Top speed and vehicle weight

["Bertenyi, Tamas" <Tamas.Bertenyi@nrc.ca>]

I hate to sound like an engineer here, but several postings discussing 
the top speed of the 90 or others referred to the weight of the 
vehicle. While the mass of the car is important when considering 
acceleration, handling, and deceleration, it does not affect the top 
speed. Top speed is really only a function of aerodynamic drag (which 
is low for the 90) and available power or gearing (depending on 
whether the car is drag limited or rpm limited).

Geekily yours,

Tamas
'90 90q20v

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Tamas Bertenyi
Aerodynamics Laboratory
Institute for Aerospace Research
National Research Council Canada
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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