On average, Williams F1 builds seven chassis per season. Over a thirty year history, that's a lot of cars, so, what do we do with them? In the first of a series of features we're producing this year in which we explore the various avenues of our.....; Williams F1 Motorsport Auto News Video Racing; Reducing a vehicle’s aerodynamic drag can improve a car’s fuel economy, say automakers. Not only can designers make it easier for a car to push through the air, automakers report drivers can also pull their weight by removing unused bike............; GM Aerodynamics Auto Car Video News; Formula 1 is the sport that never sleeps and at Panasonic Toyota Racing's headquarters in Cologne, Germany, dedicated technical experts are working flat-out around the clock in the constant search for extra performance.; Formula 1 Team motorsport video news auto; For a racing driver, life is geared towards race day, when all the hard work and dedication are distilled into the white heat of competition, but the job of being a Panasonic Toyota Racing Formula 1 driver does not stop with developing and ..........; F1 Drivers Toyota Video News Auto; Tweel is a non-pneumatic single unit that replaces the traditional tyre/wheel/valve/pressure monitoring assembly. Quite simply - a tyre without air. Tweel consists of a composite reinforced tread band, connected to a flexible (deformable) wheel......; Tweel Wheel Tyres Auto Video Car; Supreme driving skill is a prerequisite for any Formula 1 driver but the class of 2008 are getting the chance to show their car control skills even more than in previous years thanks to the elimination of traction control.; Bahrain GP Motorsports Video Formula 1; Volvo Car Corporation will develop an entirely new racing car based on the compact C30, and Volvo will continue to work with bioethanol (E85) and Green Racing in the Swedish Touring Car Championship. Volvo Cars has committed to a three-year developme; Volvo Racing Motorsport Cars Auto C30 Video; Hot Rod Jakob is a unique combination of classical car-building craftsmanship allied to modern technology and design. In February 2008 the car will be unveiled at the Volvo Museum in Göteborg before setting off on a tour of the Nordic region.........; Hot Rod Jakob Auto News Classic Volvo; Audi is entering the most discerning segment of the car market with its R8 mid-engine sports car ¿ and immediately taking up a position among the leaders: equipped with the expertise that Audi has gathered from its involvement in................; Audi R8 Supercar Auto News Car; Rinspeed will present its new sQuba, the worlds first diving car, at the Geneva Motor Show (March 6-16). The car is not only able to drive on roads autonomously with a push of a button (thus without a driver, passenger or further assistance).........; Rinspeed Auto Underwater Car News; The Renegade Jeep® concept vehicle is a sporty, ¿minimized¿ two-seater ideally suited for the all-weather fun of dune-surfing or rock-crawling. Constructed of environmentally responsible materials, sustainability is a key theme of the Jeep Renegade..; Jeep® Renegade Concept Detroit Motor Shhow; During the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, General Motors (GM) will showcase one of its latest projects ¿ a vehicle that can operate without a driver. GM indicates vehicles that can park and drive themselves will give............; GM Self-Driving Vehicles Concept Cars News; Strapped into AT&T Williams FW29 race cars on the Silverstone racetrack, former F1 drivers Martin Brundle and Mark Blundell show the various techniques F1 drivers use to overtake one another on the racetrack, including the ¿switch back¿............; F1; Overtaking; williams; auto; Motorsports; Toyota; A new research model, developed by Volvo Cars, uses real accident reports to predict the chain of events that occur before and during a collision. After investigating more than 36,000 accidents over a 35-year span, the Volvo Cars ................; Vovlo cars; accidents; auto; design; The roar of an engine has become a trademark of Formula 1 throughout the years. Panasonic Toyota Racing team gives an account of what lies under the hood of its TF107 racecar. Unlike in years past, for this 2007 season...........; F1 Toyota; Gearbox; Motorsports; automotive; brakes; Volvo's ReCharge Concept, a plug-in hybrid with individual electric wheel motors, can drive an estimated 100 kilometers before the vehicle's four-cylinder Flexifuel engine is needed to power the car and recharge the battery. ; Volvo Cars; concepts; electric vehicles; Reflecting Hyundai¿s growing commitment to the development of environmentally responsible transportation is the new hydrogen-powered, zero-emission concept, the i-Blue Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV). Developed at Hyundai¿s Design and ...........; automotive; Concept Cars; Fuel Cell Technology; hyundai; After 25 years as a racing driver, ITV-F1 pundit Martin Brundle investigates the physical effects of driving a Formula 1 car. In this feature, he performs a series of laps in a Williams Toyota FW29 racecar.................; Formula 1; Martin Brundle; Motorsports; Williams F1; Fatigue contributes to far more traffic accidents than was previously thought. Fatigue is a contributing factor in 12 percent of all collisions and 10 percent of all near-crashes, while most current database estimates place fatigue-related traffic ac; volvo; automotive; News; technology; In Formula 1 races, aerodynamics are one of the most important elements to achieving great speeds. Formula 1 vehicles have smaller frontal areas to maximize the amount of power used to propel it, and decrease the amount of wind resistance...........; Aerodynamics; Formula 1; Motorsports; Toyota F1 Team; Many elements of man and machine work together to achieve maximum results in a Formula One race. In this first part of Panasonic Toyota Racing¿s ¿Formula 1 for Beginners¿ series, Chief Engineer Race and Test, Dieter Gass, explains how ..............; F1 Racing; motorsports; automotive; news; After an absence of twelve years, former F1 driver and ITV-F1 pundit Mark Blundell returns to the Formula One cockpit with the AT&T Williams team. Having started his career with the team, his return commences with a seat fit and.............; Formula 1; Williams F1 Team; Motorsports; race