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Originally Posted by pawoSD
Interesting. The SLR gains 33% more mileage over the veyron, which is interesting in that its engine has a max output of 626hp.....while the veyron is 1001....so its about 30ish % less hp.....thus the 1 extra mpg. Thats weird!  |
Its not weird at all, as speed increases it takes more and more power to overcome the air friction, not in a linear way either.
The Veyron uses only about 150hp to reach 150mph, and most other modern cars will to with under 250hp. The other 850hp is needed to go the last 100mph.
So to push an SLR from 205 to say 250 would probably require another 300-500 hp.
I think the Veyron has a 26-30 gallon tank, I would imagin at those speeds like most race cars anything around 1mpg would be good. Luckly the owners of such cars don't give a damn about fuel mileage, more so since these are not track cars.
Whats far more impressive than the Veyron is the McLarean which managed to top out in the low 240's 20 years ago. It "only" has about 650hp but it weighs less than half of what these modern cars do.