Seat takes on extreme arctic conditions
07 Dec 2018|737 views
Every year, 150 Seat technicians and engineers with up to 90 Seat vehicles head to Swedish Lapland to perform close to 60 tests and cover 30,000km. The goal is to guarantee that all the systems function correctly before buyers take possession of their vehicles.
One of the tests includes the brakes. Gonzalo Gimenez, Head of Brakes and Active Safety Systems at Seat and his team, make their way to what will become their office for 10 weeks out of the year, working on a 6km2 lake beneath their feet. These engineers carry out up to 60 different tests in the time they spend in Lapland. The first test of the day consists of deactivating the stability control system by varying degrees, even completely. If the vehicle goes off course, they make sure the system stabilises the wheels so it can get back on track.
Testing starts all over again in the summer, when the Technical Centre engineers travel to a desert region for three weeks. They visit all five continents throughout the year to test prototypes in all sorts of weather conditions and on all types of surfaces. As a result, motorists can count on safely being able to drive on any road and in all kinds of situations.
Every year, 150 Seat technicians and engineers with up to 90 Seat vehicles head to Swedish Lapland to perform close to 60 tests and cover 30,000km. The goal is to guarantee that all the systems function correctly before buyers take possession of their vehicles.
One of the tests includes the brakes. Gonzalo Gimenez, Head of Brakes and Active Safety Systems at Seat and his team, make their way to what will become their office for 10 weeks out of the year, working on a 6km2 lake beneath their feet. These engineers carry out up to 60 different tests in the time they spend in Lapland. The first test of the day consists of deactivating the stability control system by varying degrees, even completely. If the vehicle goes off course, they make sure the system stabilises the wheels so it can get back on track.
Testing starts all over again in the summer, when the Technical Centre engineers travel to a desert region for three weeks. They visit all five continents throughout the year to test prototypes in all sorts of weather conditions and on all types of surfaces. As a result, motorists can count on safely being able to drive on any road and in all kinds of situations.
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