REDLINE, V1, X50, STi Testing VIDEO.

[languy99]

Awesome work.

I think Escort is going to be mocked forever over the official rep claiming the Redline was "well off the V1 charts."

well what is he going to say, "well it will be close but I do not think we can beat it."

[Obsidian]

Awesome work.

I think Escort is going to be mocked forever over the official rep claiming the Redline was "well off the V1 charts."

well what is he going to say, "well it will be close but I do not think we can beat it."

They could have said "it's just a repackaged STi."

[languy99]

but technically it is not, there have been enough changes to the antenna that they had to get a new FCC ID, who knows if those changes helped and maybe in the lab it was more sensitive but as you can see it did not transfer out to the real world.

[Akosikojak]

I sure am happy that you guys have the time and equipment to make videos for this forum. I know it takes alot of man power to pull off such an event. I hope you will be able to keep them videos comming. THANK YOU VERY MUCH! P.S. I guess we will have to blame GOL for all of this.

Would agree with ya on this. Also very good video IMO showcasing the detectors range coming around the curve. Keep up the good work.

[Z1NONLY]

I can't find the landmark, but it looks like they all alert at (about) the same time.

-Or the alert distance is seperated only by processing time.

Not that there was much you could do about it, but it looks like the course compressed the alert distances too much to see the differences between the units.

I hope the FF stuff shows more differences.

Thanks for taking the time for this.

[AirMoore]

I can't find the landmark, but it looks like they all alert at (about) the same time.

-Or the alert distance is seperated only by processing time.

Not that there was much you could do about it, but it looks like the course compressed the alert distances too much to see the differences between the units.

I hope the FF stuff shows more differences.

Thanks for taking the time for this.

Its hard to see, you HAVE to watch it in HQ at youtube.com (to make it clearer and a larger screen) to see the line painted on the right-hand shoulder of the road.

It did compress the alerts, but if you can you can see the line you see that the V1 and x50 alert just before it, the STi on it, and the Redline after it. One could only assume that if they were less compressed the V1, X50 etc would just have alerted that much sooner (spaced out more)... or the exact same via processing time... either way it got tied/beat for off-axis.

I guess the point being: Its sensitivity off-axis is no better IMO (it seems) then any other high-end dash-mount... off-axis.

[mswlogo]

As far as I could tell they were all really really close. Do you think it really matters. I think what was most impressive with smooth V1 ramp up giving a real feel for the distance to the threat.

[rocky2]

Nice test, glad I waited for some results before ordering a RedLine. So far all the initial tests show the Redline is a good detector, but nothing to get excited about. And not any better than the Sti or V1, which really surprises me I thought it would be like having a STi-R.

[<<JAZZY>>]

Thanks for taking the time to do a little testing and filming it.

[AirMoore]

To highlight the differences between the sensitivity of the units in the first video, here is an original 8500 (Non-X50), to show how much every inch of the course matters... you have to have high-end (off-axis) sensitivity & response to do well on this course.



(This is KaPro's 8500)... it gave more then enough warning to slow down... but it highlights how sensitivity combined with responsiveness are a must.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=In2ruQ_f6jc]YouTube - 8500 (Non X50) on Redline, V1, STi, X50 course.[/ame]



My E795 did even worse... (These videos to come).


Glad everyone appreciates the efforts, really give a huge thanks to KaPro as well, his hours of driving made this possible.



PS: For those who comment/rate-up my youtube videos (these and my other videos in the "Detector & Countermeasure videos" section of the forum)... thnaks and glad you enjoy it, it is a PITA to run/edit the in-car filming (especially on trips that are hours upon hours).