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Lanxess develops new modeling approach to simulated composites’ cooling behavior

2015-04-10

A new tool to precisely simulate the thermal processes in Lanxess’s weight-saving Tepex continuous-fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composite was announced by the company at the recent Plastics in Automotive Engineering conference at Mannheim, Germany.

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New XF moves to Jaguar's aluminum architecture

2015-04-09

Adapted from the XE and XJ platform, and sized between those two models, the XF's body-in-white is made of 75% aluminum. Two engines are offered at launch, both supercharged 3.0-L V6s.

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SAE Eye on Engineering Quick Take: Cadillac vs. Lincoln

2015-04-09

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2016 Honda Civic targets Audi A3, drives new modular-engineering strategy

2015-04-09

Honda’s next-generation Civic will debut a sporty new design language, more efficient and spirited powertrains—and serve as the lead application for Honda’s new Global Compact platform that will also underpin the next-generation Accord as well as the HR-V crossover.

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Continental shows next-generation highly automated car

2015-04-09

The vehicle needs a suite of advanced technologies and a ready-to-take-control driver.

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Smart collaboration results in new Fortwo

2015-04-08

It's the same length, has some carryover styling cues, but the 2016 U.S. model is a new engineering execution co-developed by Mercedes-Benz and Renault. It features a new 0.9-L turbocharged three-cylinder, a choice of two transmissions, and better ride quality.

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McLaren debuts new entry-level Sports Series

2015-04-08

The 570S, which represents an entry level alongside the company’s existing Super Series and Ultimate Series models, introduces a new carbon-fiber monocoque chassis for the company that has larger door openings for more convenient ingress and egress.

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Lexus sharpens best-selling RX for 2016

2015-04-08

The new crossover features chiseled styling with "floating" roofline look, low-cost safety systems package, and a 3.5-L V6 with output increased to 300 hp (224 kW).

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Cars look inside themselves

2015-04-08

Rear- and forward-facing cameras have made big inroads, but cameras that monitor interiors haven’t seen much acceptance. That may change, driven partially by the shift to semi-autonomous driving.

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Nissan's Maxima has flowing sports car lines, upgraded 3.5-L V6 and CVT

2015-04-07

Flagship sports sedan continues on front-drive platform, which has been stiffened but lightened and lowered. The coefficient of drag is reduced from 0.330 to 0.295 and fuel economy increased 15%.

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Honda surprises with Civic Concept

2015-04-06

Dramatic new styling for a sporty new Civic coupe presages the all-new tenth-generation model, which will first arrive in four-door sedan form in the fall of this year, to be followed by two-door coupes and five-door hatchbacks.

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Scion debuts iA and iM at New York

2015-04-06

Long-overdue new models include the brand's first four-door sedan and a well-equipped hatchback.

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Mercedes-Benz replaces M-Class with GLE, adds plug-in hybrid

2015-04-06

The new plug-in hybrid model has a 19-mi range in EV mode and can accelerate to 81 mph on its electric motor alone, while the AMG models' 5.5-L V8 gets a power boost.

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SAE Eye on Engineering Quick Take: New Malibu Hybrid

2015-04-06

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The quest for the self-cleaning car

2015-04-01

New water-rejecting coating explored by chemists at University College London and other universities makes for tough self-cleaning surfaces that might work on motor vehicles.

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Cadillac’s 2016 CT6 is a body-engineering benchmark

2015-04-01

GM's all-new premium flagship sedan is about 200 lb (91 kg) lighter than the BMW 5 Series but offers the interior volume of the short-wheelbase 7 Series, thanks to what is arguably the industry’s most aggressive combination of lightweight materials, forming technologies, and new joining methods in a non-exotic sedan.

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Cadillac pursues aluminum/steel mix for new CT6 luxury sedan

2015-04-01

To equip its flagship sedan for the challenge, Cadillac designers and engineers have built the CT6 on a unique vehicle architecture, an aluminum-intensive body structure that is fully one-third steel. Twenty-one patents are pending for the new full-size, rear-wheel-drive, transverse-engine configuration, a variation of GM’s Omega II platform.

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Audi details piloted driving technology

2015-04-01

Before autonomous vehicles make drivers obsolete, electronic technologies will depend on people to make decisions when something unusual happens.

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Schaeffler developing novel powertrain for 2015/2016 FIA Formula E season

2015-03-31

All 40 cars in the world's first all-electric racing circuit run a standardized powertrain, but the uniformity ends in the 2015/2016 season when each carbon fiber/aluminum monocoque chassis FIA Formula E racecar can be fitted with a unique electric powertrain.

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Green-lighting Ford's "clean" technologies

2015-03-31

Michael Tinskey, Global Director of Vehicle Electrification and Infrastructure, talks about smart mobility experiments, connected vehicles, and Ford's electrified vehicle strategy in China.