The Washington times., 1923-03-11
POINTS TO CONSIDER
WHEN YOU PURCHASE
u. {. MOskovICs Tells Methods
Of Judging an
Automobile.

TN talking with motor ear owners
have been frequently Impressed
that very few Of them are able to
give definite. intelligent answer to
the question, ''What do you want in
motor carr" Says r.. q. Moslrovics.
vice president Nordyike and Marmon
Company.
"0f course every one u primarily
interested IN reliability. beauty. good
performance and maximum comfort,
but those are general terms. and
with the idea Of rendering D service
to motor car buyers In general have
attempted to outline practical, con.
densed standard by which motor cars
may be accurately judged.
Ease Of riding is q function OF good
spring design and good car balance.
There are other factors such az the
relationship OF inspiring weight to
sprung weight, but they are all en-.
compassed by the two principal
points. Some cars may ride well at
very high gpeeds--nOte, for instance,
racing cars--but at low speeds they
ride very hard. It il therefore i'm
portaIlt to try the car at the varying
speeds at which you would use II
and also under varying road cOndi-
lions.
''The purpose OF designing q car,
with q rapid rate Of acceleration is'
twofold: ~ the actual time saved.
and the rapidity with which the car
can get from lower to higher range
Of speeds without shifting gears; 10
safety In road handling.
Rapid acceleration Ii obtained by:
~ the proper proportion Of power to
weight, and, (2) characteristics Of en-
CINE design. which give sufficient
torgue at low speeds.
''It q hardly necessary 10 point out
that Il acCeleration il m important
feature, declaration is equally i'm.
portant. In deceleretion. certain
important factors are functional.
First: Al light car or q light body Ii
much easier to stop than q, heavy
one. This IL q law Of physics.
Second: area Of bralxing surface in
proportion to weight, Third: design
Of brakes. Fourth: ability Cf brakes
to cool themselves.
1.-THE Importance OF ease OF steer.
ing cannot be exaggerated. Much Of
SAAG RASABUA9 Va 0IAN1u& AAG0 III t0tU
ability Of the car. Again the weight
and the balance Of the car become
important items, together with the
floor angle and the steering gear
itself.
''No feature Is more important
than the convenience Of those manual
controls which the driver uses In the
daily operation Of the car. You
should be able to sit comfortably In
your normal driving position with
your back against the cushions and
reach the gear shift lever, the emer-
gency brake and all the throttle hand
carburetor levers and the ignition
and lighting controls.
Perhaps nothing suffers so much
from exaggeratton as the reported
gas CONSUMPTION OF an automobile.
1t is so much easier to say fifteen
miles to q gallon than perhaps nine
and 1t sounds so much better that
1t is quite frequently said. Gas mile.
ages that have not been proven
under average conditions mean moth.
ing.
Particularly from & mechanical
standpoint the snnoothness OF engine
operation ID clear evidence that the
engine ig well balanced and the parts
well made. In many cases this ID q
better proof than even an actual in.
spection. -
The value Of rightly lies In the
fact that all parts are 90 built to-
gether that they coordinate and CO.
operate their varying functions In
the best possible manner. It means
that you have practically 8 never-
troubles giving body.
Sow fast WIN Q chr 50 On comfort?
Does IL hold the road at high eneed?
Do You have the feeling Of ridinr
ease, Of comfort. Of security? Thaf
Is reliability. Reliability. when All
Is said and done, il a product Of
many things. Among them are low
weight. balance, proper
spring design and steering"
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