Insane speed in german cars... slightly OT, had to share...

[drew@dyermaker.cs.uoguelph.ca (drew)]

I'm sure some of our Euro list memebrs can respond to this, but I believe
that The older Audi A8 had a 280km/h speedo (or 170mph for the Brits.)
I'm sure that the newer powerhouses (including the Phaeton) have got
higher clocks on them now.

I'm not a big fan of speedos that measure escape velocity in KM/h -
because when you're doing the speed limit, you think you're hardly moving!
I installed a 260Km/h  speedometer in my winter beater Jetta, and now
100Km/h is about where 60Km/h is on the Scirocco... :)  Never mind the
fact that the car will barely do 180Km/h with its current gearing...!

Drew

On Tue, 5 Nov 2002, Brandon Smith wrote:

> BY THE WAY....HAS ANYONE EVER SEEN A SPEEDOMETER ON A VW THAT WILL
> READ UP TO 320km/h or 200mph, or even 180mph?????  i haven't... but if
> they do exist i would love to see one (besides the one in the picture
> we are talking about).  i suppose the Phaeton might come with a
> 180....maybe.
> 
> -Brando
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: L F
> Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 5:52 AM
> To: Brandon Smith; SCIROCCO-LIST
> Subject: Re: Insane speed in german cars... slightly OT, had to share...
> 
> Brando-
> (how do I remove the background??)
> Weight has virtually nothing to do with top speed..only horsepower and drag count in this equation.  
> That also leaves out gear ratio to the extent that you can be under-geared and be rpm-limited, but gearing up (lower numerically) doesn't not assure more top speed. Once optimum gearing is found (based on hp and drag), going up on the gear slows the car down.
>  Top speed is top speed; the definition is "maximum speed achievable".  Having 30 minutes to get there does not add to a car's maximum speed achievable. (and we are debating the issue of a car's...any car's...top speed here, right?  I want to make sure we are both talking about the same thing )
> Peace.
> 
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Drew MacPherson - '84 Wolfsburg Edition Scirocco TurboDiesel