Ford's new system takes wind tunnel testing on tour - https://t.co/K020WdSF5i pic.twitter.com/zvVNKaiyqD
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Ford takes the job of building quality cars seriously. That attention to detail is evident everywhere you look in our new Ford inventory in Alpena, from the cup holders, to the SYNC 3 in-cabin technology, to cutting-edge designs.
That's why when Ford realized it could improve the quality of production vehicles by taking the wind tunnel to the assembly line, rather than having assembly plants ship vehicles away to stationary aerodynamics laboratories, the company innovated a solution no one had done before.
The mobile aeroacoustic wind tunnels may not have all the sophisticated measuring equipment of Ford's main $50-million labs, but they produce sustained winds of 80 mph, are no louder than your household vacuum cleaner, and can be disassembled, shipped anywhere in the country, and reassembled within a few hours.
This means faster feedback, more testing, more refining, and overall, quieter and more aerodynamic vehicles for drivers to enjoy.
The main, stationary wind tunnels will now be saved primarily for testing future models in the development stage, which need the most precise readings, while the mobile wind tunnels will be used to support new vehicle launches.
Visit Dean Arbour Ford Lincoln to test drive a new or used Ford model, and let us know what you think of the attention to detail.