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09-14-2006, 09:43 AM
Nissan builds high-speed test track in northern Japan
2006-09-11 13:42:23
TOKYO, Sept. 11 - Japan's major automaker Nissan Motor Co. said on Monday that it has completed the building of a 8.1 km-long high-speed test track in northern Japan, which is designed to test speeds up to over 300 km per hour.
The facility, which is built in Rikubetsu, Hokkaido at the cost of 3.2 billion yen (about 27.52 million U.S. dollars) is the company's longest test track in Japan, the company press release said.
The test track recreates conditions found on suburban roads and circuit courses in Europe and is designed to test how vehicles perform in ordinary road driving and also at a speed of more than 300 km per hour, the automaker said.
Located on a 7.05 million square meter site in Japan's coldest municipality of Rikubetsu, in central Hokkaido, the new facility is also capable of cold-weather tests, Nissan said.
The track will also be used to conduct research on driver behavior, driver support systems and intelligent transportation systems, which use a broad range of information and electronics technologies to alleviate traffic congestion and enhance safety.
The company has three other testing facilities in Japan and a 9.1 km-long high-speed test track, in Arizona, the United States
arizona track
http://www.kajimaroad.co.jp/en/img/15-2.jpg
2006-09-11 13:42:23
TOKYO, Sept. 11 - Japan's major automaker Nissan Motor Co. said on Monday that it has completed the building of a 8.1 km-long high-speed test track in northern Japan, which is designed to test speeds up to over 300 km per hour.
The facility, which is built in Rikubetsu, Hokkaido at the cost of 3.2 billion yen (about 27.52 million U.S. dollars) is the company's longest test track in Japan, the company press release said.
The test track recreates conditions found on suburban roads and circuit courses in Europe and is designed to test how vehicles perform in ordinary road driving and also at a speed of more than 300 km per hour, the automaker said.
Located on a 7.05 million square meter site in Japan's coldest municipality of Rikubetsu, in central Hokkaido, the new facility is also capable of cold-weather tests, Nissan said.
The track will also be used to conduct research on driver behavior, driver support systems and intelligent transportation systems, which use a broad range of information and electronics technologies to alleviate traffic congestion and enhance safety.
The company has three other testing facilities in Japan and a 9.1 km-long high-speed test track, in Arizona, the United States
arizona track
http://www.kajimaroad.co.jp/en/img/15-2.jpg