track; After an absence of twelve years, former F1 driver and ITV-F1 pundit Mark Blundell returns to the Formula One cockpit with the AT&T Williams team. Having started his career with the team, his return commences with a seat fit and................; F1 Williams Team; Formula 1; Motorsports; simulator; This feature is the first in a series of Formula One Insights produced by the UK's F1 rights holder, ITV, in association with the AT&T Williams team. With state-of-the-art CGI (computer generated animation) content.................; F1 drivers; Toyota; Motorsports; performance; physical; Formula 1 is all about racing but away from the competitions, a different kind of race is fundamental to the workings of Panasonic Toyota Racing. ; Formula 1; Toyota Racing; logistics; Motorsports; U.S. automakers are hosting a competition in which domestic and internationally-produced full size pickup trucks are being compared side-by-side. As manufacturers of American pickup trucks face increased competition from Japanese companies.........; GM; gmc; pickup; automotive news; Reviews; The feature includes exclusive footage behind the scenes of the factory, including the carbon composites workshop, the autoclave, the engine workshop and test bed, the wind tunnel and the Formula 1 workshop.; F1 racing; factory; Motorsports; Toyota; xDrive is an innovative all-wheel drive system that combines the advantages of a four wheel drive vehicle with the dynamic handling of a BMW. Whether you're traveling on paved surfaces or off-road............; bmw; automotive; Off-Road; xDrive; In order to achieve maximum performance on the racetrack, Formula One engineers have to pay special attention to aerodynamics, trying to create as much downforce as possible while keeping air resistance low in order. ; Formula 1; Supercomputer; aerodynamic; motor racing; A Formula 1 car on a flying lap is the epitome of man working in perfect synchronisation with machine, but when Ralf Schumacher or Jarno Trulli hit the track with Panasonic Toyota Racing, they are not the only ones sensing every minute aspect .......; Formula 1; it; computers; motor racing; performance; The work of a racecar engineer is crucial to the success of a Formula One team, according to Panasonic Toyota Racing officials. Francesco Nenci and Gianluca Pisanello, the Italian race engineers for the Toyota Team...........; engineer; F1 racing; mechanic; Toyota Racing; Volvo will celebrate its 80th anniversary on 14 April - just a month after the world premiere of the all-new Volvo V70 and XC70 in Geneva.; 80th anniversary; Volvo history; safety; Formula 1 is generally seen as a man¿s world, but not at Panasonic Toyota Racing, where women are playing a key, behind-the-scenes role helping the team prepare for the Grand Prix. ; F1; Toyota F1 Team; Video News; Women in F1; automotive news; Vehicles that operate without a driver and allow passengers to safely use their mobile devices are being tested by the U.S. Department of Defense. ; automotive news; documentary; GM; No driver; driving by itself; The Volvo Car Corporation has built a mini-Volvo to help during competitions at the European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg. The car, which is a 1:5 scale model of a Volvo XC90, is being used to transport javelins.......; model; sports; Volvo XC90; The Dodge Demon concept is a compact, nimble ¿roadster with an attitude,¿ a perfect balance of classic sports car proportion and simplicity blended with modern design and performance.; Concept Cars; Dodge Demon; Hällered, a fenced-in 7 million m² area an hour away from Gothenburg, Sweden, is Volvo Cars main testing facility. The track stretches 26 km, consisting of some dozen test tracks designed to simulate every type of road surface and weather condition. ; Test Track; Volvo Testing Centre; highway; safety; Following Zanardi¿s horrific accident in the German CART race in 2001, nobody would have imagined that five years on the Italian would be gearing up for his second season of touring car racing. ; Alex Zanardi; bmw; FIA; wtcc; While the technologically advanced Chevrolet Volt has the capability to travel 40 miles on electricity alone, at first glance, the concept could easily be mistaken as simply a design statement. ; Chevrolet Volt; Concept Cars; Motor Shows; detroit; electric car; New studies indicate numerous distractions like cell phones and vehicle passengers put teen drivers at greater risk for fatal car crashes. ; internet video; Multi Lock; Safety System; volvo; automotive news; With over half the road accidents only involving a single vehicle, manufacturers are introducing Electronic Stability Control across their models to dramatically reduce this number. This new technology is an extension of ABS and traction control.; Electronic Stability Control; Road Accidents; Road Safety; General Motors opened a state-of-the-art rollover crash test facility recently, becoming the first North American automaker to integrate in-house testing for the infrequent but potentially deadly rollover crashes that claim 10,000 lives a year.; Crash Testing Facility; GM; The all new Volvo C70 is a modern convertible with classic proportions, four comfortable seats and a retractable hardtop in three sections.; Convertible; Volvo C70; coupe; retractable hardtop; sports car; The Volvo Cars Driving Academy in Sweden teaches police how to drive safely on slippery and icy roads, especially when operating at high speeds. To simulate conditions, the officers drive cars on a frozen lake, where they test the anti-skid system.; Frozen Lakes; Police Driver Training; Right from its first engine up to now and for many years to come, this displacement has been and will be the symbol of Ferrari. Therein lies the secret source of the engine of the 612 Scaglietti.; 612 Scaglietti; Ferrari; V12 Video Auto News; Residents in the most northern part of Sweden have the luxury of crossing their lakes by boat in summer and vehicle in winter! When the summer sun disappears and the winter chill sets in, see what these crazy Swedes get up to for fun...........; Frozen Lakes; Sweden; skiing; volvo; Automotive Tv Documentaries will reveal the "how, when, where and why" of the automotive industry. The documentaries are a feast of technology, design and the outright craziness within the automotive world.