New Delhi
Minister
of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Prakash Javadekar recently
inaugurated NATRAX- the High-Speed Track (HST) in Indore which is the longest
such track in Asia.
NATRAX, developed in an area of 1000
acres of land, is a one stop solution for all sorts of high-speed performance
tests for widest categories of vehicles from 2 wheelers to heavy tractor trailers.
Speaking at the e-inauguration of the
world class 11.3 km High Speed Track, Javadekar stated that India is destined
to become a hub of automobiles, manufacturing, and spare parts. He said, his
ministry is committed to fulfil Prime Minister’s dream of ensuring that India
becomes a hub of auto manufacturing and that expanding automobiles and
manufacturing industries will help generate the employment.
The NATRAX centre has multiple test
capabilities like measurements of maximum speed, acceleration, constant speed
fuel consumption, emission tests through real road driving simulation, high
speed handling and stability evaluation during manoeuvred such as lane change,
high speed durability testing, etc. and is a Centre of excellence for Vehicle
Dynamics.
HST is used for measuring the maximum
speed capability of high-end cars like BMW, Mercedes, Audi, Ferrari,
Lamborghini, Tesla and so forth which cannot be measured on any of the Indian
test tracks. Being centrally located in Madhya Pradesh, it is accessible to
most of the major OEMs. Foreign OEMs will be looking at NATRAX HST for the
development of prototype cars for Indian conditions.
Speaking on the occasion, Minister of State for Heavy Industries and
Public Enterprises Arjun Ram Meghwal, said, the government is promoting
manufacturing and automobile industry as it will help empowering the nation at
a larger scale.
Source: MHI Press Release
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