Automotive

In today’s fast-moving vehicle lifecycle, we understand that fast, efficient, practical and innovative automotive engineering solutions delivered in a cost-effective manner are crucial to the success of your project and your company.
Code Automotive provide a wide range of services for automotive and motorsport engineering in Northamptonshire and beyond, and are able to respond quickly to provide bespoke solutions to suit your specifications including:

Design

• Component
• Vehicle sub-systems: chassis, steering, brakes, suspension
• Bodywork & styling
• 3D CAD & FEA using a range of software packages

Vehicle development

• Chassis testing & development
• Suspension optimisation
• Ride & handling
• Subjective & objective drive evaluation

Prototyping

• Design & manufacture of prototype systems
• Prototype / mule vehicle conversions

Special edition vehicles

• Specification development
• Production / manufacturing / build
• Suspension / steering / braking package upgrades.
• Powertrain upgrades
• Testing & development. Including benchmarking, subjective drive evaluation and customer drive reviews
• Bodywork styling

Electrical / electronic system integration

• ECU / data acquisition / wiring harness

Powertrain installation

IVA / SVA preparation and management (individual / single vehicle approval)

Hybrid system integration

Aerodynamic development

Project management

We can also provide bespoke training programmes to develop the ability of your vehicle engineers to make accurate subjective vehicle evaluations. Using objective data analysis and controlled test procedures, combined with understanding of human factors, we can demonstrate how inaccurate subjective assessments can be made, and how to avoid them. Using effective training interventions we can empower the engineer to design and conduct more accurate, repeatable and reliable subjective evaluation.