[DeTomaso] 15" Tires

[Tomas Gunnarsson]

I've read before that a Countach uses about 40 l/100 km when speed approaches 300 km/h. That gives a consumption of around 120 l/h. If we simply assume that going 400 instead of 300 uses (4/3)^3 times that amount of fuel (correcting for air resistance increase only) we end up at ~284 l/h. Wikipedia lists the Veyron fuel tank at 100 liters and also the 12 minute drain claim. 500 l/h is quite a bit higher than my estimate but the difference is not completely unreasonable. 

Tomas

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <hemipanter at hemipanter.se>
To: "Thomas Tornblom" <Thomas.Tornblom at hax.se>
Cc: <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 1:56 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] 15" Tires


> We could ask Carapi what it takes in tires and fuel at these kind of speeds.
> In any case, in an entertainment program such as Top Gear, so slamming
> those figures high in the "Sensations circles".
> Goran
> 
>> Approved at 400+ kph, and only usable on a very limited number of very
>> expensive cars probably.
>>
>> I saw the Top Gear program where James May takes the Veyron to its top
>> speed, and he said that the tires only last about 15 minutes at the top
>> speed, but that is OK as the fuel runs out in 12 :-)
>>
>>
> 
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