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#--------------------------------------- Based on information I've received, my VW TDI Jetta wagon has a top speed of 117 mph, which is plenty of speed for my driving. I'm not sure of the top speed of the gasoline engine VW Golf. Diesel burns a little slower than gasoline, which put a limit of around 5,000 rpm for the diesel engine. Any rpms above the 5,000 rpms will yield little additional power, because the rpm will be running faster than the engine's ability to burn the diesel fuel. My VW Jetta only has a five speed transmission, and the fifth gear, (eg overdrive), will redline at around 117 mph at 5,000 rpm. If I wanted to have a higher top speed, I would need a transmission with a six, seventh, etc gear to keep the rpms in the sweet zone as my speed increased. The top speed on some VW gasoline models tops out via the onboard computer chip, which mean the top speed of some models is controlled by engine computer. I prefer diesel over gasoline engines; because, even though diesel burns slower than gasoline, diesel has more energy per gallon than a gallon of gasoline, I overall I get a lot more out of diesel than gasoline. I was impressed with the VW Golf's handling at speeds somewhere between 110 and 115 mph, based on the video. My biggest question is why the guy driving the VW Golf still has a drivers license? LOL Regards, LelandJ Adam Buckland wrote: > 110 mph is that all, typical VW driver can't get to a reasonable > speed..... > > Why not try this instead > > http://tinyurl.com/27hcbm > > Don't think it's impress the wife as there is no room for our children > but hey ho... > > > Adam. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Leland F. Jackson, CPA > Sent: 27 February 2008 14:05 > To: ProFox Email List > Subject: [OT] State Patrol nabs man going 110 mph > > Below is an excerpt with links to an article of a driver going over 110 > mph. The article includes a video of the speeding car: > > #----------------------------------- > Excerpt: > > KIRKLAND, Wash. - The Washington State Patrol wants reckless drivers to > know that they're being watched from the sky. > > Trooper Cliff Pratt reports that a State Patrol air unit observed a > green Volkswagen Golf driving recklessly in and out of traffic at more > than 110 miles per hour Monday in the Kirkland area. > > http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_022508WAB_speeder_KC.2bfe36f2. > html > > or > > http://tinyurl.com/2ohezs > > #---------------------------------------- > > Regards, > > LelandJ > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
