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08-28-2008, 04:42 PM | #1 |
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How Edmunds.com tests automobiles
Here's an in-depth explanation of how the Edmunds' testing team puts vehicles through their paces. Enjoy!
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...ticleId=130988
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08-28-2008, 09:25 PM | #2 |
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I dont even need to read that sh t...I just know they test their cars very slowly.
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08-28-2008, 11:01 PM | #3 |
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If you do not read you do not know what you are missing.
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08-28-2008, 11:33 PM | #4 |
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08-29-2008, 07:54 AM | #5 |
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08-29-2008, 12:47 PM | #6 |
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I think he is just in a funk today cause he bashed the Challenger in another thread....I almost ran home crying 'The world is ending!'
I am KIDDING SRT!! sort of Actually it was a good read and explains how some magazines can have VERY different numbers from the same car. Curt |
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08-29-2008, 01:13 PM | #8 |
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It's a good article and its why I like Edmunds reviews and times more than the other mags. They don't need to sell print mags so they don't need to cheat any which wouldn't surprise me if C&D and M&T did.
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08-29-2008, 01:46 PM | #9 |
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Good read good to know they r legit as they come b/c I always look forward to reading their first drives on vehs
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08-29-2008, 02:39 PM | #10 | |
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Yah I am, but in all seriousness Edmunds has some slower times compared to other sources. I did read the article, I just felt like leaving an ignorant comment because I really dont enjoy reading Edmunds. |
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08-29-2008, 07:05 PM | #11 | ||
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Huh? they still need to sell ad revenue just the same as the magazines, it's no different And for the most part, how Edmunds tests is not much different than what other mags do. |
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08-29-2008, 07:37 PM | #12 |
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Details, Morgan? What do other mags do?
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08-29-2008, 07:41 PM | #13 |
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Pretty much the same thing. The procedures are mostly the same, but some do slalom, some don't, some do a figure 8, some include roll out, some don't etc.
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08-29-2008, 08:45 PM | #14 |
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I want names!
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08-29-2008, 08:53 PM | #15 |
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Pick any name you want, the answer remains the same.
Remember, most of the people that work for Edmunds learned how to test at other magazines |
08-29-2008, 09:27 PM | #16 |
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I just want an idea of who uses roll-out (I imagine they all do), whether 1/4-mile speeds are momentary or averaged over the last few feet per NHRA standards, what SAE correction methods are being used, etc.
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08-29-2008, 09:37 PM | #17 |
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Well, I don't have that answer for you, your man Walton probably knows better
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08-29-2008, 10:15 PM | #18 |
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I'm sure you can spill some beans such as everything C/D does.
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08-29-2008, 10:20 PM | #19 |
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nope
http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...t_cars_feature (though it is from 6 years ago) Edit: it appears that C/D updated the article this month, I have had the story bookmarked for a couple of years so I did not look at it before posting, the original that I thought I was posting was from 2002. Last edited by Mopho; 08-29-2008 at 11:26 PM. |
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