Re: In what distance would a Bugatti Veyron beat that Vauxhall dragster?

"Albert T Cone" <mmmm@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Ed Chilada wrote:
>> On Tue, 10 Jul 2007 18:33:01 +0100, Albert T Cone <mmmm@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> wrote:
>>
>>> Assuming ideal gearing for highest possible speed and an infinitely
long 
>>> test straight, then noddy aerodynamics calcs suggest that the vaux
will 
>>> be quicker IF its cdA is not more than about 30% greater than that of 
>>> the veyron, but I'm not sure if that's very likely.
>>
>> Given an infinitely long test straight, then the Vauxhall's 5mpg would
>> become a factor and it could eventually be overtaken by a Smartcar!
>
> On that basis, pretty much everything on the road would be beaten by a 
> golf SDi or something.  Actually, I wonder what would win the worlds
most 
> boring drag race - full tank, flat to the floor until the tank empties?

Probably something like a Golf or Octavia SDi.  Decent sized tank, 
reasonable MPG...

-- 
Dan