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Originally Posted by HawkX66
I love those. Great article/interview. Man, what a rough job they had!
"We also had a fun development drive out west. We took off from Phoenix in three Grand Nationals and the two prototype GNXs. We were pushing hard going north toward the Grand Canyon, full-out all the way up through Nevada, where some local cops escorted us at high speeds. We spent the night in Vegas, then headed across to Santa Maria, California, and stopped at Death Valley. The difference in handling between the Grand National and the GNX was night-and-day."
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We still do powertrain testing and brake development trips out west. Part of the motivation is to entice the execs out from behind their desks and into the product.
A few of those trips I probably shouldn't describe in writing.
K
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