Sentences with phrase «on vehicle architecture»

Porsche was first to the market with an SUV model based on the vehicle architecture developed jointly between Volkswagen, Audi and itself.

In our talks, Gandini was clear that his design interests are focused on vehicle architecture, construction, assembly, and mechanisms — not appearance.

The 911 after it will almost certainly be based on a vehicle architecture called SAZ — VW Group shorthand for sports car platform of the future.

Not exact matches

These partners are Mercedes - Benz, which was recently reported to be preparing to unveil a fleet of electric vehicles based on a completely new architecture; Nvidia, which just launched the artificial intelligence - powered palm - sized Drive PX 2 computer for self - driving cars; Otto, an autonomous truck startup that was acquired by Uber last month; and Didi Chuxing, which recently bought out Uber's operations in China.

But a new architecture study report released on 20 November concluded that the plan could not work without NASA's Space Launch System (SLS), a heavy lift vehicle that is still in development but should be ready to take humans into space by 2021.

The Volt's «distinctive» design is based on the Chevy Cobalt compact vehicle architecture, he says.

This investment with the SFI Research Centre IPIC will enable us to combine our expertise and utilise Tyndall's state of the art facilities to develop ground breaking early stage technologies, which will not only have a huge impact on the future architecture design of large data centres, but will also improve the power and computational capacity of new consumer devices and provide robust sensing solutions in the autonomous vehicles and consumer device sectors as well as others.

These projects are two of several technology collaborations between Johnson Controls and UW — Madison focused on optimizing battery system performance and interactions with a vehicle's powertrain and electrical architecture and on developing future stationary energy application

Like the new Volkswagen Golf and GTI, which will come to the U.S. next year, the 2015 Audi TT will ride on the Volkswagen Group's MQB platform, which is a modular architecture specifically for front - drive based vehicles.

Audi is working with Porsche on new vehicle architectures to accommodate new electric vehicles.

The Atlas is the largest vehicle yet built on Volkswagen's scalable MQB architecture, which underpins most other Volkswagens, including the Mk7 Golf and the new Tiguan.

The 2018 Tiguan rides on the same MQB architecture as the Golf and Atlas, sharing with those vehicles VW's polished expertise in packaging.

It also is built on VW's new MQB architecture that is expected to underpin a number of vehicles for the auto maker's various brands.

All three vehicles will sit on VW's all - electric MEB architecture and will run on an operating system that allows for quick software updates.

The stylish new Range Rover Velar is the first Land Rover in history built on Jaguar vehicle architecture — D7a, which underpins the XE and XF sedans and the F - Pace SUV.

However, the extended - range electric vehicle, based on the same architecture as the upcoming Chevrolet Volt due later this year, won't hit the streets before 2012, he later tells reporters.

The fourth - generation Prius is the first Toyota model based on TNGA (Toyota New Global Architecture), the company's new - generation vehicle architecture.

The Defender will be the first of up to six vehicles built on a new space frame architecture.

The Opel Insignia Grand Sport is based on an entirely new vehicle architecture.

The fifth - generation car sits on an extended version of the company's rear - wheel drive luxury vehicle architecture, codenamed GA - L.

The latest car sits on Renault's «Common Module Family» or CMF vehicle architecture, which has allowed Renault to develop the Megane far beyond the capabilities of the existing model, both mechanically and technologically.

One vehicle that could also benefit from a new architecture based on MQB is Skoda's projected City Streak EV, which in turn could yield an all - electric version of Audi's city car and help offset the premium automaker's carbon footprint.

Designed under the direction of Fiat Styling Director Roberto Giolito, the father of the successful Fiat 500 minicar, the new Panda sits on the latest development of Fiat's Mini vehicle architecture, which is also used by the new Lancia Ypsilon.

The goal of the cooperation, which will create a pioneering architecture called the Premium Platform Electric (PPE), is to put future electric vehicles on the market more quickly.

Land Rover recently unveiled its two new 4x4 offerings for 2006 - the Range Rover and Range Rover Sport - and while the vehicles share much of the T5 chassis architecture that debuted on last year's LR3, the two vehicles are divergent enough in appearance and handling as to be considered distinct marques.

Speaking about the flexibility of the MQB architecture on which the Arteon is based, Licharz added: «If we build a six - cylinder engine — we are discussing it for the Arteon, we have built one already in a prototype vehicle — it will be one which you can also use in the Atlas and vice versa.»

This is the first Volkswagen Group vehicle built on the VW Group (Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Porsche, VW) modular standard architecture, or Modularer Standard - Baukasten, here meaning front - engine, rear - or all - wheel - drive layout.

A small crossover could also be a relatively easy next step, since the EV platform under the LEAF is heavily based on the same B0 architecture that the Nissan Juke is built on — meaning the platform of the LEAF electric vehicle could easily support a taller ride height.

Based on Volkswagen Group's modular MQB vehicle architecture — found under the Audi A3, TT, Q3, and upcoming 2018 Q5 as well as the Volkswagen Golf, Passat, and upcoming 2018 Atlas — the new 2018 Tiguan is in excellent company.

