Felix Hartmann

Felix specializes in automotive technology and looks at a car first and foremost as an engineering product. His main areas are powertrains, suspension, braking systems, driver-assistance systems, electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids.

In his articles he pays particular attention to German brands — BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Audi, Porsche and Volkswagen — but he also compares their technology with Tesla, Hyundai, Kia, Volvo and other manufacturers.

On 1cars.org he covers German, British, Italian and Swedish brands, supercars, electric and hybrid cars, and automotive technology.

For technical articles, Felix works from manufacturer data, service bulletins, official recall databases, independent test results and technical documentation. He explains how each vehicle system works and how it affects real-world performance, reliability, efficiency and ownership costs.