Technology Advances

This is the first in a series of articles, which are almost incredible progress that has occurred in the last 10 years in the automotive industry highlights. It is on what were the driving forces behind this pillar.

In the 1990s, the feeling that he could not be more advanced technology in the car, had to develop its high point was reached. But more and more pressure from governments, forcing the impending shortage of fuels and other clean air laws, engineers to develop more efficient cars and engines.

Advances in engine efficiency in recent years have been pretty amazing. Manufacturers such as VW / Audi, BMW and Mercedes regularly quote from fuel savings of 20%, 25% and even 30% of new engines and cars, replacing the previous one. It almost sounds like the speech typical of snake oil salesman. I specifically mention these manufacturers, as they have been at the forefront of this development.

How did this happen?
Electronic calculations: To put it succinctly. Without electronics, could not it all possible. Modern cars have computers in them, that every minute in the operation of a motor controller. There are too mechanical progress, working together with electronics.

The engines will be reduced and squeezed more power and more of these engines, if you have the normal production engines with more power by the size (capacity) as racing engines for years. One could imagine that these high performance motors would be gas guzzlers, but they are not.

I remember in the years 1950 and 1960 we had drunk the huge barges with big American engines, gasoline. Cheap fuel and when the V8 was from 80 to 10 mpg, it was not a big problem, as the torque and effortless as she was about to spend too tempting. In the colonies say these cars were popular for this reason and robustness to bad roads was legendary.

Cars in Europe and Great Britain were more compact and narrow streets and cities and motors can be smaller and use less fuel to meet, because it was much more expensive than in America, is imposed on the limit.