PAN Nigeria’s test track for quality control

The test track is built so that you could test the braking power, traction, parking brakes, shocks and chassis strength. To go through the drill first I was introduced to PAN test drive expert. Abdulhzeez, who took me and another motor enthusiast, Enobong Utuk a business man, in Kaduna through the test track. First we […]

The test track is built so that you could test the braking power, traction, parking brakes, shocks and chassis strength. To go through the drill first I was introduced to PAN test drive expert. Abdulhzeez, who took me and another motor enthusiast, Enobong Utuk a business man, in Kaduna through the test track.

First we went for the sprint and brake test in which the 307 sedan used was test on its ability to stop under high speed conditions. You can imagine we all had to belt up otherwise you could be thrown out the windscreen. I could barely take one shot of photograph because I didn’t want to loose my camera.  Then we went through the ‘S’ curves which you had to be very fast in turning the steering wheel. This part almost made me pee because of being swerved from left to right violently without time to respond to any thing. This part happen so fast that I would have loved a repeat session. Then came the part which the car was parked on a ram and the reverse gear was also tested uphill. After all the physical test the we had to test the 307 Sedan for any unusual noise in a section where the sound of the car would bounce off the wall on both sides of the car. At this point the car is revved to about 7000rpm which could blow the engine of most cars. Then the final test which has to be done twice is the part where the chassis strength and shocks are tested. The road surface are uneven in an extremely rough in manner that could shatter your dashboard or even crack your windscreen. Every test is done at high speed. The bumps and speed breaker were too sharp for my liking but on the whole I became more attracted to the 307 sedan built here in Nigeria.

If you were not aware every production car has to go through this drill twice or even up to four times to be sure you get the best. When it comes to European car sold world wide it’s all about trust and reliability. That’s the keyword and it becomes even harder to find them in the tokunbo market because people don’t give them up easily. So PAN Nigeria runs quality control on every 307 sedan sold to Nigerians say the cars are very good.

Did you know?

Did you know PAN Nigeria turns out 88 307 sedans from the production line in every four working days of a week. In addition every single on car has to be test driven for quality control before it go off into the market. Also in a year only average of 40 cars not sold or given to anybody have defect. Did you know the seats in your 307 sedan are made in Nigeria? Yupe!  The wiring of your car is also laid to suite only Nigerian condition.