Fiat Chrysler Invests Big In Weather-Simulating 4X4 Dyno - Insider Car News
Everyone knows that Fiat Chrysler claims to be the king of getting through some pretty treacherous conditions, both on the road and the trail. While products such as the Jeep and Ram lines are impressive, the fact is that the automaker has to stay competitive, because there are actually other companies that make hardcore four-wheel-drive vehicles. That’s why Fiat Chrysler has created a new weather-simulating dynamometer or dyno. » Related: Jeep Renegade to Supposedly Get the Trackhawk Treatment With the new dyno, Fiat Chrysler can actually simulate some bitterly cold conditions by chilling the room where it’s housed to as low as 40 degrees below zero. Engineers can study all kinds of nerdy-yet-important details, such as how a vehicle handles its air intakes getting clogged up with snow and ice. Not only can engineers study how arctic-like cold temperatures affect vehicles, it can also crank up the heat to simulate conditions in areas such as the Gulf Coast. The big dyno upgrade set Fiat Chrysler back about $2. 5 million. Another improvement for the room was to upgrade the ducts and exhaust abilities, meaning even the 6. 7-liter Cummins for the Ram 2500 won’t asphyxiate engineers. Source: www.insidercarnews.com
