- Joined
- May 7, 2007
- Messages
- 19,889
- Car
- Lexus RX450h F-Sport with Takumi Pack 2020
Follow along with the video below to see how to install our site as a web app on your home screen.
Note: This feature may not be available in some browsers.
I presume testing of this nature is on every single car Mercedes release...
Then why in Gods name are so many of the new e class coupes dying on the side of the road...
Did they forget the testing part lol..
I feel alot of the testing is done on CAD and CAM systems, and some of the more lucrative tests are bypassed from real testing ..
Budget constraints are important and ofcourse play a part, but really, i think once the modelling is complete, they should still test the specific components aswell...
ie - injectors in the engine or rattle tests, where my neighbour has rattles in his new eclass already!!
I feel alot of the testing is done on CAD and CAM systems, and some of the more lucrative tests are bypassed from real testing .....
Budget constraints are important and ofcourse play a part, but really, i think once the modelling is complete, they should still test the specific components aswell...
There was a change in materials in the production runs.
A friend of mine used to be a BT test engineer and his job was to test the standard BT phone socket / plugs we all have in our homes. So he would basically sit there and plug / unplug hour after hour, day after day till it broke. I asked why they didn't have a robot to do this and he said that a computer controlled robot can't truly replicate human behaviour and clumsyness. Apply that to cars and you just can't beat real world testing. It does amaze me when you read about how much effort goes into designing a new car, just how they can get simple stuff so wrong.
I’m not aware of any major OEM who has gone down the zero-prototype path yet.
Ford did with one of their into cars some years back, the fiesta/focus/puma... cant recall.. and now its total norm practice
totally designed and tested by computer and then they made a full scale mock up i think
vincesz. It is a minefield, speaking from experience!!
What I like about your post #8 is you have car design experience it would appear. Best bit, you drive a 124 and a very nice one at that.
Says a lot for the 124 methinks
We use essential cookies to make this site work, and optional cookies to enhance your experience.