In a message dated 4/23/2002 12:55:25 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
hendrik.lipka_at_gmx.de writes:
> With my Audi A3, 1.8L, 125hp, I can go 220km/h - and this is not the hp
> limit,
> but I hit the rpm limiter at this speed... This would be about 140 mph.
> And yes, we have tires which can stand this speed - we are required to
> have.
> Currently, I have winter tires, and they are limited to 190km/h :( I
> will
> change them on the next weekend, so I'm back to full speed. I love Germany
> for
> its streets...
>
> hli
>
My 2000 Passat 1.8L Turbo has 200hp and z-rated tired (Dunlop SP5000). What I
don't have are roads I can go that fast on! (In the US) ;-)
BTW, this same engine can push 300hp with a new exhaust, larger turbo, and
injectors. Not bad for a 1.8 liter displacement.
Not to say that displacement doesn't matter but I have more get-up-and-go in
my 1.8T than most V6's with larger displacements. IMO it is a matter of
efficiency.
-Tom
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