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Automotive Engineering

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This zone covers the materials, processes, equipment and expertise used in vehicle development, from turbochargers to transmissions.


ARTICLES

  • Automotive Engineering
  • Lexus GS: Four Things

    The 2013 Lexus GS is the fourth generation of the vehicle. And this time it is designed and engineered to represent what Lexus group vp Mark Templin calls “The new Lexus.”

  • Automotive Engineering
  • Looking @ the 2012 Honda CR-V

    Introducing the fourth generation of the compact crossover that has perennially been a favorite the world over.

  • Automotive Engineering
  • 2013 Chevrolet Malibu Eco: Chevy’s First Global Midsize

    When Crystal Windham talks about the design of the 2013 Malibu Eco, she refers to the sedan in the context of another car that wears the bright gold bowtie.

  • Automotive Engineering
  • Engineering the 2012 Hyundai Veloster

    Sure, it looks like nothing else on the road. Yes, there is a cleverly hidden third door. There’s plenty of tech on the inside. It drives like something a couple segments above. And the MSRP is incredible. Go figure.

  • Automotive Engineering
  • Kia’s Latest Rio

    Kia’s redesigned B-segment car is so close to the mark it should cause worry among the world’s top tier automakers.

    BLOGS

    General Motors and PSA?

      Apparently General Motors and PSA Peugeot Citroën are looking at some sort of agreement whereby the two will bolster their respective engineering and manufacturing activities.

    About those Veloster Sales. . .

      Last week when we took at look at the Hyundai Veloster we observed that while we think the design is best in class, with “class” being almost anything on four wheels that ordinary people could afford without having to spend the rest of the time they’re making car payments eating kibble, Hyundai Motor America president and CEO John Krafcik chimed in and pointed out: “You can’t read anything into the sales results…we’re incredibly short of Velosters, with just a few per dealer right now.  It remains the fastest turning Hyundai.” Given the meteoric sales rise across the Hyundai lineup, that’s pretty damn fast.

    Design and Engineering and the Ford B-MAX

      The importance of the collaboration between designers and engineers is shown in the development of a door system for the Ford European market B-MAX compact car.

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