Turning Circle - how many metres do you need to turn round?
If you are looking into calculating the turning radius of a vehicle, you might want to start with downloading a free demo of AutoTURN. That way you can easily test compatibility with your CAD-platform and have a look at the available vehicle libraries in the software. Such templates are usually referred to as 'Turning Templates' as they show the space needed for a vehicle to make a turn. Vehicle Turning Templates are to be placed on-top of a road design where the template will show the path of the design vehicle.
Saturday 19th November 2011
My new car seems to have the turning circle of a barge, so I was wondering what the average turning circle is, go go google your car and turning circle and post back the width required to turn in metres:Mine:
Volvo S60 2.0T
11M
Lets see who really has a barge and who can turn on a sixpence!
and no discounts for being able to flick the rear end round, I know it reduces the turning circle but it's not a fair comparison!!
Saturday 19th November 2011
Don't have it any more, but in Westfield SEi, stick 5,000 rpm on the clock, turn wheel, dump clutch. Turning circle = length of the car.
Saturday 19th November 2011
Saturday 19th November 2011
Don't have it any more, but in Westfield SEi, stick 5,000 rpm on the clock, turn wheel, dump clutch. Turning circle = length of the car.
ditto TVR 500, but don't need the revs so much!Saturday 19th November 2011
XC60- 11.7m
Why have Volvo done this, the old 200s used to turn like a black cab?
Why have Volvo done this, the old 200s used to turn like a black cab?
Saturday 19th November 2011
My old caterham
Hydraulic handbrake
LSD with almost zero slip
Modified steering rack giving about 45degrees of lock.
Pretty tight turning circle
Hydraulic handbrake
LSD with almost zero slip
Modified steering rack giving about 45degrees of lock.
Pretty tight turning circle
Saturday 19th November 2011
I can vouch for the IQ it has a great turning circle
Saturday 19th November 2011
Don't have it any more, but in Westfield SEi, stick 5,000 rpm on the clock, turn wheel, dump clutch. Turning circle = length of the car.
ditto TVR 500, but don't need the revs so much!READ THE FOOTNOTE!!I used to do this in my VX Omega and also a RWD hire car to get round this junction:
Saturday 19th November 2011
according to google.
Elise: 10.7m (no LSD and not enough power for spin turns)
Alfa 156: 11.1
My old GT4 was significantly worse than the Alfa.
Whats a black cab?
Elise: 10.7m (no LSD and not enough power for spin turns)
Alfa 156: 11.1
My old GT4 was significantly worse than the Alfa.
Whats a black cab?
Saturday 19th November 2011
XC60- 11.7m
Why have Volvo done this, the old 200s used to turn like a black cab?
Three letters: FWDWhy have Volvo done this, the old 200s used to turn like a black cab?
The old ones were RWD
have you tried getting 180bhp to go round 45degrees and have a diff that allows that level of slip but still manages to pull away without eating one tyre???
They need to go back to RWD, as do many manufacturers!!
Saturday 19th November 2011
Not sure what the turning circle on my Alfa 156 is .... but I know it is huge for the size of car. Makes getting in our 'chicane' style driveway difficult. And yet others with C class Mercs, Vauxhall Zafiras and even our own Mini and MX5 are a doddle.
Mike
Mike
Saturday 19th November 2011
Whats a black cab?
HTH
Saturday 19th November 2011
11.33 for our family 7 seater Grand Picasso bus. I always thought it was pretty st but after reading this thread it seems I'm not the worst off.Black cabs are about 8m.
Edited by DanielC4GP on Saturday 19th November 11:01
Saturday 19th November 2011
Got a 156 and agree with the others, its takes most of the county to turn it round, its a bit of a pain in tight multi stories as you like a right dapper having to reverse to make it round a tight turn!
Saturday 19th November 2011
Mk3 Mondeo is a hefty 11.64m, which is suprising because the Alfa 156 I had before it is 11.1m and that always felt worse.
Saturday 19th November 2011
The OH's Zafira isn't too bad for turning circle. Much much better than my Volvo or my old 106 which despite being tiny needed miles to turn in. Once had to do a three point turn to get around a mini-roundabout!
Saturday 19th November 2011
The Mustang is officially 11.6m but it's way better than our Mk 4 Mondeo which is claimed to be 11.45m. One is wrong.
Saturday 19th November 2011
Alfa 156 was awful. Cerbera is truly woeful - not helped by steering which needs a shove almost heftier than I can manage.
Saturday 19th November 2011
I remember my old 190e nearly managing black cab turning circles, really useful. Edited by SuperHangOn on Saturday 19th November 11:51
Saturday 19th November 2011
Whats a black cab?
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How do you calculate the turning radius for a vehicle?
Cars, trucks and even bikes all have a turning radius. The turning radius is the space a vehicle needs to make a certain turn, usually on a road. When new streets are designed or routes for transportation are planned it is essential that one keeps in mind the turning radius of the vehicles that will use that street.
In the past ‘turning templates’ were used by traffic engineers, those templates would be placed on top of a drawing to test if the design had enough space. In modern days a computer is used to calculate the exact turning radius of a specific car or truck. For this purpose, AutoTURN was developped. With a program like AutoTURN you can add vehicles to your designs, so you can check the turning radius.
As you can imagine, one of the most important factors is having the correct vehicles available. The turning radius depends heavily on specifications of your vehicle like the vehicle size, the amount of axles, the steering and the wheelbase. Many countries have their own vehicle specifications so cars, trucks, busses, ambulances, fire trucks and other design vehicles you use when calculating the turning radius, should be very specific. Alternatively, some programs offer you the option of creating your own custom vehicle and calculate your custom vehicle’s turning radius. |
If you are looking into calculating the turning radius of a vehicle, you might want to start with downloading a free demo of AutoTURN. That way you can easily test compatibility with your CAD-platform and have a look at the available vehicle libraries in the software. If you don’t have a mayor CAD platform, or in case you only need to check the turning radius of a vehicle rarely and are looking for a cheaper solution, you can also use a cloud based solution that does not require a specific CAD platform to calculate the vehicle’s turning radius. In that case you can use AutoTURN Online.
Below you can find a more detailed video that describes the possibilities and gives you more insights to how you can calculate the vehicle turning radius: