In this Issue - September 2011

The September 2011 issue is now available online! Packed full of news, interviews and features, including:

OFF-ROAD TESTING: Can Land Rover create the world’s most complete off-roaders by turning nature into numbers?

JAGUAR INTERVIEW: As Toyota's senior vice president for R&D in Europe, the plain-speaking Masato Katsumata plans to overcome recent troubles and ensure the company’s future is as bright as its history

LAB OF LUXURY: For Lamborghini, performance and luxury is nothing without quality. Automotive Testing Technology visited the company’s Sant’Agata HQ to see its QC measures and talk to the main people behind them

In this Issue - May 2011

The May 2011 issue is now available online! Packed full of news, interviews and features, including:

INTERIOR DURABILITY: Consumers are demanding increasing levels of quality, refinement and finish in today’s automotive interiors, with even a supermini requiring a standard previously reserved for the executive sector. The technology sector has responded in many ways to help OEMs meet these demands through intensive test and validation

TOYOTA GOES BACK TO BASICS: As Toyota's senior vice president for R&D in Europe, the plain-speaking Masato Katsumata plans to overcome recent troubles and ensure the company’s future is as bright as its history

AUTOMOTIVE TESTING EXPO EUROPE 2011: Event: Automotive Testing Expo Europe 2011
Venue: Messe Stuttgart, Germany
Date: May 17-19, 2011

In this Issue - March 2011

The March 2011 issue is now available online! Packed full of news, interviews and features, including:

FRESH AIR: The latest thinking in aerodynamics, including large volume airflow visualization, synthetic jets and… helium bubbles

POWER HOUSE: Automotive Testing Technology International pays a visit to Audi’s electric and hybrid vehicle development laboratories

LEADING LIGHT? Gordon Murray has a clear vision of the future, one in which cars will be lightweight and affordable, and more fun to drive. He also has a couple of tricks up his sleeve…

In this Issue - November / December 2010

The November / December 2010 issue is now available online! Packed full of news, interviews and features, including:

AWARDS ISSUE! : The winners of the Automotive Testing Technology International Awards 2010 are announced

SPORT THERAPY: When Toyota pulled out of F1, its money-no-object test facility was put in jeopardy. In a bid for survival, it has now opened its doors to road car customers

WHEN IN ROMEO? Mike Stoeckle, facility manager of Michigan Proving Ground, reveals how excess capacity means that when in Romeo, you can do as Ford does

In this issue - September 2010

The September 2010 issue is now available online! Packed full of news, interviews and features, including:

BMW Environmental Test Center - BMW's state-of the-art ETC is expected to dramatically cut the cost and environmental impact incurred by location testing

Victor Muller - As David buys Goliath, the future success of Saab lies in engineering, according to chairman Victor Muller

Viper Chassis Facility - The VIPER chassis test facility in Virginia is using its academic connections to keep its equipment and procedures at the cutting edge

In this Issue - June 2010

The June 2010 issue is now available online! Packed full of news, interviews and features, including:

Cover Story: McLaren MP4-12C - A new company and a new car. Can the newcomer live up to its hype and heritage?

Audi Quality Assurance Center - Audi has long been riding high in the quality stakes. Visit the extensive test facilities that make this possible

Total recall - Remember this advice and you can
avoid having a headline-hitting recall

Porsche Cayenne S hybrid - Join us on an electrifying test program in South Africa

Automotive Testing Expo Europe - Your guide to Europe’s foremost automotive testing event

March 2010 - In this issue

The March 2010 issue is now available online! Packed full of news, interviews and features, including:

COVER STORY: Wind tunnels - Impressive advances are taking place at wind tunnel facilities around the world

Simulation - Steve Kozak from Ford’s Numerically Intensive Computing Center and industry veteran Hans-Hermann Braess explain the virtual world

Audi A8 - Audi’s flagship model has evolved to become a benchmark in comfort

Proving grounds in 2020 - What will proving grounds look like in a decade? The experts gaze into the future

Automotive Testing Expo India - The inaugural event showed that India’s automotive development industry is going from strength to strength

Automotive Testing Technology International Awards - The winners give their reactions

November 2009 - In this issue

The November 2009 issue is now available online! Packed full of news, interviews and features, including:

COVER STORY: Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG It may look retro, but the SLS is a technological tour de force. It is also AMG’s first independently developed model

Bentley Mulsanne - The Arnage was looking rather long in the tooth compared with R-R’s Phantom. Could the Mulsanne bring Bentley back to the fore?

