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Nico Rosberg tests the Audi R8 LMS GT3 with Steer by Wire<\/h2><\/div>

01.10.2020<\/h3><\/div>
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Pfronstetten Aichelau\/ Neustadt an der Weinstra\u00dfe
\nOctober 1, 2020<\/p><\/h5><\/div>

Premiere on the Nordschleife<\/h3><\/div>

Nico Rosberg tests the Audi R8 LMS GT3 with Steer by Wire<\/h2><\/div>

TRE GmbH and Schaeffler Paravan Technologie GmbH intend to work together more closely<\/h4><\/div>

After the acid test of the Porsche Cayman 718 GT4, which successfully drove the 24h race at the N\u00fcrburgring without a mechanical link in the steering, TRE GmbH shareholder and Formula 1 world champion Nico Rosberg sat down in the steer-by-wire cockpit of the Audi R8 LMS GT3 from Schaeffler Paravan and put the space drive technology carrier through its paces on the Nordschleife. This was the first high-speed drive for a GT3 car without a mechanical connection between the steering unit and steering gear on the world’s most demanding race track.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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f. l. Schaeffler Paravan CEO Roland Arnold, Formula 1 World Champion Nico Rosberg during his test drive in the Audi R8 LMS GT3 on the Nordschleife and Eckardt D\u00f6hrer will work more closely together in the future. Photo: Schaeffler Paravan<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>

“I didn’t feel a single downside, even curbs or minor vibrations. I’d like to find out more in detail: how exactly you manage to map the input from the tires to the steering wheel so precisely. That’s a huge challenge in terms of software and sensor technology,” says Nico Rosberg after his first drive in the Audi R8 LMS GT 3. “This technology will play an important role in future vehicle development. Without a steering column, you have an enormous gain in space and can freely design the interior.”<\/p>\n

“We are delighted that Nico Rosberg sat in the car himself to get his own impression of the steering behavior of the bolide on the race track. His verdict is another important confirmation of our work and an incentive at the same time,” says Roland Arnold, CEO of Schaeffler Paravan Technologie GmbH.<\/p>\n

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“With the chassis specialist TRE, we have an important development partner, especially in the area of testing, simulation and development of chassis concepts.” – Roland Arnold<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The background to the test was the planned closer cooperation between TRE GmbH and Schaeffler Paravan Technologie GmbH & Co. KG with a view to developing new vehicle concepts. “It’s important to get a feel for the technology yourself, which you want to develop further together,” says Eckardt D\u00f6hrer, managing director of TRE GmbH, headquartered in Neustadt an der Weinstra\u00dfe.<\/p>\n

“With the chassis specialist TRE, we have an important development partner, especially in the area of testing, simulation and development of chassis concepts. I see important points of contact here. Space Drive, currently the only road-approved digital steering technology, has already laid an important foundation stone for future vehicle development,” says Arnold, who developed Space Drive from mobility for the disabled. “That this technology is resilient, we have sustainably proven at the 24h race. These drivers have also reported that they feel virtually no difference to conventional steering and are seeing the first benefits.”<\/p>\n<\/div>