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Exploring the: Automotive Powertrain Zone
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- Powertrain Machining Approaches—Then & Now
- Although production volumes are going up,
the need for flexibility
in powertrain machin-ing has grown more important. Here’s a look at how things
have changed.
Article Published: 11/14/2011
- 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.
Article Published: 11/14/2011
- 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.
Article Published: 11/10/2011
- How the Chevrolet Sonic Proves Times Have Changed @ GM
- As vehicle manufacturers begin to focus on global products, small
cars take on a new emphasis. And the 2012 Chevrolet Sonic is a new global car, one that is representative of GM’s new competitiveness.
Article Published: 11/10/2011
- Powering the 2012 Cadillac SRX
- “When we started planning to equip this vehicle with the 3.6-liter engine, I challenged our engineers to achieve fuel efficiency.” That’s Liz Pilibosian, vehicle chief engineer for the 2012 Cadillac SRX.
Article Published: 11/10/2011
- Ford’s Powertrain Approach
- Ford continues to pursue an internal combustion engine strategy predicated on the “EcoBoost” technology that it is now proliferating in a variety of sizes offering in a variety of cars, with the objective of having the engines available ...
Article Published: 11/10/2011
- Powering the 2012 Cadillac SRX
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Article Published: 9/16/2011
- Volvo S60 R-Design: Seeing the Unexpected
- The in-line six in the
Volvo S60 R-Design
is placed parallel to
the axle to provide
protection in case of
a collision. The turbocharged
engine also
provides a 0 to 60 time
of 5.5 seconds. Bet you
didn’t see that coming.
Article Published: 9/15/2011
- Imagine: a 30% cost savings
- That's what's been achieved for a truck transmission output shaft hub that is being produced for the Ford Motor Powertrain Operations in Livonia, MI, by Chicago Powdered Metal Products Co. (www.chipm.com; Schiller Park, IL). The part had previously ...
Article Published: 4/4/2011
- Powertrain Technology: Acknowledging Advances
- There is a lot going on in the powertrain arena, both in terms of new transmission technology that is being developed for not only the race tracks of the world, but for the street, as well as in the process and technology realm, where creating bette...
Article Published: 3/30/2011