RE: 120mph??? Yes.

["Dan Sinclair" <sinclair@prospro.com>]

Lots of testing in all conditions, and testing that you might not even think
of.  Porsche for instance did a lot of R&D and testing before coming up with
something as seemingly strait forward as the new 911 Targa glass sliding
roof.  In one test, a German test driver nearly lost an eardrum when he
opened the roof at speed.  The roof motor opened the roof too quickly,
causing a massive pressure change.  Literally popped the drivers ears to the
point that he shut the car down to attend to the pain.  Ouch!

Dan Sinclair
1988 Audi 90, 67K mi.
Picture and details online at:
http://131.107.68.28/a4.org/registry/details.asp?car=761


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-quattro@coimbra.ans.net
> [mailto:owner-quattro@coimbra.ans.net]On Behalf Of Phil Payne
> Sent: Friday, March 05, 1999 10:25 AM
> To: quattro@coimbra.ans.net
> Subject: Re: 120mph??? Yes.
>
>
> In message <36E01387.BE638427@wamnet.com> Todd Young writes:
>
> > Wonder if Audi ever wind tunnel tested the V8 (or any model) for
> > reactions/turbulence "at speed"?????
>
> Not only in wind tunnels but also on both low and high speed test
> tracks.  More testing than you'd easily believe.  All manufacturers
> do it.  German drivers and an will drive at these speeds - not only
> in flat calms but also in crosswinds.
>
> Passing your first ever big German truck at 250kph in a crosswind is
> an experience.
>
> --
>  Phil Payne
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