The endurance test is used to test a vehicle from a wide variety of angles and with different loads. This allows unevenness to be compensated for and the vehicle remains controllable in all driving situations.

At our test center in Rodgau-Dudenhofen, the endurance test includes all the necessary track profiles that check the vehicle’s behavior according to the customer’s specifications.

Set out in a circuit, the endurance test includes different types of cobblestones, various potholes as well as split, sand, mud, water bath and salt bath passages. Individual segments can be driven in a cycle via so-called short circuits.

In addition to rides on our sealed-off test field, we also offer endurance testing on public roads as well as at the test center in La Ferté Vidame in France.

Details:

• 4 km long cobblestone road (level and uneven cobblestones with different shirring factors).
• 900 m chippings section, ideal for corrosion development
• S-curve section followed by a large crest
• Bumps (long waves, short waves, potholes)
• Traction control test
• Mud bath (56 m long, 5 m wide, 5 cm deep)
• Water bath – can be filled up to 30 cm
• Salt splash track
• Salt spray chamber (15 m long, 3 m wide, 2.50 m high)
• Ramps at 13° and 16°
• Climatic chamber (+60 to -40°C)