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FEATURES BY DEPARTMENT

October 2003

  • Teamwork & Technology: How Evernham
        Motorsports Goes Fast—& Will Become Faster
    Not only is NASCAR racing ascending in popularity, the level of design and engineering technology being deployed by some teams is rising just as fast—or perhaps even faster. Here's a look inside one of the premier teams.
  • The Toyota Prius: The Most Important '04 Model?
        Yes.
    Toyota is diligently working to change the automotive landscape. Sure, the numbers aren't big now, but consider this:
  • Why Malibu Matters
    Toyota is diligently Do you get the sense that vehicle manufacturers have forgotten the midsize car category in their rush to design and build trucks? GM has long focused on the pickups and SUVs (for good rea$on). With the Chevy Malibu, it is working on what is still an important segment.

  • 21st Century Dynaflow
    Inventor Tom Kasmer's design for a variable-pitch hydraulic CVT automatic transmission promises much greater efficiency than traditional vane pumps, but his inspiration came from a very unlikely source.

  • A Hitchhiker's Guide To The Telematics Ecosystem
    Telematics finally has moved from buzzword to reality via the formation of an elaborate web of companies providing hardware, software and services. It is likened to a living ecosystem, though its growth pattern resembles that of the Internet.

  • Up Front with Steel

  • Ford's Next Step in Engine Manufacturing
  • Plastic Processes Can Protect Business

    Digital Domain

  • What Auto Can Learn From Aero: Simulating Without Prototypes
    Just how far can you go simulating on the computer before you have to make a prototype? Pretty far, according to The Boeing Company.

    COLUMNS

  • Gary Vasilash - Marginal: The Wright Stuff
  • Ted Pollock - On the Management Side: Building Employee Interest
  • Insight: Platform Reductions vs. Demands for Specialization
  • Martin Piszczalski - Information Technology Update: Sounds Like Teen Spirit
  • Christopher Sawyer - Dudder: Save the Hamsters!
  • Christopher Sawyer - PartsBin: No Starter. No Alternator. No Problem.


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