With ever-increasing demands made on two-wheeler engines, for greater power and performance, without compromising on fuel-efficiency and while meeting strict emissions norms, it’s a challenge for ...
Automotive manufacturing is evolving rapidly, with data-driven car design and flexible manufacturing processes being made feasible. Design prerequisites are changing and carmakers want maximum ...
The Internet of Things, or IoT. It’s a term that we hear often these days from automotive engineers and industry professionals. And while it sounds a bit mysterious and maybe even mildly ...
Where in areas like engines, braking systems and suspension technology, two-wheeler manufacturers have made great progress over the last 4-5 decades, transmission is one area where things have, ...
With sales of around 60,000 units per month (LCVs + M/HCVs), the commercial vehicles segment is an important element in powering the Indian economy. It's also important for the segment to keep ...
Motorcycles have featured front suspension for over a century, with BMW being the first manufacturer to produce a motorcycle with hydraulically damped telescopic forks in 1935. Currently, a majority ...
MICHAEL DURACK is Technology Director at Ultimate Transmissions Pty Ltd in Queensland (Australia).
A scooter delivers over double the mileage of a typical car. However, the scooter's tank to wheel ...
Suspension. A bunch of springs and dampers, and some control arms. How hard can it be, right? Wrong. Suspension on modern cars has come a long way from the cheap-and-cheerful leaf springs and basic ...
The transmission is, of course, a critical part of a vehicle's powertrain, since it transfers the engine's power to the driven wheels. Automotive engineers aim to minimise power losses in the ...
Today, anti-lock brakes (ABS) have finally started filtering down to smaller-capacity motorcycles and fitment may soon be made mandatory, by law, on all motorcycles above 125 cc, regardless of power ...
