Watch how racing and development driver Frank Stippler set a new compact car class lap record on the Nordschleife in the 2021 Audi RS 3 Saloon
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The 2021 Audi RS 3 Saloon has set a new lap record for the compact car class on the Ring, beating the Renault Megane RS Trophy R by 4.64 seconds. Audi says that, above all, the torque splitter, with fully variable torque distribution on the rear axle, contributed most to the record time of 7:40.748
Thyssenkrupp Bilstein is opening a new site next to the Nürburgring, which will be used to develop damper and suspension products. The site has easy access to the legendary track, and will house a seven-post vertical dynamics test stand
MB Dynamics has launched the Model BHP/EPBTM, a test bench for conducting R&D work on automotive brake hydraulic pressure (BHP) and electric parking brake (EPB) systems to support assessments of brake caliper and rotor assembly noise, useful service life, and other performance metrics
Following approval by the Japanese government, Kistler’s RoaDyn S635, a six-component wheel-force transducer (WFT), can now be used for testing on public roads to test hub and rim geometries, load, and measurement range
Watch as Professor Gordon Murray and his senior test and development driver, Steve Hayes, drive the XP2 & XP3 development cars on track, hitting 5,000rpm on the track. There is still a long way to go until they reach the 3.9-litre 663PS engine’s 12,100rpm aim for the full production cars
Following regulatory approvals, Spectris has completed the acquisition of Concurrent Real-Time, a provider of real-time computational hardware and software. The company becomes part of HBK, helping grow its simulator platform businesses and integrate HiL technology
The all-new Astra is nearing completion of its test programme ahead of its launch later this year. Vauxhall/Opel’s head of vehicle dynamics, Andreas Holl, gives an update of the tests and their progress
Kistler Group has developed the RoaDyn Racing WFT, a wheel-force transducer that can measure forces and moments acting on the wheel, helping tyre manufacturers and racing teams understand tyre behaviour and avoid issues such as overheating or blistering
Russian driver Andrey Leontyev, 18-time record holder at the Days of Speed on Baikal Ice,…