The biggest computer-aided engineering software firms, Ansys, Dassault Systemes and LMS International, a Siemens subsidiary, have enjoyed double-digit revenue growth in recent years as large customers snap up their pricey suites of simulation and material analysis software.

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"It's early days to be making any claims about the car's performance, but we're very confident from the analysis and simulation we've already done that the car will definitely be quick, " he added.

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There are companies out there that profess to be able to take a portfolio and run it through some statistical analysis that will give you that type of simulation.

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