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Date:         Sun, 3 Mar 1996 01:02:22 -0500 (EST)
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From:         William Alan Killian <killian@qnet.com>
Subject:      Re: Rather odd EV 'road test'

> > They claim 115mph w/a 2.5 petrol engine? Sounds reasonable...


> Not to me.  The Eurovan has a lot of frontal area.  I can't believe it
> would go anywhere near that fast!  My guess would be 105, or less.  Anyone
> been faster than that in theirs?  Doesn't hp required go up as the cube
> of speed, or something like that?


Haven't been over some 90 or so in mine but this is a tame US weenie van 
not a European spec van.  Have little doubt 105 is rather easily 
obtainable.  at 80 its doing fine.  Red line would put it probably at 
over 115 I think.  Air resistance force does go up rather quickly.  
Square of speed sounds possible but this 'underpowered' van is not a 
wimpy little van.  How a European spec panel is geared I don't know and I 
don't live where I can safely exceed 100 mph anymore.


bill
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