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Extreme Testing Verifies Top Quality for Camaro Convertible
NDIANAPOLIS – When the Chevrolet Camaro Convertible sets the pace for the 2011 Indianapolis 500 this Sunday, it will showcase a top built to last a lifetime, operate worry-free and maintain the appearance of its Coupe sibling.
To assure long-term durability, the convertible top underwent extensive testing during development, being opened and closed more than 22,500 times – three times more than would be expected in a typical 10 years of use. Some of those cycles were performed in extreme conditions; temperatures ranging from minus-22° F to 170° F and humidity of up to 95 percent. “This past winter we even had our engineers driving 80 of these convertibles back and forth to work every day here in Michigan,” said Al Oppenheiser, Camaro chief engineer. “They had to open and close the top five times each day no matter what the weather was like.” Every Camaro Convertible undergoes a water test as it completes assembly in Oshawa, Ontario. In addition, vehicles are randomly chosen to undergo an eight-minute water test at the assembly facility in Oshawa and at an identical facility at the GM Proving Ground in Milford, Michigan. More than 7,200 gallons of water are hurled at the car in a hurricane-like downpour at a pace of 900 gallons per minute. Addressing another aspect of interior comfort, Camaro Convertible’s three-layer top includes an acoustical liner made of rubber sandwiched between an acrylic square weave outer fabric and an inner reinforcing cotton layer. Engineers use a sophisticated human-ear mimicking device called the Aachen Head to measure noise levels. According to recent GM road test data, the Camaro Convertible achieved a better interior quietness acoustical rating than the Ford Mustang in interior quietness. Full Story Here http://mediasuite.multicastmedia.com...oad&v=j3jt1oad Last edited by JoeP@TeamBeckyD; 05-26-2011 at 02:17 PM. |
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05-26-2011, 02:45 PM | #2 |
I like teeth.
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AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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05-26-2011, 02:47 PM | #3 |
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I want to know just how the hell he managed to climb all the way into the trunk??
Now I want to see him do it again with the top down..... |
05-26-2011, 02:58 PM | #4 |
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That's great and all, but can we examine the WEAR MARKS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE!!!!
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05-26-2011, 03:06 PM | #5 |
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"cause we know we're better than the mustang"
YEEEESSSSSSSSS
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05-26-2011, 03:12 PM | #6 |
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05-26-2011, 03:44 PM | #7 |
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Thank you for posting this. I have never owned a "vert" so up until now I have only put the top down for trips that would take 30 minutes or longer..never for short 10 minute trips because I didn't want to wear out the mechinism of the roof. (haha-silly me)
I was also contemplating buying products to "preserve & protect the roof, after reading this I wonder if I still should |
05-26-2011, 03:51 PM | #8 |
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Hum...The video is not playing on Youtube.
Was it pulled off?
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05-26-2011, 04:05 PM | #9 |
Hail to the King baby!
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Josh Holder is really an outstanding rep for Team Camaro and an outstanding engineer. We worked to gether on the C6 several many years ago.
I had heard this video was coming out as part of the Department 180 series.
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05-26-2011, 04:15 PM | #10 |
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your car looks awesome!,i have the same wheels,
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05-26-2011, 04:18 PM | #11 |
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great to know that it is put through the test of time,
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SOORRRRYY BECKY!
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05-26-2011, 04:33 PM | #13 |
Maybe they needed to ride with the top down for a while then look at the top...
If they water test all convertibles why did some people end up with huge gaps in the back where it meets the trunk? Oh I am not believing some of this.... |
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Hail to the King baby!
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And Oshawa works hard to build a high quality product and puts every car through the UWTB as shown in the video. That being said, a convertible is a pretty complex thing to seal and it does give more of an opportunity to leak. If yours does, take it to the dealer and get it fixed. You shouldn't have to cover your car in the rain.
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