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<br /> <a title="Automotive Testing Technology International November / December 2010 page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d5b8fdeb?page=1">Proving groundsWhere to go, timesaving tips,and</a> Proving groundsWhere to go, timesaving tips,and<a title="Automotive Testing Technology International November / December 2010 page 2" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d5b8fdeb?page=2">When NVH quality counts¼ NVH</a> When NVH quality counts¼ NVH<a title="Automotive Testing Technology International November / December 2010 page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d5b8fdeb?page=3"> WHAT’S NEW004 Mercedes-Benz CLS</a> WHAT’S NEW004 Mercedes-Benz CLS<a title="Automotive Testing Technology International November / December 2010 page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d5b8fdeb?page=4">CONTENTSREGULARS010 TheodoreCrawl, walk, </a> CONTENTSREGULARS010 TheodoreCrawl, walk, <a title="Automotive Testing Technology International November / December 2010 page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d5b8fdeb?page=5"></a> <a title="Automotive Testing Technology International November / December 2010 page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d5b8fdeb?page=6">WHAT'S NEWLSMercedes-Benz There is substanc</a> WHAT'S NEWLSMercedes-Benz There is substanc<a title="Automotive Testing Technology International November / December 2010 page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d5b8fdeb?page=7">WHAT'S NEW</a> WHAT'S NEW<a title="Automotive Testing Technology International November / December 2010 page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d5b8fdeb?page=8">WHAT’S NEWComing soon </a> WHAT’S NEWComing soon <a title="Automotive Testing Technology International November / December 2010 page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d5b8fdeb?page=9">XXL performance in mini format.Rel</a> XXL performance in mini format.Rel<a title="Automotive Testing Technology International November / December 2010 page 10" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d5b8fdeb?page=10">WHAT’S NEWFord C-MaxTake a closer look at the</a> WHAT’S NEWFord C-MaxTake a closer look at the<a title="Automotive Testing Technology International November / December 2010 page 11" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d5b8fdeb?page=11"> ^^Z! &6[^QP[BP[TbAP]ZX]Vb —! 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2010 page 16" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d5b8fdeb?page=16">10 QUESTIONSRainerGeschwentnerprogram manager</a> 10 QUESTIONSRainerGeschwentnerprogram manager<a title="Automotive Testing Technology International November / December 2010 page 17" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d5b8fdeb?page=17">seen it grow from the very first design sketches, </a> seen it grow from the very first design sketches, <a title="Automotive Testing Technology International November / December 2010 page 18" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d5b8fdeb?page=18">POLLWHAT’S NEW ask the expertsWhere is yo</a> POLLWHAT’S NEW ask the expertsWhere is yo<a title="Automotive Testing Technology International November / December 2010 page 19" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d5b8fdeb?page=19">Piezoelectric Accelerometers forModa</a> Piezoelectric Accelerometers forModa<a title="Automotive Testing Technology International November / December 2010 page 20" 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