Automotive Engineering International 2003-04-01
- Phantom materializes
BMW's Rolls-Royce Motor Cars unveils its first model, an aluminum-bodied sedan with rear-hinged rear doors and a new V12. - Protecting the cabin from powertrain NVH
OEMs are getting help from suppliers such as Collins & Aikman and Bayer in damping NVH, thanks to innovation in plastics. - Forced induction
Environmental pressures prompt renewed interest in turbochargers and superchargers. - Collaboration software emerges
Interactive product development tools that can decrease design time and cost, enhance quality, and improve engineering processes are now widely available. - Validated virtual testing
DaimlerChrysler and MTS Systems have verified that component load histories can be predicted before prototypes are built. - Automation: a tool, not an end
Toyota and its suppliers try to strike a balance between automation and manual labor at their U.S. plants. - Rouge: symbol of past points to future
A rebirth at Ford's famous manufacturing complex honors the past but puts the focus on the future. - Aluminum and the XJ
Its construction and the techniques used to build it dominate the sixth-generation Jaguar sedan's technology story. - Driving the Hy-wire
GM's Larry Burns sees the alliance of fuel-cell and by-wire technologies as an essential element in the development of tomorrow's vehicles.
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