Date: 11-11-25  Time: 23:17 pm

Author Topic: Interesting article. speed?  (Read 1454 times)

savvy

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Re: Interesting article. speed?
« Reply #1 on: 17 March 2014, 11:24:45 pm »
Interesting article and the theory makes sense... it would be nice to see it introduced, if only as an experiment.

I've also found having a rev happy car to slow me down on motorways... as it just doesn't sound right sitting over 4k rpm in a car and it destroys fuel efficiency :\

My friend had the same experience; drives slower in his RX-8 than he does in his diesel Focus :P

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Re: Interesting article. speed?
« Reply #2 on: 18 March 2014, 07:08:23 am »
I used to have a Suzuki swift that revved up at 4k @ 70mph. It was painful on the motorway. It was like sitting in a resonating oil drum at that speed!

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Re: Interesting article. speed?
« Reply #3 on: 24 March 2014, 11:22:44 pm »
Interesting, but it depends a lot on driver attitude. For instance does Denmark have the same issues with tailgaters and middle-lane Larrys that we do? If not, that's going to skew the figures for a start.