thorne Posted October 10, 2008 Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 Were having a argument at work about German cars and I said that most common German cars will never see those speeds. M cars being exempt. Is there a way to calculate the horse power required to hit those speeds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc1647545523 Posted October 10, 2008 Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 I would think that you'd have to be given the vehicle's drag coefficient in order to do such a calculation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casper Posted October 10, 2008 Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 Just buy a liter bike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragknee66 Posted October 10, 2008 Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 Buy a real car with some balls /thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRed05 Posted October 10, 2008 Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 M cars being exempt. 177mph http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=uUDUvDSaBN4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farkas Posted October 10, 2008 Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 I've seen upwards of 135 in mine(on an enclosed course ) but I would tach out around 150 for sure. What does the argument include as far as mods? Are you talking completely stock, or fairly tuned? I have no doubt that a GTI with a GT3071r could hit 180 but it would take some work to get there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putty Posted October 10, 2008 Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 I do 180 all the time.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted October 10, 2008 Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 tq curves, gearing, weight etc etc etc too many variables............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorne Posted October 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 factory cars I'm refering to. I was pissed off at this guy at the office telling me all the bmw's do 300K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRed05 Posted October 10, 2008 Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 factory cars I'm refering to. I was pissed off at this guy at the office telling me all the bmw's do 300K. Well duh, BMW's are hand-built by Jesus himself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngryBMW Posted October 10, 2008 Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 Well duh, BMW's are hand-built by Jesus himself. Yup. Get over your complex of having an inferior product. You and Jones should start a club... -Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRed05 Posted October 10, 2008 Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 Yup. Get over your complex of having an inferior product. You and Jones should start a club... -Marc We already have one. Its called "When the hell is BMW going to win LeMans?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NTHER91 Posted October 10, 2008 Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 bmw's are tiny inside marc us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngryBMW Posted October 10, 2008 Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 bmw's are tiny inside marc us Lol, if you think my car is small PLEASE get into an A/S4! And it's only small if you're over 6'5, 360lbs... I fit just fine! -Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil Posted October 10, 2008 Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 i have been 165ish in mine. took years to get there though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImUrOBGYN Posted October 10, 2008 Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 Were having a argument at work about German cars and I said that most common German cars will never see those speeds. M cars being exempt. Is there a way to calculate the horse power required to hit those speeds? Two bottles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossle Posted October 10, 2008 Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 Well most European cars are limited to 155mph, they say they have more in them than that. Idk what the revs are, at 155mph in a European car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gergwheel1647545492 Posted October 10, 2008 Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 You might be better off to figure out the gearing (tires, differential, tranny)required to go 180mph and then see what rpm that engine would be at... should work, although its alot of math. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted October 10, 2008 Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 stock C5* or C6 vette will do it right off the show room floor. the C5Z will not do it stock, it is gear limited and drag limited. you have to take the redline up for it to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Science Abuse Posted October 10, 2008 Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 Is there a way to calculate the horse power required to hit those speeds? No It changes for every car, period. You need to know gearing, hp, drag coef, driveline loss, power band vs gearing, etc. Several German cars do 180+, 2 and 4 door, even a wagon or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evan9381 Posted October 10, 2008 Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 i had my dads 93 325i to 135 on 161 when i was ~18 or so. i dont have a clue what the RPMs were at. and FWIW, his car had over 170k miles on it when that happened. im fairly certain it had quite a bit of life left in it. probably could have hit the 300k mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Jones Posted October 10, 2008 Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 S8 w/ Vmax Edit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorne Posted October 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 The problem is the faster you go the harder it is to go faster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Jones Posted October 10, 2008 Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 The problem is the faster you go the harder it is to go faster. You don't say.. I thought once you hit 180, then 180 to 250 was a breeze. Thanks for clearing that up. On that same note, jet planes only need 56hp once they get past mach1.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miller Posted October 10, 2008 Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 You don't say.. I thought once you hit 180, then 180 to 250 was a breeze. Thanks for clearing that up. On that same note, jet planes only need 56hp once they get past mach1.. That was just really, really mean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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