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Subject:Re: Rather odd EV 'road test'
From:David Schwarze
Date:Fri, 1 Mar 1996 23:10:55 -0800 (PST)

RGOLEN@umassd.edu writes:
> 
> 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?

-David

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