Re: MAXPower article

["Dave Ewing" <rabbit16v@prodigy.net>]

Doesn't that just strike you funny that they used that car then lied about
the numbers?  Sounds like they are trying to make VW look bad!

Dave

----- Original Message -----
From: Josh[deady]Able <mkii@nycap.rr.com>
To: <VeeWdriver@aol.com>; <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>; 16V Jason
<jason@scirocco.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2001 10:25 PM
Subject: Re: MAXPower article


> 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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