Mercedes-Benz S-Class ain't no bag lady
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In half the cases the manufacturers don't mind the spy shots. It creates excitement about the product and gets people talking; like it's doing right now. It reveals enough about it to gauge public opinion without fully revealing.
It's smart advertisement. The track is the real world in a small number of cases (performance conditions), however the external environment is.
It's smart advertisement. The track is the real world in a small number of cases (performance conditions), however the external environment is.
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There is a test track. A major automobile manufacturer cannot rely only on "real world" testing; the real world is just too unreliable. A test track offers the following qualities that the real world cannot offer:
The European manufacturers do seem to like to "test in the real world" (i.e. allow for spy shots) more than the Japanese manufacturers do.
- 24/7/365 access taking into account the KNOWN closure dates for maintenance: There is no need to worry about unknown and unplanned-for detours and road closures.
- Controlled conditions: The conditions you want -- and only the conditions you want and need -- are always available. Development testing must take place in known, controlled, repeatable conditions so that any behaviours observed can be tested again to see it is was real behaviour or just a one-time fluke.
- Anything can be tested at any time, without having to worry about traffic jams, prying eyes and people getting in the way. If any incident were to happen, emergency services are immediately available without having to worry about access time and leaving behind unwanted evidence.
The European manufacturers do seem to like to "test in the real world" (i.e. allow for spy shots) more than the Japanese manufacturers do.
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