Re: High RPMs at highway speed?

["Dave" <dave@ohlemacher.com>]

My other car (non-Audi) does 110mph at 3100 rpm, most long legged V8's
probably do . . in fact it runs 4300rpm while 'cruising' at 150mph

Dave
91 200tqw
86 928S

-----Original Message-----
From: Ti Kan <ti@amb.org>
To: PlyBoyDoct@aol.com <PlyBoyDoct@aol.com>
Cc: cumm@flash.net <cumm@flash.net>; quattro@audifans.com
<quattro@audifans.com>
Date: Wednesday, June 09, 1999 5:15 PM
Subject: Re: High RPMs at highway speed?


>PlyBoyDoct@aol.com writes:
>> OK....say your crusing in a 200 slush @ 110mph - 170kph(-)(+) This is not
>> uncommon.  Even though this isn't at Redline, its pretty darn close.
Would
>> Audi let these car cruise so close to Redline when other cars are doing
the
>> same @ 3500???  Crappy gas mileage?  Shorter Engine life?  When does the
>> insanity stop?
>
>I doubt that you'd find many cars that could cruise at 110mph while
>turning only 3500rpm.
>
>-Ti
>96 A4 2.8 quattro
>84 5000S 2.1 turbo
>80 4000 2.0
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