Author: Adam Gavine

Adam divides his time as an editor between the worlds of aviation and motoring. These worlds may seem a little diverse today, but autonomous technology and future urban mobility is bringing them ever-closer. Adam is also chairman of the Vehicle Dynamics International Awards.

The nomination phase for the 2021 Vehicle Dynamics International Awards is officially open! This is the 14th year of the awards, which highlight the often unrecognised talents behind the world’s finest-handling vehicles. We have seen an amazing response to the awards every year, and hope this year’s event will be the best yet. Get involved and nominate your favourite dynamics achievements, technologies, heroes and highlights!

An NVH simulator has been developed to address what its developers have identified as an “unmet need” of development engineers at OEMs and suppliers to fully and accurately experience vehicle vibration at all driver touchpoints, along with noise, using measurement technology with a small footprint

The Plus Four CX-T takes Morgan’s new CX-Generation platform into new territory, with off-road capability enabled by EXE-TC coilover assemblies with internal bump stops, lower suspension arms with bespoke bushes, and a BMW X-Drive electronic differential with bespoke software. Here’s the car in motion…

“We need to continuously evolve and adjust our processes and mindsets.” Jan Michel, chief transition architect at Audi, discusses the marque’s changing approaches, from continuous development instead of thinking in cycles, a flexible matrix organisation instead of rigid hierarchies, and transformation from the inside out

Ferodo has developed automotive brake pads that is says can bridge the gap between braking performance and comfort. The pads feature an advanced friction material that combines the high-performance braking power of low-steel formulations with the comfort characteristics of non-asbestos organic (NAO) materials