From: black.hole.4.spam{at}gmail.com (Don Hills)

In article ,
"Antti Kurenniemi"  wrote:
>
>My car has a whopping 90 hp, and can do about 115. From there to 140 using
>the above mentioned formula, that would mean an additional 80% more power to
>go to 140, which means 162 hp. Or, to go to 150 I would need 199.7 hp. These
>are funny numbers...

Makes sense though, with the rule of thumb that you need something over 200
hp to reach 150 mph in a small modern shape car.

I was watching a "Best of Top Gear" show tonight, talking about
the Mclaren-Mercedes SLR. 650-odd hp, in a small car, capable of 208 mph.
The point that amused me was that if you were able to keep it at top speed
long enough, you would empty the 21 (25 US) gallon tank in 19 minutes...

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