Top 15: On these circuits to test the auto-industry
Posted on 16-02-2013 at 18:59 by Ricardo – 51 Comments”
Tests in real traffic are important, but everything starts with the often closed and highly secure test centres of the world’s largest car brands. Fortunately, Google us to all this from another perspective.
The development of a new car cost at least 750 million to 1 billion euro. The testing that in the development of a ‘simple’ mass-car is immense and terribly expensive. We, therefore, do a few of the dozens of testbanen worldwide.
Miramas-circuit of BMW. France
In 1926 the French Grand Prix held since 1986, in the hands of BMW to the most diverse voertuigtesten to be able to run. This circuit for a day rent + a garage full of M-toy: please BMW, a free business model.
Audi’s testtrack in Schwaig, Germany
Here, in the Regierungsbezirk Niederbayern, Audi’s worn out in the name of science. Actually, there is little known about this track except that it looks from the air as a test track.
Fiat test track in Balocco, Italy
Originally, the Circuito di Balocco built by Alfa Romeo, and with 350 acres of asphalt, obstructions, and bends in the year 2013, a place where anything from the Fiat Group an assault sets.
Bosche-test track in Boxberg, Germany
Also Bosch has roads need to be freely able to test it. Nowadays, there is almost no mass-produced car with no Bosch parts sit. That is, in this estate of 94 hectares in the practice. Lap times of the latest Bosch WAQ 28461 (1400 rpm) are us further, is not known.
Chrysler test track in Arizona, USA
15,000 hectares, and a lot of straight pieces. That explains a lot, Chrysler.
Chrysler test track in Michigan, Chelsea.
Joke. In a greener environment, this is more comprehensive job of Chrysler. History lesson on allpar.com.
Continental Contidrom in Hanover, Germany
North of Hanover is here since 1967 the utmost of Conti’s asked.
Daimler test track in Wörth, Germany
Here all divisions of Daimler their fun. Fifty acres of asphalt and an adjacent development to Smartjes, mercedes benz cars and lots of trucks to test and develop.
Opel test track in Dudenhofen, Germany
Cool, a permanent überbocht for all your hogesnelheidswensen. What else is there to do in Dudenhofen, you can see in our Opel OPC trainigsvideo.
Volkswagen test track in Ehra-Lessien, Germany
An estate of 5600 acres with the Famous Straight of 9 km where the big names their speed record. McLaren with the F1, and, more recently, Bugatti with the Veyron. In total there are 96 miles of private asphalt and to give an impression of the immense size: who on the one side of the testtrack is the end the other side does not see because of the round shape of the earth.
Ferrari’s Fiorano, Italy
Here, we do not need words to dirty, but we do it anyway: 2.997 metres long, 12 turns, and the lap record is 0:55.999 is in the hands of Michael Schumacher, in 2004, put in a Ferrari F2004. Usually peeking with spotters on the fence, now we do it once from the air.
Ford test track in Arizona, USA
A test facility with long stretches of asphalt where everything is in a torrid desert heat can be tested. The Arizona Proving Ground (APG) was once a Volvo, now Ford the area of 6.06 square miles in the hands.
Jaguar test track in Gaydon, England
The estate of the Jaguar Land Rover Gaydon Centre stat under a design-, development – and test department. Previously, it was also a RAF base.
Honda-tesbaan in Takasu, Japan
Piece of asphalt in the north of Japan to Honda’s also under the winter cold to be able to test, among other things. The outer course is 6.8 km long. In the winter they test there snow throwers (no joke).
Nardo, Italy
The Nardò Technical Center in 1975, with the famous oval track of 12.5 km has been recently in the hands of Porsche Engineering. There is a handling circuit of 6.2 km. In 1979 there was the Mercedes C111 IV a top speed of 403,978 km/h clocked. Koenigsegg came in 2005 with the CCR somewhat close, but got stuck on 387,87 km/h.