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I few weeks ago I purchased a new Camaro with a Head's Up Display and among the data presented is a g-force meter. The meter does not show acceleration or deceleration; instead it is strictly lateral. Yesterday I entered a long and banked on-ramp to a freeway and the g-force meter reached 0.46g.
I realize one of the components of the equation for calculating a g-force number is speed. Note I said above the ramp is banked. All things being equal, had the ramp been flat and the same speed would the g-force meter show the same number?
Another question: like I mentioned above, there is no acceleration/deceleration reading - it is all lateral. Suppose, we take the same car to a place like Daytona or Talladega with high banked turns. Will the g-force reading still show? I've never driven on a race track with high banking, but would that not be a downward force rather than a lateral force acting on the car? Would the g-force meter still show a higher reading?
Thank you for your time and any insight into these questions...
I realize one of the components of the equation for calculating a g-force number is speed. Note I said above the ramp is banked. All things being equal, had the ramp been flat and the same speed would the g-force meter show the same number?
Another question: like I mentioned above, there is no acceleration/deceleration reading - it is all lateral. Suppose, we take the same car to a place like Daytona or Talladega with high banked turns. Will the g-force reading still show? I've never driven on a race track with high banking, but would that not be a downward force rather than a lateral force acting on the car? Would the g-force meter still show a higher reading?
Thank you for your time and any insight into these questions...