Re: MAXPower article

["Josh[deady]Able" <mkii@nycap.rr.com>]

it turns out MaxPower just made those numbers up, I talked to my friend (who
owns that car)n and he never gave Max any speed numbers.


Josh Able
87 16v Seidl
----- Original Message -----
From: "16V Jason" <jason@scirocco.org>
To: <VeeWdriver@aol.com>; <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2001 4:38 PM
Subject: Re: MAXPower article


> At 11:18 PM 10/14/2001, VeeWdriver@aol.com wrote:
> >Just picked up a copy of MAX Power and read the article about that
orang-ish
> >Rocco...is it just me or did he make the car slower???  They qoute a 1-60
> >time of 8.5 seconds.  I thought that they got 7.5-8.0 depending on the
> >magazine doing the test?
>
> 7.7 - 8.1 depending on the magazine.  No one I've ever talked to has been
> able to better 8.3 to 60 though, which leads me to believe that the
> magazines got Euro-Spec cars (or 2.0 liters). :)
>
> More realistic judging by the 16V's power to weight ratio is a 0-60 time
of
> 8.5 seconds.  So the orange Roc is running about stock acceleration.
>
>
> >Guess those 17" wheels really slow things down!
> >
> >And they gave it a 130MPH top speed.  This is what a stock 1.8 16V does,
> >right?
>
> Nope, 123 or 124 depending on what magazine you read.  Road & Track
> estimated 125.
>
> Jason
>
>
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