About 120 test vehicles, which require time to be built, were largely replaced by digital equivalents, shortening the entire project timescale by 20%.
The all-electric VLE is scheduled to hit the roads in 2026 and usher in a completely new era of Mercedes-Benz Vans.
On our trip to Contidrom in Hannover, Germany, Continental gave us a tour of its tyre testing facility and processes, we even got to drive some fun cars!
The new A290 all-electric hot hatch has returned from Sweden after being tested on track and the open road to fine-tune its low grip characteristics.
The Lotus Emeya hyper-GT has completed the final stage of a rigorous global test that saw it being driven 250km within the Arctic Circle in Finland.
Alfa Romeo states that its new Balocco is currently undergoing development at the Balocco testing site ahead of its global debut come 10 April 2024.
Set to be unveiled in 2024, Renault states that the first prototypes of the Renault 5 are already undergoing dynamic testing in France and Sweden.
BMW is currently putting the new M2 through its final development test at the Salzburgring in order to hone its chassis setup.
BMW has announced fresh powertrain figures and given us an approximate reveal date for the XM as the car enters the final stages of development testing.
The Renault Austral is undergoing a final round of tests which will see nearly 100 prototypes cover close to two million kilometers.
Situated in Seat's Martorell site, the centre has different spaces for the validation of battery modules with the most advanced cell chemistry technology.
Once a year, the Bugatti development team sets out for the demanding circuit at the Nurburgring to test its current models and future series prototypes.
This hyper sports car serves Bugatti's Electrics and Electronics development department as a test lab on wheels, and is in no way spared right to the end.
Digital models are able to replicate the properties, systems and power units of the vehicle to a high degree of accuracy.
In preparation for its launch into the World Touring Car Championship, the new RS3 LMS is undergoing wind tunnel testing and test drives.
The Gordon Murray Automotive T.50 has begun its testing regimen, with the development car doing its test runs at the Dunsfold track.
Rimac continues its development of the C_Two to prepare it for production, and it has moved on to fine tuning the vehicle for road and track usage.
Porsche Digital, a Porsche subsidiary, has developed artificial intelligence to detect noise which can be utilised for specific purposes like component testing.
Rimac puts its upcoming vehicle, the C_Two, through rigorous testing so as to ensure it meets homologation standards before customer delivery.
The e-tron is Audi's first model to be developed without any physical prototypes, instead it was developed with virtual reality and 3D scanning tools.