Re: Moose test of cars is acid test of handling One major thing that the moose test misses out normalizing on is the speed drop from entry to exit.
The most dynamic cars actually retain a lot more of their speed while entering the last turn, but many cars have ESP systems which are tuned extremely conservatively, and they drop tons of speed during the first part of the test, which results in the last part being relatively slow.
As an example, the Tesla model 3 drops from 83 to 53KMPH at the entry of the last turn.
The BMW 520d shown below only drops from 79 to 63KMPH at the same point.
Similarly, all the cars from the first post drop their speeds in the low 50s (or even below 50 in the case of the Q8's hyper active ESP due to the high height) at the entry of the last turn.
This just means that the BMW is actually far more dynamic and has an ESP that doesn't intrude unnecessarily and take away all the fun. It's easy to tune the ESP to be super conservative and bring the speed down dramatically and pass the test easily, but it's far more difficult to tune it just right.
Another part is EVs go into regen mode which naturally drops speed throughout the course, whereas brakes are not touched in ICE cars which results in the speed not dropping as much.
And of course, the length and width of the cars plays a huge role as well. Ideally the distance between the cones should be scaled as per the dimensions of the car. Although you can also make the argument against this that the roads & the moose dimensions will not change to suit the car you're driving
To me, the actual behavior, composure & fluidity of the cars in this test is far more interesting to observe than just the maximum entry speeds. And for that, these moose tests are awesome! They clearly separate the wheat from the chaff!
Last edited by d3mon : 16th March 2023 at 21:46.
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