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The article evaluates several sports cars including the 911 Carrera, the 911 Carrera S and the 718 Boxster from Porsche.

The article discusses the launch of the McLaren 570GT sports car manufactured by McLaren Group Ltd. and tackles the features of the automobile.

The article focuses on the importance of testing next-generation systems in extreme environmental conditions, presenting the views of several people from three Tier One suppliers in northern Sweden on the importance of winter months in the development of future automotive technologies. Among them are Theo Gassman and Heinrich Huchtkötter of GKN Driveline, Manfred Meyer, vice-president of global applications for braking engineering at ZF TRW, and Ted Brink, project manager at BorgWarner.

The article offers the insights of several research and development (R&D) experts in the automotive industry regarding the developments in the sector. Experts include combustion engine development vice-president Christian Landerl of Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW), research and technology director Wolfgang Epple of Jaguar Land Rover, and powertrain head Michael Winkler of Kia Europe. Topics discussed include engine improvement, plug-in hybrids, and combustion development.

The article evaluates several automobiles unveiled at the Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung (IAA) Frankfurt motor show held in Frankfurt am Main, Germany in 2015 which includes the 911 Carrera S car from Porsche, the Prius from Toyota and the Mission E Concept from Porsche.

The article offers information on executive sedan Jaguar XE from Jaguar.

The article presents views of several automobile industry professionals including Wolfgang Ziebart of Jaguar, Gaspar Gascon of Renault and Barb Samardzich of Ford, on the challenge faced by the industry due to legislative targets, economic concerns and consumer demands. It mentions the views of experts on the challenge due to demand for internet access in vehicles, carbon dioxide emmisions and powertrains. Also presents are the views on vehicles' safety.

The article evaluates several automobiles exhibited at the 2014 Paris, France, motor show, Mondial de I'Automobile including the XC90 sport utility vehicle (SUV) from Volvo, XL Sport hybrid car from Volkswagen and the Sorento SUV from Kia.

The article presents the views of several automobile experts on how validation procedures of 2025 will differ from current procedures. Stefan Trampert, vice presidents of FEV GmbH, states that there will be large scale use of simulation in all developmental areas to reduce the amount of physical tests. Aled Williams, European European New Car Assessment Programme manager states that the crash tests and focus of program on adult safety will remain unchanged.

The article presents the insights suppliers and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) including doctor Heinz-Dieter Heitzer of TRW Automotive GmbH, doctor Ralf Schmid of Continental AG, and doctor Hans-Georg Kranzl of TTTech Automotive, on the challenges involved in introducing the 48V architectures and how it will change powertrain and chassis. Heitzer discusses the potential failure relating to voltage supply partioning. Schmid mentions the importance of robust and fault-tolerant designs.

The article reports that the faster silicon chips and smarter software are delivering improved infotainment systems and safer vehicles. The convergence of automotive and consumer electronics is becoming an important challenge for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and suppliers. A forecasts predict that there will be more than 150 million connected cars on the road by 2020.

The article reports the use of the hybrid power trains in the automobile industry for improving the efficiency of vehicles. It discusses the features of the technology including reduced fuel consumption, reduction in carbon dioxide emission and role of electric motors in increasing the efficiency of the vehicles. It further informs about various automobile companies applying the technology including Ferrari S.p.A., McLaren and Porsche Automobil Holding SE.

The article presents views of automotive industry experts on how the high-speed cellular networks, cloud computing service and integrated processors will impact the infotainment systems integrated in cars in 2025. According to Robert Gee, the 2025 infotainment devices will offer different applications and services to driver and will also incorporate integrated human-machine interface (HMI). It mentions Henry Muyshondt who reflects on the sensor system and also mentions Christian Feltgen.

The article presents views of automobile testing experts including Stefan Pischinger, Jon Andersson and Les Hill regarding analysis of ever-lower levels of emissions by automobile industries. Pischinger states that portable emissions measurement systems can measure automobile emissions under real driving conditions and Andersson informs that the MEXA ONE exhaust gas analyzer can anticipate emissions requirements. Hill focuses on Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR).

The article offers several insights on the different technologies used to reduce mass in automobiles that can result to more energy efficiency. According to Alois Seewald and Heinz-Dieter Heitzer of TRW, automotive components are reliable and durable at the same time that they are also lightweight to contribute to the efficiency of an automobile. SinterCast President Steve Dawson reveals that the demand for fuel economy heightens the need for automotive parts to achieve performance goals.

The article offers the views of several automobile industry experts on the challenges of integrating hybrid technology including Lars Mårtensson of Volvo Trucks, Nils-Gunnar Vågstedt of Scania AB, and Phil Barker of Lotus Engineering. Mårtensson mentions the challenge of optimising plug-in solution for extended range while addressing weight and cost. Vågstedt says that they chose parallel hybrid architecture. Barker notes different duty cycles as the greatest challenge.

