EDI System Designed for ERP
Infor Automotive Exchange from Infor is an electronic data interchange (EDI) and release accounting system designed specifically for automotive tier suppliers. It works directly with Infor SyteLine, Infor’s...
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High-Performance Plastics
Minnesota Rubber and Plastics’ (MR&P) custom-designed, high-performance plastic seals for vehicle driveline applications offer critical sealing, wear resistance, and long operating life. The company custom...
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Ford Announces Mulally Scholarship Program
Ford Motor Co. announced Thursday the establishment of the Alan Mulally Leadership in Engineering Scholarship. The scholarship fund, a $1 million program that provides financial assistance to...
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