AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING
Vol. 107, No. 1

DEPARTMENTS
Editorial...................................... 4
Focus......................................... 6
Global viewpoints....................... 9
Business tracks.......................... 28
Internet watch ............................32
Tech briefs................................. 49
Asian business trends .................120

Manufacturing
solutions..................................... 124

Government action..................... 131
Product briefs............................ 133
Ad index.................................... 143

FEATURES:
9 Citroen's C3 supermini Concept
10 From 1220 to 180 in 50 years enclosure
12 Just for KYXX, Nissan's concept
12 Ford's Transit concept vehicle
14 A fresh Discovery for Land Rover
18 New flagship showh by Hyundai
18 Honda S2000
20 Yaris ready for production
20 Audi goes to Le Mans
22 Return of the famous
49 Getting bigger not
49 Dana technology is prominent on Grand Cherokee
50 Sitting more comfortabley
52 Time to avoid reflection
52 Siemens' integrated air/fuel module
53 Alcoa shows Aluminum Association its concept vehicle

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AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING

VOLUME 107, NOUMBER 2, FEBRUARY 1999

41 Virtual door slamming
Computer-aided engineering is used to
improve the timeliness and accuracy of door-
slam durability testing while using fewer
prototypes.

45 In search of earth-favoring vehicles

60 Advances in brake NVH test equipment
Increasing customer expectations challenge
development and test engineers equally.

65 What's new at SAE'99 Part II
The SAE International Congress & Exposition
provides industry suppliers the opportunity to
showcase their products, services, and
technologies to the global automotive
community. Here's a preview of what some of
the exhibiting companies plan to introduce or
display at this year's event scheduled for March
1-4, 1999, Cobo Center, Detroit, MI.

90 CAESAR gives companies "fits"
The study of human body geometry will give
automakers and other companies better data
with which to design seats and interiors.

95 Exploring rapid prototyping
Ford Motor Company investigates the use of
rapid prototyping and its applications.

119 Vehicle dynamic control
The most important goal for continued
development of VDC systems will be their
penetration into different automobile classes.

125 Electronic braking control developments
Today's hydraulic braking systems are expected
to be replaced by fully electrical systems,
despite various development challenges.

138 Concept vehicle highlights from the NAIAS

161 Global vehicle development
Executives as SAE's Global Vehicle
Development Conference explain the ins and
outs of operating in a market with no borders.

211 Life-cycle simulation of automotive painting
processes
Bettisy decisions about capital investments for
paint systems meet environmental needs,
redlice costs, and maintain competitiveness.

217 Focus on manufacturing efficiency
Ford has taken a new look at both what it
could create and what wa§ needed for the
Ford Focus.

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AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING
VOL. 107, NO. 3, MARCH 1999

CONTENTS


26 Introducing Donald W. Ableson, 1999 SAE
President
The Director of Specialty Vehicles at General
Motors Corp. talks about his work with GM
and his service to SAE.

35 Composite impact analysis for F1
A CAE process used to meet impact
requirements for Stewart Grand Prix racecars
can help to improve the impact performance of
passenger-car composite structures.

62 Barrier testing for single-seat racecars
The Transport Research Laboratory conducted
a series of full-scale impact tests on a Formula
3000 nosecone to develop improved barriers for
this type of racing.

6 resting technology at SAE'99
The following are some of the new testing
products that were exhibited at the 1999 SAE
International Congress & Exposition March 1-4
at Detroit's Cobo Center.

49 NAIAS production vehicle highlights
Production vehicles unveiled at the 10th
anniversary of the North American
International Auto Show ran the gamut from
modern takes on previously produced cars to
hybrid electric and crossover vehicles. The
Volkswagen Beetle and Jeep Grand Cherokee
were named North American Car and Truck of
the Year for 1998 as selected by 48 automotive
journalists. Be your own judge and jury as to
which 1999 model year or later production
vehicles displayed at the show will be future
winners.

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AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING

VOLUME 107, NOUMBER 4, APRIL 1999

ARTICLES

29 Is the Fastener Quality Act outdated
The implementation date of the Act has been
extended so that the Commerce Department
can investigate the changes made in the
industry over the past several years, which may
render the law obsolete.

32 Clean and green with ISO 14001
Protecting the Earth is not necessarily at odds
with manufacturing automobiles and parts.

38 An auditor's view of OS-9000
A thorough understanding of standard and
effective implementation can add a robustness
otherwise not achievable in a quality
management system, say two experienced
auditors from PRI.

52 CAD software integration
As industry moves toward integrated product
development, CAD software companies bridge
the gaps between design, manufacturing,
assembly, testing, and marketing.

