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The future’s bright for LED front lighting09-Feb-2012 14:39 GMT
The use of a set of LED chips or arrays with individual switching phases, as well as the dimming factors and overlapping elements, leads to more flexibility to realize AFS and glare-free high-beam concepts. The major challenge will be to offer modularized parts of LED chips and carriers, as well as electronic-control elements, according to Dr. Rainer Neumann of Visteon Innovation & Technology GmbH.
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Audi lighting the way forward
23-Jan-2012 20:12 GMT
Although motorsport technology has only a small direct influence on production vehicles, lighting used on race cars is an area that Audi sees as very useful for testing advances for road applications.
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Audi reveals leading-edge safety developments
23-Jan-2012 16:31 GMT
The VW Group brand provides a glimpse into its comprehensive portfolio of active safety technologies, some in series manufacture, some being developed for next generation models and, even further into the future, others that the company regards as likely to make it to production.
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NAIAS 2012: Falcon Motor Sports introduces production version of F7 “supercar”
13-Jan-2012 13:05 GMT
First-year production run of 10 units in a Series I is planned. Price is $225,000 for model with 7.0-L V8 rated at 620 hp. Ricardo supplies six-speed manual transmission.
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NAIAS 2012: MINI builds stiffness into soft-top Roadster
10-Jan-2012 14:14 GMT
Special emphasis was placed on achieving a torsionally rigid body to attain the desired driving dynamics.
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Scion IQ has a lot to say about packaging
09-Jan-2012 21:21 GMT
IQ has seating for 3-4 people. HVAC case has blower integrated into center section case with evaporator and heater core, and glove box is removed, two design features that permit forward curvature of dashboard on passenger's side. This permits asymmetrical front seating so right side passengers have larger-car legroom.
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2012 NAIAS: GM's new global RWD body architecture is light and stiff
09-Jan-2012 13:22 GMT
The 2013 Cadillac ATS compact sport sedan is claimed to be the most mass-efficient car in its class, thanks to GM's new lightweight Alpha body structure.
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