BorgWarner All-Wheel Drive and Turbocharging Innovations Named 2007 Automotive News PACE Award Finalists
October 17 2006 - 2:25PM
PR Newswire (US)
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Oct. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The
BorgWarner High Energy ITM3e(TM) AWD System and The BorgWarner
Turbo & Emissions Systems Gasoline Turbocharger with Variable
Turbine Geometry have been named finalists for the 2007 PACE
Awards. "Our ability to provide innovative solutions to the
challenges our global customers face in the areas of fuel economy,
reduced emissions and vehicle performance is what makes BorgWarner
a technology leader," said Tim Manganello, BorgWarner Chairman and
CEO. "Our ITM3e(TM) AWD system and VTG gasoline turbocharger are
outstanding examples of this. We're proud of this recognition by
the PACE judges, and pleased to have two innovations among this
year's 23 distinguished PACE finalists." The BorgWarner High Energy
ITM3e(TM) AWD System is the first industrialized all-wheel drive
(AWD) coupling that combines a mechanical system, active gerotor
pump, thermal management and new AWD control algorithms into a
fully dynamic system that provides world-class performance in a
package space only passive systems could achieve previously. VTG
turbocharger technology was until recently limited to diesel
engines. BorgWarner's technical achievement is the development of
design parameters and materials capable of withstanding the much
higher exhaust gas temperatures that are generated in gasoline
engines. These are particularly important for new, direct-injection
gasoline engine technologies. Key features of the turbocharger are
its adjustable guide vanes, which improve engine response in the
lower rpm range, compared to a conventional turbocharger with a
wastegate. Presented by Microsoft, SAP, Transportation Research
Center Inc. (TRC Inc.) and Automotive News, the PACE Awards
celebrate innovation by original equipment suppliers in products
and processes. Winners are selected by an independent panel of
judges and will be announced April 16, 2007 during the SAE World
Congress in Detroit. PACE stands for Premier Automotive Suppliers'
Contribution to Excellence. This year marks the 13th annual award
competition. Both BorgWarner technologies are finalists in the
Product - Europe category, which recognizes innovations developed
or first commercialized in Europe that have significant market
impact and act as "game changers" in the automotive industry.
BorgWarner won a 2005 PACE Award for its DualTronic(TM) wet-clutch
and control-system technology for a new-concept automated
transmission. Auburn Hills, Michigan-based BorgWarner Inc.
(NYSE:BWA) is a product leader in highly engineered components and
systems for vehicle powertrain applications worldwide. The FORTUNE
500 company operates manufacturing and technical facilities in 63
locations in 18 countries. Customers include Ford, VW/Audi,
DaimlerChrysler, General Motors, Toyota, Renault/Nissan,
Hyundai/Kia, Honda, BMW, Caterpillar, Navistar International, and
Peugeot. The Internet address for BorgWarner is:
http://www.borgwarner.com/ . DATASOURCE: BorgWarner Inc. CONTACT:
Beth Feikens of BorgWarner Inc., +1-248-754-0883 Web site:
http://www.borgwarner.com/
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