Cars

The world’s toughest race

Dakar
Every year, drivers and riders put their vehicles – and themselves – through an epic endurance test at the Dakar Rally. In 1977, Frenchman Thierry Sabine was rescued from the Libyan desert after getting lost during a motorcycle rally. Transformed by his experience in the sandy landscape, he returned to France and founded the Dakar Rally the following year. The 6,000-mile journey attracted 170 professional and amateur participants on motorcycles and cars....
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New contracts

Audi AG SKF has signed contracts estimated at some 110 million euros ($147 million) with Audi for the delivery of components...

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Getting big by going small

Having dominated the Indian compact car market for more than 20 years, Maruti Suzuki is today the country’s largest car...

Motorsport design

From the racetrack to the streets

While motorsport has long influenced road vehicle design in both aesthetics and performance, the extreme test environment of Formula 1...

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Autos go automatic

Computer-assisted driving is about to transform the way we think about road traffic. Steering a car or a truck along the...

SKF eDrive Ball Bearing

Boosting electric and hybrid vehicle mileage

The new SKF eDrive Ball Bearing, based on the SKF Energy Efficient (E2) deep groove ball bearing design, addresses the...

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Ferrari partnership

Ferrari’s racing team division, Scuderia Ferrari, and SKF are in the longest uninterrupted partnership in Formula 1 history. This winning...

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Winning formula

On July 13–15, the team from Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden, won the Formula Student motorsport competition in...

Dallara

Maximum velocity

Dallara Automobili has been described as “the most successful race car builder of modern time.” What’s its secret? Engineer Gian Paolo...

Luleå University of Technology

Academic partnership

Luleå University of Technology (LTU) in Luleå, Sweden, and SKF have established an SKF University Technology Center focused on developing...