When the redesigned 2019 Volkswagen Jetta begins arriving at U.S. dealerships next month, the brand's 650 dealers will be asked to do something they have little experience with: Sell what's been VW's most popular model as a value play.
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Gaming platforms, automakers and car design
Gaming platforms, automakers and car design
The 3D development company Unity Technologies, known for its widely used virtual and augmented reality gaming platforms, has spent the past three years working with automakers to help improve areas from vehicle design to employee training. But since officially launching an automotive arm in May, the San Francisco company has been developing an even wider scope of tools driven by a growing interest in the technology and new ways it could help automakers. The adaptability of Unity's 3D platforms has been a major part of the technology's appeal, whether it's having the ability to view and perfect vehicle design work in real time at real size........
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One particularly interesting bit regarded the shooting brake, which Nurnberger said, "we sort of started it and then realized to make a really good shooting brake we had to do a lot more engineering." Thus, the long-roof Vanquish actually has a longer wheelbase than the rest of the cars. According to Nunberger, the rear of the car is taken from a modular platform and is essentially a rear of a Rapide that has been added on. Of course, that required total reengineering, retesting, as well as re-crashing to bring it to production......
