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Cosworth Technology Inc. Opens New Customer Facilities in Novi, Michigan, Following More Than $1 Million Investment

18 October 2000

Cosworth Technology Inc. Opens New Customer Facilities in Novi, Michigan, Following More Than $1 Million Investment

    NOVI, Mich., Oct. 18 Cosworth Technology Ltd, has just
commissioned a new Variable Temperature chamber and all-wheel-drive rolling
road dynamometer at its Novi, Michigan, base.
    The VT SHED records the evaporative emissions generated from a car over
repetitive temperature test cycles as dictated by Federal and State
regulations in the US.  Its operational temperature range is 60 to 114 degrees
Fahrenheit.
    During this time the emissions are measured from the static car to check
that they meet the national requirement.
    Another new addition is the Froude Consine all-wheel drive rolling road
dynamometer.  Each 48-inch roller at the front and rear can handle output of
200 brake horse power at each axle, making a total rating of 400bhp.
Adjustment of anything between 6.9 feet and 10.9 feet can be accommodated,
meaning it can be used by small cars and the longest wheelbase pick-up trucks.
    It is also one of the first of its kind in the US to feature electrical
connection between the two rollers rather than a mechanical linkage.
    This facility will be used primarily in the development and test of a
varied range of all-wheel drive vehicles.
    Director of US operations Jonathan Hurden, explained: "These new
facilities are the biggest investment to date in our North American
operations, further endeavoring our ability to support the US automotive
sector.  We have much to be proud of and a lot to look forward to."