The article presents views of several executives on the need to develop technologies to reduce carbondioxide emission including Rudolf Krebs, Andreas Schamel and Beatrice Foucher. According to Krebs, Volkswagen AG is trying to produce batteries with heat recovery system so that automobiles release less carbondioxide in the environment while Schamel states that Ford Motor Co. is working on hybrid powertrains. Foucher further states that automobile industry should work on electric vehicles.

The authors explain why copper wiring for vehicles is here to stay. Jaguar Land Rover Communications Technical Specialist John Leslie stated that optical fibers are great for meeting electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) requirements but plastic optical fiber is limited in the bandwidth that can be achieved. MOST co-founder Harald Schöpp noted that the challenge is to find balance between highest data rates, robustness and cost.

The article presents insights from original equipment manufacturer (OEM) experts on the changing automobile industry which influence vehicle development in Great Britain. Masato Katsumata of Toyota Motor Europe NV/SA mentions the development of hybrid electric vehicle models. Franciscus Van Meel of Audi AG notes the importance of universal mobile telecommunications system (UMTS) interface. Thomas Broberg of Volvo cites the car-to-car and car-to-infrastructure communication for safety driving.

The article presents opinions on the key to improve the efficiency of gasoline engines from Tier One suppliers. According to Christopher Breitsameter of Continental, they can gain up to 13% fuel economy while improving particle emission with their low- inertia turbochargers and direct-injection systems. Dr. Stefan Kampmann of Robert Bosch GmbH states that the direct-injection system of Bosch for gasoline engines uses laser-drilled spray holes to ensure exact fuel metering.

The article offers information on the Centenario limited-run sports car from luxury sports care manufacturer Automobili Lamborghini SpA.

The article discusses the competition among automobile makers to develop more efficient powertrains with the increasingly strict emissions legislation along with the focus on powertrain technology of automobile maker Kia. Topics discussed include investment of Kia in powertrain systems along with plans to develop hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles, comments from Donghee Han of Kia, on importance of internal combustion engine for vehicles and improvement in electrification.

The article offers information on the Automotive World 2016 conference and exhibition for the automobile industry held in Tokyo, Japan. It presents views of Muthanna Abdulhussein of Volvo, regarding their aim for a leading position in autonomous vehicles and autonomous driving to increase the safety of people, Tetsuo Onuki of Subaru regarding vehicle safety and Kurt Kelty of Tesla, regarding software improvements done by them.

The article evaluates the L1 concept car from Volkswagenwerk.

The article focuses on the need for human-machine interface (HMI) designers to look for approaches to user interfaces given the integration of a number of functions into cars. According to Rainer Heers of Tier One supplier Visteon, the future platforms are going to use more open software architectures which make HMI systems plug-and-play. Tom Fabian of Volkswagen says that the main task of the automotive companies is to minimise the amount of cognitive work needed to control the HMI system.

The article focuses on the need of investments in efficient technologies made by automaker Mazda for its growth and adaptation of its car lines. Topics disucssed include the challenges of vehicle and technology development, views of Mazda's president Masamichi Kogai on focus on B-, C-, and D-segment vehicles for their research and development, and its partnership with automaker Toyota allowing them the benefit from synergies.

The article offers brief information on S197 Mustang pony car from Ford.

The article focuses on the challenges in security of connected vehicles and defending them from Hacking. Topcis discussed include vehicle infotainment system to be a major factor in hackling, views of Brigitte Courtehoux, director at automobile firm PSA Peugeot Citroën, on cyber security in vehicles, and installation of firewalls for systems inside the vehicles to prevent unauthorized access.

The article discusses automotive engineering and the efforts of automobile manufacturer Peugeot's designers including Pierre-Paul Mattel and Sylvain Henry to development of new design for Peugeot automobiles. Topics discussed include several cars such as the Onyx supercar and the EX1 sports car with new design from Peugeot; how the designers managed the budget limit designs; and how the designers receive different view and aspect of the vehicle from various places and positions.

The article reports on the growing market for car driving simulators. Topics covered include the need to conduct a greater number of driver-in-the-loop tests as cars become more complex, the advantage of using simulators instead of running physical tests, and the portable simulators being developed by some firms such as Ansible Motion.

The article evaluates the second-generation Chevrolet Volt electric car from General Motors.

The article reports that the automobile firm PSA Peugeot Citroën wants to make greater use of smartphones and the cloud to power its infotainment systems, allowing the original equipment manufacturers to increase functionality and keep systems up-to-date. It mentions that using the technology means that consumers can use the same applications in the vehicle as they would on their smartphone. Also includes statement of PSA's director of connected vehicles and services Brigitte Courtehoux.

The article evaluates the Toyota Mirai Sedan automobile from Toyota.

The article evaluates the Mulsanne Speed limousine automobile, launched by British automaker Bentley Motors Ltd.