CLARKSON ON CARS

Honda Civic Type R

Honda has announced that it will become the world’s first car manufacturer to adopt new stateof-the-art driving simulator technology, based on a revolutionary architecture called DiM250 (Driver-in-Motion). Most driving simulators make use of motion technology derived from flight simulators, and typically use six actuators to deliver six “degrees of freedom”. However, to reproduce a vehicle ride, handling and acceleration characteristics accurately within a single simulator, VI-grade’s DiM250 system uses nine actuators to create additional ranges of motion – unique in the industry. The DiM250 is electrically-driven, and the whole system moves by sliding on airpads, which help to make the simulator extremely stiff, silent and reliable.