Based on Porsche's J1 architecture, the shooting brake / SUV model would be Porsche's second electric vehicle and first derivative of the Mission E four - door fastback, due to go on sale next year.

Built on the company's latest vehicle architecture, the new 2019 Subaru Forester is claimed to be more efficient, more dynamic, and safer than ever before.

«We make electric mobility profitable thanks to unique synergies: on the one hand, with the Modular Electric Toolkit (MEB) that Volkswagen is developing for the compact segment; on the other hand, with our premium - architecture electrification, which we are using for electric vehicles in the mid, upper, and luxury range,» Stadler confirmed.

This is the first Volvo to be based on the new CMA modular vehicle architecture co-developed by Volvo and Geely.

That change moves the vehicle from its current underpinnings to the new T3 truck architecture being used on Ford half - ton pickups.

Crossovers have pretty much taken over the Sport Utility Vehicle market, thanks to lower prices, better fuel efficiency and the handling that comes part - in - parcel with being based on a car platform versus truck architecture.

Designed from the outset as an electric vehicle, the I - Pace is built on a bespoke aluminum architecture that's said to deliver Jaguar's most torsionally rigid body structure, with 50:50 weight distribution.

This is the first pickup based on Volkswagen's MQB architecture, which is used in an array of vehicles from the European Polo subcompact up to the Atlas SUV that lends the truck its name.

The Nexo is based on a new dedicated vehicle architecture, which is lighter, more spacious than the Tucson and has an improved fuel cell system layout with the battery being relocated to the trunk.

The vehicle relies on an EV - based architecture that utilizes a pair of advanced electric motors supplemented by a front - mounted 2.0 - liter gasoline engine.

The second - generation Tiguan is based on Volkswagen's modular transverse matrix (MQB) and shares the same long wheelbase, short overhangs, and exceptional packaging of other vehicles based on this architecture, including the Audi A3, the Audi TT, the Volkswagen Golf Sportsvan (Europe), the Volkswagen Passat B8, the Volkswagen Touran II (Europe) and the Tiguan.

Based on the new MFA2 architecture that underpins most small front / all - wheel drive vehicles in the Benz garage, the four - door A-Class will come with a range of turbo - petrol and diesel engines.

Based on the newly upgraded Pentastar engine architecture, the new hybrid engine features an Atkinson cycle combustion system for improved pumping efficiency without compromising vehicle performance, due to its hybrid electric motors working in tandem with the engine when full load performance is required.

Thanks to platform sharing — the Audi Q3 sits on the same vehicle architecture as the Audi A3 and Volkswagen Golf — this little crossover represents real value given its level of standard equipment, and within the context of its competitive set.

For reasons unbeknownst to us, General Motors has decided not to include or offer all - wheel drive on the vehicle, despite its Epsilon 2 vehicle architecture being capable of it.

At least, on the outside — because the C - X17 is the first vehicle to be built on Jaguar's next - generation aluminum - monocoque architecture — meaning it's also fairly lightweight.

Features included with or exclusive to Colorado diesel models: Smart diesel exhaust brake system that enhances vehicle control and reduces brake wear on steep grades Standard Hydra - Matic 6L50 six - speed automatic transmission matched with a Centrifugal Pendulum Vibration Absorber (CPVA) in the torque converter, which reduces powertrain noise and vibration The Z82 trailering package is standard and includes a hitch receiver and seven - pin connector An all - new integrated trailer brake controller is standard and exclusive on diesel models The G80 automatic locking rear differential is standard A 3.42 rear axle ratio is standard A new, electronically controlled two - speed transfer case is included on 4WD models Maximum trailering rating of 7,700 pounds (3,492 kg) for 2WD models and 7,600 pounds (3,447 kg) for 4WD GVWRs of 6,000 pounds (2,721 kg) for 2WD and 6,200 pounds (2,812 kg) for 4WD «A diesel engine was part of the Colorado's portfolio plan from the very beginning, meaning the chassis, suspension and other elements of its architecture were engineered to support its capability,» said Scott Yackley, assistant chief engineer.

The vehicle rides on GM's new D2 front - drive architecture that adds 0.6 inches (15 mm) to the wheelbase and 2.7 inches (69 mm) to the overall length, which now stands at 106.3 inches (2700 mm) and 183.7 inches (4,666 mm) respectively.

Confirming the all - new SUV will not be based on the Range Rover Evoque's LR - MS steel platform, the British luxury brand says the C - X17 design study was created to «introduce Jaguar's new, high - advanced, modular aluminum architecture» and demonstrate «the diversity of vehicles that could be produced using this architecture, which underpins the innovative future of the Jaguar brand».

This scalable architecture also provides the platform required to offer plug - in hybrid vehicles at attractive prices on a par with those of conventionally powered variants of similar output.

As well as the roadster, which will be a natural rival for cars like the Audi TT and Porsche Boxster, the Brit mag says other vehicles will follow but the challenge within Alpine is all of them must be based on the A120 mid - engine / rear - wheel drive architecture, which could limit what's feasible.