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At 03:17 PM 11/5/2002, Brandon Smith wrote:
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>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.

The Phaeton W12 comes with a 320km/h speedometer, which is 200mph.

IIRC the R32 has a 280km/h speedo, or 173mph.

Jason




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>-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.
>>
>>Larry
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At 03:17 PM 11/5/2002, Brandon Smith wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>&nbsp;<br>
BY THE WAY....HAS ANYONE EVER SEEN A SPEEDOMETER ON A VW THAT WILL READ
UP TO 320km/h or 200mph, or even 180mph????? <br>
i haven't... but if they do exist i would love to see one (besides the
one in the picture we are talking about).&nbsp; i suppose the Phaeton
might come with a 180....maybe.</blockquote><br>
The Phaeton W12 comes with a 320km/h speedometer, which is
200mph.<br><br>
IIRC the R32 has a 280km/h speedo, or 173mph.<br><br>
Jason<br><br>
<br><br>
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<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>&nbsp;<br>
-Brando<br>
&nbsp;<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>----- Original Message -----<br>
<b>From:</b> L F<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, November 05, 2002 5:52 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Brandon Smith; SCIROCCO-LIST<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: Insane speed in german cars... slightly OT, had to
share...<br>
&nbsp;<br>
<font face="arial">Brando-</font><br>
<font face="arial">(how do I remove the background??)</font><br>
<font face="arial">Weight has virtually nothing to do with top
speed..only horsepower and drag count in this equation. </font><br>
<font face="arial">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.</font><br>
<font face="arial">&nbsp;Top speed is top speed; the definition is
&quot;maximum speed achievable&quot;.&nbsp; 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?&nbsp;
I want to make sure we are both talking about the same thing
)</font><br>
<font face="arial">Peace.</font><br>
&nbsp;<br>
<font face="arial">Larry</font></blockquote><br>
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