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Old 07-20-2004, 10:09 AM
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The euro models also have a slightly lower Cd of 0.285 due to the slightly longer under-tray.

Mathematically, 3.700 gears will increase torque to the wheels by ~4% over the 3.545 gears in US models. At speeds of 150mph+, that small difference in gearing coupled with the lower Cd, could translate to the euro models being 4-5mph faster than the US model SVX's...

-Chike
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Originally posted by huck369
The slightly lower gearing in Sonar's Euro model, should help put the HP to the ground in the upper speeds, so a like equiped US version (3.54's) probably wouldn't achive the same speed, if all other variables where the same....
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