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
Nissan and Monolith have extended their partnership, created for the application of AI to improve vehicle development processes and reduce physical vehicle testing
Hyundai Motor Group is reinforcing its commitment to Europe with the Square Campus, an expansion of the Hyundai Motor Europe Technical Center. This new €150m facility underpins the development of advanced technologies for the European market
BorgWarner has secured a contract to supply its 7-in-1 Integrated Drive Module (iDM) to a leading Chinese OEM, to support its next-generation hybrid technology
On the mountain roads of Serra da Estrela in Portugal, Pascal Wehrlein, who competes in the Formula E series for Porsche, demonstrates the dynamics of the new 440PS Macan GTS
A Dynisma Motion Generator (DMG) simulator has been installed at the McLaren Technology Centre, for virtual development of dynamics, aerodynamics, NVH, HMI, propulsion systems and control systems. The simulator has already played a role in the virtual development of the W1 supercar
Take a look behind the scenes at how motion simulation, ultra-low latency, and high-bandwidth driving simulator technologies are transforming vehicle development at McLaren Automotive
