It takes about 50 hp to push a Vanagon at 65 mph, or so I've read. I
think I also read that the wind resistance goes up as the square of the
speed. If so, 130 being 2 times as fast would take 4 times the power or
about about 200 hp. Since 65mph  yields about 20 mpg, 130 mph would give
what, about 5 mpg? Maybe even less since the rpm would be so high?

Mark

Brian T. wrote:

>I was with Eric on drive to Seattle in his WRX van
>warlier this year.  We easily popped past 110 in a
>short run heading North and then a sprint almost up to
>where that speedo shot was on the way back.
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>Lemme' tell ya it is something to go that fast in a
>vanagon!
>
>Eric has done such a good job of engineering this
>thing though, it is rock solid at speed.
>
>Brian from Salem, Or
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