Automotive Design & Production

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Articles in April 2005 issue of Automotive Design & Production

• LuK: an abundance of transmission options
  by William Kimberley
• Implementing a modularization strategy
  by Ralf Kalmbach
• Lexus GS: talking performance and technology; Lexus is redescribing and redefining itself—or, said another way, it is launching vehicles that will be distinctively, visually "Lexus." The first articulation is with the GS sport sedan
  by Gary S. Vasilash
• Auto's top 10 issues for 2005
  by Kim Korth
• The Corvette goes aluminum: for the high-performance Corvette Z06 GM defied tradition and switched from a steel to an aluminum frame
  by Kermit Whitfield
• 2005 Chicago Auto Show
• MSC.Software invokes consistency: although it has historically been considered a provider of "analysis" software, MSC is going well beyond that
  by Lawrence S. Gould
• Errata
• Improving analysis with better physical fidelity: a look at the latest LMS Virtual.Lab
  by Lawrence S. Gould
• Chip Foose: humble genius
  by Christopher A. Sawyer
• What should be done
  by Christopher A. Sawyer
• Interiors: craftsmanship and innovation.
  by Christopher A. Sawyer
• How CFD [and a whole lot of computing power] accelerated the development of the Williams BMW FW27
  by Gary S. Vasilash
• A lesson from Bill Gates
  by Gary S. Vasilash
• Honda re-thinks the pickup: the Ridgeline comes closer to merging the virtues of both cars and pickup trucks than any other vehicle. Honda calls it the first next generation pickup, but will others follow its lead?
  by Kermit Whitfield
• Promote creativity among your people
  by Ted Pollock
• Saab's broadening appeal
  by Gary S. Vasilash