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Technology Preview for 2016• Materials• Safety• Rear Steering • Fuel Economy• Diesel• Downsizing Continues• 2016 10 Best Engines• Convenience
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Materials: Carbon Fiber‘16 BMW 7-Series B-pillar and Roof Rails
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Materials: Carbon Fiber‘16 BMW 7-Series C-pillar/Exhaust Tunnel
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Materials: Carbon Fiber
‘16 Cadillac CTS-V Spoiler
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‘16 Cadillac ATS-V Hood
Materials: Mixed Metals
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‘16 Cadillac CT6 • High-strength
steel/aluminum• 64% of structure is
aluminum, including body panels• 198 lbs. lighter than steel body• 21 patents pending
Materials: Carbon Fiber/MagnesiumSRT Tomahawk
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Safety
Volvo XC90Forward Collision Warning and Automatic Emergency Braking standard within 5 years across lineup
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Safety
Volvo XC90Energy-asbsorbing seat for Run-Off Road Protection
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Safety ContinentalVirtual Guard Rail(Concept onRam 1500)
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Safety ‘16 Honda HR-V • Impact-energy
absorbing hood• Deformable hood
hinges• Energy-absorbing
fender mounts and supports
• Deformable windshield wiper pivots
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Safety
‘16 Lexus RX• Rear CrossTraffic Alert • Intelligent High Beam
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Rear Steering
Lexus GS F SPORT• Optional Dynamic
Rear Steering
Lexus LX 570• Turn Assist tightens
turning circle by adding brake force to inside rear wheel
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Rear Steering
ZF TRW • 4 more customers
within next year
BMW 7-Series• Integral Active
Steering Optional with AWD
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Rear Steering
ZF TRW CONCEPT BMW5-Series
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Fuel EconomyElectric Water PumpLexus RX 450h Hybrid
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Plastic Oil PumpVolkswagen 1.8L TSI EA888
Fuel Economy
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48-Volt Mild Hybrid• Continental EcoDrive
low-voltage starter-generator for stop/start
• 6 OEMs launching within 2 years, including diesel application in 2016
Fuel Economy
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Water Injection from Bosch• BMW M4 MotoGP Safety Car• Fine spray of water lowers
combustion temps• Boosts hp/torque• Reduces NOx• Reduces knock, thermal strain in turbocharged engines
Fuel EconomyTechnology Preview
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BMW 740e Plug-in Hybrid• New B48 2.0L turbo 4-cyl.• Electric drive unit integrated with 8-speed AT• 23 miles of EV range• 75 mph max speed in EV mode
Delphi and Tula Tech• Variable cylinder deactivation: 17% mpg gain• Dynamic Skip Fire affordable, available 2020
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BMW 740e Plug-in HybridBattery Control Mode: Raises or maintains high-voltage battery’s state of charge to conserve electricity.Smart Nav: Car calculates trip-specific route in EV mode to conserve electricity
DieselTechnology Preview
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Chevrolet ColoradoGMC Canyon• 2.8L Duramax 4-cyl.
Nissan Titan XD5.0L Cummins V-8• Low/high-pressure turbos
Downsizing ContinuesTechnology Preview
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Engine Displacements Creeping Well Below 2.0L• 1.4L turbo-4 (Chevy Cruze)• 1.5L turbo-4 (Chevy Malibu)• 1.8L I-4 (Chevy Malibu Hybrid)• 1.5L turbo-4 VTEC (Honda Civic)• 1.6L turbo-4 (Hyundai Tucson)• 0.9L 3-cyl. (Smart Fortwo)• 1.4L TSI I-4 (VW Jetta)• 2.0L turbo-4 in Chevy Camaro (275 hp/5.4 sec)
368 lbs. lighter than 5th-gen Camaro
2016 10 Best EnginesTechnology Preview
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Sampling of Powertrains in Contention• Audi A3 e-Tron Sportback• 2.0L turbo-4 (Audi A6)• BMW Modular Engine Family B48/B58• 3.6L Pentastar V-6 (Jeep Grand Cherokee)• 3.6L twin-turbo ATS-V/NA w/ AFM/CNG (GM)• Hellcat priced out of competition• 5.2L V-8 (Ford Shelby GT350)• Chevy Volt 1.5L v. Toyota Prius (1.8L???)• 2.0L Atkinson port-injection I-4 (Hyundai Elantra)
Dual InductionTechnology Preview
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Supercharging and Turbocharging Together2.0L T6 4-cyl. • (320 hp Volvo XC90)
Achates • Opposed-piston
diesel engine• 2-stroke/2 pistons per
cylinder (2 cranks)• Military for now
(Light vehicles 2020)
Dual InjectionTechnology Preview
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Combining Direct/Port Fuel Injection• 3.5L V-6 2GR-FKS (Toyota Tacoma/Lexus RX) • 6.0L W-12 (600-hp Bentley Bentayga) Works in tandem with cylinder-deactivation (6 cylinders at a time)
Convenience
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Automatic Liftgate• Volvo XC90• Lincoln MKX• BMW 7-Series• More coming from Brose
Comfort/Convenience
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Lincoln Continental• 30-way adjusting front seats (thigh extensions, 11 inflatable bladders, adjustable head rest)• Revel Ultima 19-speaker premium audio system
Convenience
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Trailer Steering• Ford F-150 Pro Trailer Backup Assist (Magna)• Continental (2018)
Thank you!
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