Automotive Testing Technology International Awards 2009 - Who won the most coveted vehicle development awards of 2009? Find out here

Automotive Testing Expo North America 2009 - This year’s event showed that the North American automotive development industry is going from strength to strength

Automotive Testing Expo India 2010 - Just a few highlights to expect at India’s soon-to-be-favorite automotive show in February 2010

Proving grounds - Keith Read brings you the latest proving ground news from around the world

September 2009 - In this Issue

The September 2009 issue is now available online! Packed full of news, interviews and features, including:

COVER STORY: Rolls-Royce Ghost - Has the venerable marque produced a driver’s car? It appears so, and its most powerful model ever, too

BMW X6M - A double milestone for M: its first fourwheel-drive car, and its first turbocharged car, all in one. But is it a true M car?

Camouflage - Camera shy? Learn from the pros how to protect your prototype from prying lenses

Automotive Testing Expo USA - Just a few highlights to expect at North America’s favorite automotive show this year

The Big Three - Ford, GM and Chrysler have had an interesting time of late. Jim McCraw, our man in Detroit, reports on how the various upheavals are affecting test programs

Giugiaro - Nick Kurczewski traveled to Italy to meet one of his automotive idols: father and son team Giorgetto and Fabrizio Giugiaro. They say you should never meet your heroes, but Nick’s glad he did

June 2009 - In this Issue

The June 2009 issue is now available online! Packed full of news, interviews and features, including:
 

COVER STORY: Porsche Panamera - The development story of this year’s most eagerly awaited four-door coupe

 
WHATS NEW: Mahindra Scorpio - A new test program was needed to ensure Mahindra’s latest SUV will be ready for the US and European markets
 

WHATS NEW: Proving Grounds - Keith Read brings you the latest proving ground news from around the world
 

WHATS NEW: Exhibitor in focus - Dr Bernhard Sünder, managing director
of AMS, discusses jBEAM technology
 

SPECIAL FEATURE: Supplier focus: MOOG - Human and hardware in the loop testing
(H2IL) can reduce research and development time, as well as budgets
 

SPECIAL FEATURE: Driverless Testing - Keith Read investigates how the more monotonous or dangerous elements of test programs can be entrusted to robots
 

SPECIAL FEATURE: Lommel proving ground - Take a flying lap of Ford Europe’s vehicle dynamics playground in Belgium
 

SPECIAL FEATURE: Special focus: Testing in India - Nick Kurczewski travels to India to investigate how its test programs compare with those of western counterparts, and indulges in a little test driving of his own
 

INTERVIEW: Dr Klaus Draeger - BMW’s head of vehicle development reveals
how he is creating more models and new niches with fewer resources
 

Automotive Testing Expo Europe 2009 - A preview of just a few highlights of Europe’s favorite vehicle development event

March 2009 Issue

The March 2009 issue is now available online! Packed full of news, interviews and features, including:
 

COVER STORY: Fisker - Director of engineering Thomas Fritz discusses how Fisker is developing a range of luxury HEVs that are as stylish and powerful as they are clean
 

SPECIAL FEATURE: Advanced powertrain testing Keith Read investigates the latest development technologies and techniques for the next generation of powertrains
 

SITE VISIT: Toyota USA - Take a tour of Toyota’s first engineering, design and safety test facility outside of Japan
 

INTERVIEW: Volvo’s wind tunnel - Tim Walker, Volvo’s aerodynamics guru, shows off the company’s innovative moving-ground wind tunnel
 

INTERVIEW: Paul Mascarenas - Jim McCraw talks to Ford’s global VP of vehicle development about his plans to make test programs more efficient
 

SPECIAL FEATURE: Automotive Testing Technology International Awards - The proud winners give their reactions

EXHIBITOR IN FOCUS: FGB is showcasing its modular test systems at Automotive Testing Expo Europe
 

ON THE ROAD

GM HydroGen4: We join the world’s biggest test team on GM’s latest FCV development program
 

Ford Taurus: The once-ailing Taurus badge is back, thanks to a CAE-heavy test program
 

Ford Focus RS: Creating the world’s most powerful FWD car is one thing; ensuring durability is another
 

BMW Z4: Testing the marque’s first retractable hardtop roadster