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Readers as vehicle testers - Simca 1100, NSU 1200, Fiat 128 in the (historical) super test
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Created on October 15, 1969
, Reading time 51min
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Summary
This hobby Super Test is an exception. For the first time, the jury that tests and then evaluates the vehicles consists not only of specialist journalists and experts, but also of hobby magazine readers! Together with specialist journalists, they test the NSU 1200 C, Simca 1100 and Fiat 128 models in various tasks. Braking tests, climbing extreme inclines and, of course, a subsequent evaluation of the vehicles are not to be missed!
This article contains the following chapters
- hobby super test relay consisting of experts and readers
- In the heat of the moment...
- Perplexed and bewildered professional testers
- Reader testers from a wide variety of countries and professions
- New star in the Turin sky: Fiat 128
- Lots of power, but only two doors: NSU 1200 C
- Heavyweight with good characteristics: Simca 1100
- Testers' comments on comfort and equipment
- Testers' comments on driving performance
- The testers' comments on the financial aspects
- Overall ratings
- Readers' and experts' opinions
- Differences of opinion are common
- Is the Fiat not up to its high driving performance?
- Sporty performance, but with a tendency to oversteer: NSU 1200 C
- Good overall package: Simca 1100
- Sporty, but with room for improvement: Fiat 128
- Small and nimble: NSU 1200 C
- A little sluggish due to the weight: Simca 1100
- Mountain test on Gran Sasso and Monte Nerone
- Calculation of braking distances
- Brake force limiters ensure "life extension"
- The Neckarsulm team spared no expense or effort
- Under- and oversteer
- Light and visibility
- Educational work on vehicle safety by hobby
- No snow available for testing winter characteristics - improvisation!
- Rating of comfort and performance
- The silent sensation of the Frankfurt Motor Show
- Strong competition for the NSU
- Very different prices
- No differences at the tax office
- Premiums are not always profitable
- What do "transplants" cost?
- "Servizio Fiat" and other workshops
- Who has the best tires?
- Driving characteristics and comfort
- Even cars have to "drink"...
- Cars also need "body care"
- Long life and good health
- The race is over
- Surprising result
Estimated reading time: 51min
Preview (beginning of the article)
Nothing is so good that it can't be made even better! With this Super Test, we have once again ventured a new experiment. Six selected reader teams test three current candidates on a par force hunt between Stuttgart and Rome - amateur testers have the opportunity to determine extreme values on the closed-off Monza racetrack and, for the first time, to test the handling of the test cars in gymkhana tasks in a skills race - and finally: this time, the scores of the reader testers are determined and published in all individual evaluations as detailed reports for each of the candidates! This means that the subjective opinion of ordinary consumers can now be compared point by point with the expert testers' ratings.
Welcome to Zwischengas!
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