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From: black.hole.4.spam{at}gmail.com (Don Hills)
In article , "Robert Comer"
wrote:
>
>Mine has 210 hp and it may be able to do 115mph, but I wouldn't bet on it.
>I really wouldn't know as the fastest I've ever driven it was 100mph passing
>a long line of cars. (Ford Taurus DOHC 24valve V6, 25mpg during my normal
>driving)
>
>I suspect it's geared for low end power rather than high end cruising (as
>are most other American cars.)
If it's pre 2000, it's electronically limited to 112. I would expect it to
do about 135 to 140 without limiting and with the right gearing. In spite
of their shape they aren't especially slippery.
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