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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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