Lotus went through some interesting times in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, with some interesting changes at the top, from Chapman to Mike Kimberley, Romano Artioli and Danny Behar. The spirit of adventure and innovative engineering was a constant though, as John Miles recalled in this feature from 2014
Get back to basics as the Bilstein Academy explains the axes of movement of vehicles, from yawing to understeering
John Miles remembers his adventures with Colin Chapman: founder of Lotus, Formula 1 team owner, and all-round vehicle dynamics legend
Based on accelerometer technology, Monalysis, a monitoring specialist, has developed a cost-effective measurement procedure that is being used by MAN Truck & Bus SE. The procedure is an efficient method for determining vehicle load and stress behaviour and makes use of high-accuracy accelerometers from ASC
Pascal Zurlinden, director of performance engineering at Multimatic Special Vehicle Operations, discusses the challenges of preparing Porsche Penske Motorsport’s 963 for Le Mans Daytona hybrid, a new era of sportscar racing
The vehicle dynamics sector has again shown impressive work across engineering, innovation, technology and teamwork in the shortlist for this year’s Vehicle Dynamics International Awards. The judging panel had a tough job this year, with some very tight results, but five worthy winners emerged
Almost all of the dynamics work that Lotus Engineering, the consultancy division of Lotus, has undertaken for clients has been confidential apart from notable exceptions such as the Lotus Cortina. The team discuss their four core pillars of Platforms, Control Systems, Dynamics and Technical Services
Automobili Lamborghini has just closed the best half-year in its history, with the company’s sales, turnover, operating results and profitability at their highest ever, despite the geopolitical situation and the pandemic. Paolo Poma, CFO and managing director discusses the financial strategy driving these record results and the future ambitions of the team at Sant’Agata
Raphael Kis, an Audi calibration engineer, shares his experiences of developing new vehicles at KALT 1, the marque’s icy test facility in Swedish lapland
Silvano Michieli, chief procurement officer at Automobili Lamborghini, discusses how the company has overcome supply chain challenges, how it is working with the Ukrainian supplier Leoni, how it evaluates new suppliers, and the issue of globalisation
