The December 2025 issue of Vehicle Dynamics International magazine is packed full of dynamics developments and the latest technologies, with a special focus on torque vectoring, as well as brake testing, a next-gen chassis, ride technology, and the winners of the 2025 VDI Awards
The Alpine A390 all-electric fastback sports car features a unique three-motor architecture, with one motor at the front powering the front axle and the two at the rear powering one wheel each. This has enabled Alpine to bring in its Active Torque Vectoring system, the result of five years of development and fine-tuning, as Constance Leraud-Reyser, an Alpine control systems engineer, explains
Renault Group and Ford are partnering to develop two distinct Ford-branded EVs for the European market, based on Renault Group’s Ampere platform but with distinctive Ford driving dynamics. Ford also has a call to action to drive electrification in Europe
Over the course of 16 days on the Nürburgring Nordschleife circuit, four experienced racing drivers tested three prototypes of the HWA EVO, a restomod 190E 2.5-16 Evo II, as part of its global testing programme
An Ansible Motion Delta S2 driver-in-the-loop (DIL) simulator will be integrated with the Institute for Advanced Automotive Propulsion Systems’ full powertrain dynamometer, creating a complete vehicle-in-the-loop (VIL) test environment to advance powertrain development methodologies
IPG Automotive and B-Plus Automotive have announced a partnership intended to streamline the development, testing and validation of ADAS and AD technologies through an integrated toolchain
VI-grade, a specialist in vehicle simulation systems, has opened a SimCenter in the Jiading District, a major hub for Shanghai’s automotive industry and one of the largest automotive bases in China
eMpulse Test Systems, a provider of servoelectric test equipment, has supplied a load frame to JRi Shocks for use in its damper development and evaluation programmes
Media & Events has announced that it will host a North American edition of its Vehicle Tech Week to serve the global vehicle industry. The event will take place on 27-29 October 2026, in Novi, Michigan, USA
YASA has announced the development of a prototype in-wheel electric powertrain system powered by a motor that recently set an unofficial world record for power density
