Exploring the: Automotive Engineering Zone
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- The Price of Midengine Configuration
- During a recent “Autoline After Hours” program, a viewer wondered why there hasn’t been an accessibly priced midengined car since the Pontiac Fiero.
Blog Published: 6/19/2013
- 2013 Mercedes GL450 4MATIC
- The Mercedes GL is a large vehicle.
Blog Published: 6/18/2013
- Toyota Comes Strong with Corolla
- While the current-generation (10th) Toyota Corolla has had its share of knocks due to what’s widely considered bland exterior styling and a not particularly competitive interior execution, Edmunds.com recently pointed out that (1) the Corolla is the...
Blog Published: 6/11/2013
- Four Guys Walk into a Studio. . . .
- Peter DeLorenzo.
Blog Published: 6/10/2013
- Delphi Develops the Future
- One might think that when it comes to R&D, automotive supplier companies are probably dwarfed in their efforts and investments as compared with their OEM customers.
Blog Published: 6/3/2013
- Better Place No Longer
- Earlier this week, Better Place, the company that came up with the idea that electric vehicle batteries ought to be exchanged rather than recharged (well, the driver would have the battery exchanged; Better Place would then recharge the battery so t...
Blog Published: 5/31/2013
- Material Transformations and Moldmaking
- When you talk with people involved in a particular material technology (i.e., steel, aluminum, plastics), there seems to be consensus among the competitiveness that the future of automotive bodies, interiors and structures is not going to be dominat...
Blog Published: 5/29/2013
- GM Develops a Diesel
- When it comes to fuel-efficient vehicles, hybrids pretty much are the name of the game so far as mass-market products in the U.S. go.
Blog Published: 5/28/2013
- Ford Plays a Role at Cannes
- The Cannes Film Festival—a.k.a., Festival de Cannes—runs through May 26.
Blog Published: 5/24/2013
- 2013 Nissan Quest 3.5 LE
- When it comes to minivans, one thing matters most: Packaging.
Blog Published: 5/22/2013