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The electrification of the automotive industry will kill off the exhaust note. When so many engineers lament this prospect, how and why are they currently getting it so wrong? 

Freedom of speech is a double edged sword; it allows us all to express ourselves openly, yet there are those in the mainstream media who continually use it to the detriment of others…particularly OEMs.

As engineers strive to save the IC engine for as long as possible through the implimentation of new technologies, America has taken a decidely old school approach with its new performance models. And the world is a better place for it.

Has Infiniti’s VC-Turbo configuration engine saved the IC gasoline engine as we know it? And will variable compression ratio technology revolutionise the automotive industry?

As expected, Hyundai-Kia’s Albert Biermann was full of good stories on stuff he’s learned during his short time in Korea; many off-the-record, and a few on…

Actor, writer and Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Technology International columnist Robert Lewellyn looks back at two recent test drives that have caught his attention