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