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Cartechnical.co.uk now online
Friday, 18 November 2011

Cartechnical.co.uk logoMy new project – automotive technology magazine Cartechnical.co.uk

 
McLaren MP4-12C vs rivals
Sunday, 13 February 2011

110213-McLarenMP412C-2-209How does the McLaren's MP4-12C's performance and specification match up to its key rivals?

 
Focus Electric: the technical details
Saturday, 08 January 2011

2011FocusElectric_63Focus Electric is Ford's first all-electric passenger car. Here's how it works.

 
Small is beautiful – isn’t it?
Thursday, 15 January 2009

How can car makers downsize engines without damaging performance and drivability? Andrew Noakes looks at the options.

 
A Place for Everything
Sunday, 07 December 2008

Breaking away from conventional packaging with innovative materials and techniques will open up new opportunities in concept design, says Andrew Noakes.

 
Automatically better?
Thursday, 16 October 2008
Despite significant improvements in automatic transmissions in recent years, manual gearboxes are still most users’ default choice. Andrew Noakes asks if a shift to new transmission concepts can change that.
 
The Hard Cell
Sunday, 28 September 2008

Intense development is making fuel cells more viable, says Andrew Noakes, but there are still financial and environmental questions to answer.

 
An Open and Shut Case
Tuesday, 02 September 2008

Camless valvetrains offer numerous benefits, says Andrew Noakes, but their drawbacks are proving difficult to overcome.

 
The Common Touch
Tuesday, 05 August 2008
Common rail technology has brought greater efficiency and refinement to millions of small diesel engines over the last 10 years – and there is more to come, says Andrew Noakes
 
Loose Torque
Tuesday, 27 May 2008
Asymmetrical distribution of drive and brake torques is the way forward for handling and safety, says Andrew Noakes.
 
What’s the Alternative?
Monday, 17 March 2008
Economic and environmental pressures are driving a move to non-fossil fuels, says Andrew Noakes, but there is still no dominant technology in the field.
 
Evo X: Automatically Better?
Friday, 17 August 2007

Active Stability Control and a new automatic gearbox are features of the Evo X, which arrives in October. Andrew Noakes takes a closer look.

 


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