68 Lessons from OS-9000 compliance
Diemakers, Inc. describes its process for
achieving this goal.

70 OS-9000 Companies
A listing of companies, certified to QS-9000,
is featured.

74 International Automotive Manufacturing
Conference
An SAE event.

95 1999 Automotive Tech Center Listing


.DEFARTMENTS

Focus ...............................................................6

Editorial............................................................. 9

Global Viewpoints........................................... 12

Business Tracks.............................................. 36

Tech Briefs................................................... 40
Asian Business Trends.................................. 66
Manufacturing Solutions................................ 72
Product Briefs.............................................. 78

Government Action...................................... 91
Ad Index ................................................. 136

FEATURES________

12 Silver Vision from Mercedes
Benz


14 And another SVT Mustang Cobra gets

14 Frod's SVT Mustang Cobra gets :,
IRS
16 Jeep Commander

20 A quieter Neon

22 Hotter 911

22 The Altezza- Toyota's new
Sports sedan

40 Pressing matters

40 Intelligence from Bosch

40 Millbrook testing

41 Asymmetrical turbocharger
41 GM to equip lineup with oil- life
system

42 Hard cell

50 Renault also plans a fuel cell

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AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING
VOL:107, NO:6 JUNE 1999

FEATURES_________
10 From concept to production
11 Big Bentley surprise
14 Bugatti adds doors
14 Opel and SEATs sporty concepts
16 Dual-Fuel microvan from Opel
18 Smartersmart
18 New ideas from I.D.EA
20 Diablo GT
22 New look for soft top
22 A pick-up — literally
22 Bella from Bertone
24 Mangusta
24 Citroen moves ahead
25 Ford concepts
26 Mazda Premacy
28 Mitsubishj+Pjninfarinas= Pajero Pinin
28 Strathearron of Buttercup Farm
28 Mazda MPV reshapes minivan Impression
30 Aurora gets first major redesign
31 Ground-up Eclipse 2000 Redesign
31 Saturn addsmidsizecarsto line-up
32 Rewriting the Infiniti 130 script
32 lsuzu debuts concept hybrid

33 2000 Suburban and Yukon look green
34 Taurus 2000 accents safety
36 9-3 Viggen launched
74 Crashworthmess
81 NissanI TS
83 Keystroke-designed dashboard displays
84 Software Upgrade speeds product development
84 Greenhouse gas extinguishers

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AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING
VOL:107, NO:5, MAY 1999


44 Broadening quality
No car Company can survive without quality.
That does not simply mean that paint needs to
have a deep luster, that doors shut with a thud
rather than a dang, or that a steel body does not
rust through in five years.

48 North American passenger car/light truck
engine gasket poster

55 Style and substance
Recent concepts reveal designers' thoughts on
the future of vehicie interior design, materials,
and electromcs.
70 Virtual engineering
Here is a look at how Rover developed its new
sedan.

74 A worid of challenges
Global vehicie development comes without a
plot-by-plot script. The companies that are
designing and developing products for multiple
markets know that having a strategy in place is
a must to deal with different cultures, buying
tastes, and automakers" ever-changing
expectations. Far-reaching and insightfui
thoughts from a few people among the many
who deal with issues relating to widespread
growth are contained in this articie.

114 The 8th Annual Product Sourcing Guide
Part l reviews North American suppliers. In the
June issue, Part II will focus on Europe and in
the August issue, Part III will focus on Asia.

109 Testing of paint-spray applicators
Standardized testing requirements benefit -
both vendors and vehicie manufacturers and
are likely to be the wave of the future for
spray application equipment.

Editorial...................................... 4
Focus.......................................... 6
Global Viewpoints.................... 9
Computers in Engineering.... 51
Tech Briefs............................... 60
Business Tracks....................... 72
Asian Business Trends........... 92
Product Briefs.......................... 93
Covernment Action .............105
Manufacturing Solutions..... 107
Ad Index................................ 184

9 Nissan compact minivan
progresses from Joy to Liberty

10 Nissan Tino—short and wide
multipurpose vehide
14 Nissan Cefiro a.k.a. Maxima and
InFiniti 130
17 Mitsubishi joins small MPV
bandwagon
18 Common rail
20 Quicker Audis
22 New Director of Design
22 Morgan approval
24 BMW races on
24 AgilityandBMW
28 More verve for Vectra
32 Stately V-class
34 Vl2 for Aston Martin
36 Lid off for the Audi TT
38 Actively suspended Mercedes
40 Ferrari F360 Modena bows in at
Geneva
60 Lotus expands
60 Body control
62 UPS to test hybrid-electric
vehicle
64 Seeing the wood
65 Michelin and Pirelli share PAX

65 New engineering center
66 Mobility for the disabied
67 Conveying
68 New wheel sensor

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AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING

VOL. 107, NO. 7, JULY 1999

DEPARTMENTS

Editorial...................................... 8
Focus......................................... 12
Global Viewpoints.................. 14
Computers in Engineering.... 48

Business Tracks ....................... 49
Tech Briefs............................... 56
Manufacturing Solutions....... 98
Product Briefs........................ 101

Asian Business Trends........ 111
Ad Index................................ 168

FEATURES____________

14 ToyotaVitz
20 Subaru Legacy sedan

22 Mercedes-Benz warms up the
A-dass

24 Opel Zafira

28 Direct gasoline injection from I
Renault

56 BMW's fuel cell philosophy
56 Cleaning up diesel's act

59 CARE concept

60 The ABCs of body control

71 Combating tank engine failures

72 Image processing and archiving
system

72 Impact-resistant material
combinations

75 Karting sans noise or pollution

76 Satellite communications

78 Polaroid, RVSI unveil hand-held
part-mark reader

82 Vibration-welded nylon truck
manifold