you guys wouldn't happen to be confusing KPH with MPH would you??

Mark wrote:

> >European cars are designed to cruise comfortably at
> >100-110 mph.  Drove those speeds in my non-camper van in >Europe when I
> picked it up in
> >'87 and it worked pretty well.
> >
> >Cheers, Tom Neal
> >
> I hate to be a doubting Thomas, but I simply don't believe an '87 Vanagon
> would go that fast.  By my calculation that would put RPM's at about
> 5700rpm even a lowly 100mph.  100mph would be more like 6270rpm.
> Different transmissions ratios in Europe?  Maybe some sort of high revving
> 4 valve/cylinder DOHC wasserboxer that was never available here?
>
> Mark