1. Close to the wind

   • Alexander Heintzel

   Editorial 01 July 2012 Pages: 3 - 3

   

2. The life cycle approach at Volkswagen

   • Jens Warsen
   • Stephan Krinke

   Cover Story 01 July 2012 Pages: 4 - 9

   

3. Energy and Sustainability Aspects of Drive Systems

   • Willibald Prestl
   • Volkmar Wagner

   Cover Story 01 July 2012 Pages: 10 - 14

   

4. Simulation of Bowden Cables in the Virtual Entire Vehicle

   • Reinhard Grandl
   • Christian Kehrer

   Development 01 July 2012 Pages: 16 - 20

   

5. Rear Axle Layout for the Speede Research Vehicle

   • Lars Hesse
   • Peter Rettweiler
   • Lutz Eckstein

   Development 01 July 2012 Pages: 22 - 25

   

6. Design of Electric Vehicles with Reduced Background Noise

   • Mario Cannata
   • Holger Jahrow

   Development 01 July 2012 Pages: 26 - 29

   

7. New Roof Concept for the Porsche 911 Convertible

   • Detlev Ranft
   • Felix Hermann
   • Kai Geissenhöner

   Development 01 July 2012 Pages: 30 - 34

   

8. The Automated Manual Transmission for the Lamborghini Aventador

   • Claudio Torrelli

   Development 01 July 2012 Pages: 36 - 39

   

9. Development of an 800-V Electric Car with Rear-Wheel Drive

   • Armin Engstle
   • Mathias Deiml
   • Anton Angermaier

   Development 01 July 2012 Pages: 40 - 44

   

10. Integrated Brake System without Compromises in Functionality

    • Hans-Jörg Feigel

    Development 01 July 2012 Pages: 46 - 50

    

11. Hazard Detection Faster than the Human

    • Uwe Franke
    • Stefan Gehrig
    • Clemens Rabe

    Development 01 July 2012 Pages: 52 - 55

    

12. Peer Review

    Research 01 July 2012 Pages: 57 - 57

13. Consumption Reduction of Commercial Vehicle Combinations by Using Aerodynamic Principles

    • Thomas Indinger
    • Antoine Devesa

    Research 01 July 2012 Pages: 58 - 64