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    Quote Originally Posted by fcman
    Untrue, this is a huge feat both from an aerodynamics and a horsepower standpoint. 4mph is quite significant. Weight has nothing to do with top speed, just acceleration. The only things that matter are power and CoD. So, once again, this is an enormous feat especially considering the budget comparisons. And the 0-60, it's barely slower and the Veyron has AWD.
    You also need frontal area so that you can use the cD to find the total amount of drag.

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    Quote Originally Posted by VteckTuna
    You also need frontal area so that you can use the cD to find the total amount of drag.
    Yes, true. However, this is what wind tunnels are for (i've watched the one a Ga Tech run before, cool as shit)

    But you also have to remember that the Cd and Cl both matter here.
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