THE CAR USED IN THE TESTS DESCRIBED WAS THE MINICARS RSV M 5-10. THE TEST EQUIPMENT WAS INSTALLED BY DAIMLER-BENZ, MANOEUVRES REQUIRING LARGE SURFACE AREAS WERE CARRIED OUT ON THE VW TEST TRACK IN EHRA-LESSIEN, THE OTHER TESTS WERE PERFORMED AT DAIMLER-BENZ IN STUTTGART. THE CRITERIA TESTED WERE: BRAKING IN A STRAIGHT LINE, BRAKING IN A TURN, BRAKE PEDAL FORCE AS A FUNCTION OF DECELERATION, EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PARKING BRAKE, STEADY-STATE YAW RESPONSE, TRANSIENT YAW-RESPONSE, STEERING RETURNABILITY, MAXIMUM LATERAL ACCELERATION, CONTROL AT BREAKAWAY, CROSSWIND SENSITIVITY, STEERING CONTROL SENSITIVITY, PAVEMENT IRREGULARITY SENSITIVITY, SLALOM COURSE, ACCELERATION, TURNING CIRCLE DIAMETER, MAXIMUM SPEED DRAG COEFFICIENT, KINEMATIC CHANGES IN TOE-IN AND CAMBER, AND SUSPENSION. ACCORDING TO THE RESULTS OF THE TESTS CARRIED OUT AS PRESCRIBED BY THE RSV SPECIFICATIONS, THE MINICAR RSV MET THE REQUIREMENTS IN GENERAL. IN 3 CASES, SOME OF THE LIMIT VALUES WERE NOT MET, AND THE VEHICLE BARELY MET THE REQUIRED PERFORMANCE IN SOME OF THE TESTS. DETAILS OF THE RESULTS ARE GIVEN. FOR THE COVERING ABSTRACT OF SECTION 3 SEE IRRD 266048. FOR THE COVERING ABSTRACT OF THE CONFERENCE SEE IRRD 266046.
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