06 March 2017
A team of Nissan engineers is aiming to introduce a new measurement unit to assess vehicles’ performance on off-road deserts.
Off-roading is considered a favourite desert activity in the Gulf region, thus, a strong performance of an SUV on desert dunes is seen as an attractive attribute when considering a car’s specifications. (Read more here)
“Just because we have a car with high horsepower, it doesn’t mean it will perform well in the desert… We are finally together to take the formula from theory to execution,’ Mohamad AlaaEldin, Nissan’s Camelpower lead engineer said.
The team turned to one of the Gulf region’s cultural icons, the camel, to name the new measurement unit ‘Camelpower’ as a reflection of the animal’s stamina in the ever-changing desert environment.
“Manoeuvrability and control are more important than the power of the engine itself in the desert,” Joseph El Hachem, another Camelpower unit engineer added.
Horsepower is the standard unit of measurement of a car’s power, and the term was adopted by Scottish engineer James Watt in late 18th century to compare the steam engines’ output with horses’ power.
The Japanese carmaker seeks to have Camelpower as an internationally recognised automotive unit of measurement and it has already submitted the scientific data to the Emirates Authority for Standardization and Metrology (EMA) which has been “has been highly receptive to the idea of this entirely new unit of measurement”.
“ESMA is fully on board to undertake the requisite testing which will help to standardise the new unit, first on a regional and eventually on a global basis,” a company statement said.
Click here to read our interview last year with former Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn.
© Express 2017
A team of Nissan engineers is aiming to introduce a new measurement unit to assess vehicles’ performance on off-road deserts.
Off-roading is considered a favourite desert activity in the Gulf region, thus, a strong performance of an SUV on desert dunes is seen as an attractive attribute when considering a car’s specifications. (Read more here)
“Just because we have a car with high horsepower, it doesn’t mean it will perform well in the desert… We are finally together to take the formula from theory to execution,’ Mohamad AlaaEldin, Nissan’s Camelpower lead engineer said.
The team turned to one of the Gulf region’s cultural icons, the camel, to name the new measurement unit ‘Camelpower’ as a reflection of the animal’s stamina in the ever-changing desert environment.
“Manoeuvrability and control are more important than the power of the engine itself in the desert,” Joseph El Hachem, another Camelpower unit engineer added.
Horsepower is the standard unit of measurement of a car’s power, and the term was adopted by Scottish engineer James Watt in late 18th century to compare the steam engines’ output with horses’ power.
The Japanese carmaker seeks to have Camelpower as an internationally recognised automotive unit of measurement and it has already submitted the scientific data to the Emirates Authority for Standardization and Metrology (EMA) which has been “has been highly receptive to the idea of this entirely new unit of measurement”.
“ESMA is fully on board to undertake the requisite testing which will help to standardise the new unit, first on a regional and eventually on a global basis,” a company statement said.
Click here to read our interview last year with former Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn.
© Express 2017
