[V8] 5-speed article

[Ingo Rautenberg]

He, he. ..

Tony,

I can also tell you who likely drove the V8 5-speed for C&D and attained
those numbers - My old neighbor Don Schroeder (may he rest in peace).  He
was not afraid to rev the engine more than a little bit to get a good launch
:-)

Ingo

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tony and Lillie" <tonyandlillie1 at earthlink.net>
To: <v8 at audifans.com>
Sent: Friday, September 30, 2005 4:45 PM
Subject: [V8] 5-speed article


> Fellow V8'ers,
>
> I finally located the elusive 5-speed V8Q article I've been wanting. Car
and Driver June 1991. Got it off ebay.
>
> Anyhow, here are some of the #'s from the article.
>
> Curb weight : 3898
> 0-30: 2.1
> 0-60: 6.6
> 0-100: 18.8
> 5-60: 7.2
> 1/4 mile: 15.0 @ 92 mph
> Top speed: 145mph
>
> 0-60 for the auto 1991 V8 is stated in the article as 9.3 sec
>
>
> Tony Hoffman
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