Drivetrain Concepts Research Articles

Automobile technology of the future

Technical advances should make it possible to improve all significant qualities of the automobile - space, comfort, reliability, performance, fuel economy, safety and environmental compatibility. That's the prediction delivered by Ulrich Seiffert and Peter Walzer in Automobile Technology of the Future, a publication focusing on forthcoming technological developments in the automotive field. Seiffert and Walzer chronicle new technology which will impact the way automobiles are designed, manufactured and marketed globally at the turn of the century/millenium. The book examines which drive train concepts, vehicle components, materials, chassis and transmissions will be technically feasible. Engine development and environmental