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Jo.... Det kan man ju faktiskt och det görs väl hela tiden
Och på tal om bilar:
YACA (Yet Another Car Analogy): Say you’re in the market for a new fast car and you’re comparing them online. Chevy and Ford both have all new versions of the Camaro SS and Mustang GT. They’re so new nobody has done any track testing yet but here are the factory’s published numbers:
Specification Ford Mustang GT Chevy Camaro SS
Curb Weight 3605 Pounds 3860 Pounds
Horsepower 412 HP 426 HP
Torque 390 ft-lbs 420 ft-lbs
Performance 0-60 MPH 4.8 seconds 4.9 seconds
Gas Mileage (city) 18 miles/gal 16 miles/gal
Based on the numbers, the Mustang is lighter, quicker and uses less gas so you check it out at the dealer. It looks great and seems to have enough power so you buy it. When you get home you find the latest issue of Road & Track in your mailbox. They just tested the your Mustang GT and here’s what they found versus Ford’s numbers:
Specification Ford’s Spec R&T’s Measurement
Curb Weight 3605 Pounds 3910 Pounds
Horsepower 412 HP 290 HP (on dyno)
Torque 390 ft-lbs 275 ft-lbs (on dyno)
Performance 0-60 MPH 4.8 seconds 9.1 seconds (on track)
Gas Mileage (city) 18 miles/gal 14 miles/gal (test loop)
mustang 500MARKETING MEETS REALITY: It turns out Ford’s marketing team wasn’t even close to accurate. The car is way heavier, has a lot less power, drinks more gas, and a Prius with a full charge might give you a good run at a stoplight. This is what you just paid $35,000 for? Faced with the bad news, here are some possible options: (photo: Ford Motor Company)
Take the car back to the dealer, show them the article, and ask what’s going on
No longer trust Ford and buy a Chevy
Offer your buddy with the dynamometer a case of beer if he’ll test your Mustang’s horsepower and torque
Try a few of your own 0-60 runs to see if it’s really closer to 9.1 seconds than 4.8 seconds
Burn the issue of Road & Track as you don’t really care about numbers anyway
Fire off an angry email to Road & Track accusing them of being incompetent without ever trying to verify if their measurements are even correct
BUGS ON THE WINDSHIELD: If we treat cars like audio, it seems most who already own the Mustang prefer the last choice above along with some or all of the following thrown in for good measure:
Shoot The Messenger! He’s clearly an idiot!
I trust Ford is less biased than some guy at a magazine!
His V8 Mustang was only running on 5 cylinders!
He can’t tell the big hand from the little hand on his stopwatch!
Those bugs on the windshield were slowing it down!
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CARS vs AUDIO: Of course you never see automotive numbers off by the huge margins shown above. Why not? Because magazines like Road & Track keep the car manufactures honest. If they know their cars will be track tested, dyno tested, etc. it’s in their best interest to publish reasonably accurate data. If they didn’t it would be obvious. So why should audio companies be different or exempt from being held similarly accountable? (photo: dbaldwin)