Re: High RPMs at highway speed?

["Matt Rooke" <mrooke@fcpa.fujitsu.com>]

>I own a 89 200 FWD slushbox, and the car is able to get to about 120-125mph.
>This is @ redline.  How do these cars keep up on the Autobahn?  Don't they
>have automactics in Germany?  I have heard people cruising at 160 all day
>long.  Does the 200 with slush just sit there on the right lane or is the
>gear ratio different for Autos in Germany?

160 mph?  I don't think so.  160 kph (100 mph) yes- BTDT and didn't get passed.
Well, not very often at least.  And that car coming up fast behind in the
passing lane is just as likely to be a big Audi as anything else.

Matt Rooke
'91cq 20V; 4000rpm = 80mph = 130kph.  Redline = 7000rpm