I have had Winged1 up to a (calculated) speed of 140mph, in central Montana. I say "calculated" because I have never changed the speedometer face to read a value higher that 85 mph. It took a while to get to the top speed, and I still had some room left on the tachometer. The car is limited by horsepower for top speed. This speed run was done shortly before I lowered the car down (or should I say WAY down?), so the top speed may be higher or lower now, depending on the aerodynamic effects of the change in stance. Sometimes lowering can increase down-force (which was my goal), but this will result in higher aerodynamic drag if other design elements are not changed. I always tell people that the car is "quick", but not necessarily world-class "fast". BTW - I believe that the official top speed was listed as "130 mph, estimated". Toby Peterson VIN 2248 "Winged1" DeLorean Parts Northwest, LLC www.delorean-parts.com --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "tuxr" <tuxdarby@xxxx> wrote: > > I have people ask me the usual questions I'm sure all of us hear (what > does it cost? Where do you get parts for it? Is the flux capacitor > working? How many engines did GM produce for these? etc.), but I > don't know the answer to one of them: "Is it a fast car?" Seeing > it's 25 years old, I don't drive it "fast" - usually 75 on the > interstate, but never over 80, which means I'm in the center lane. > But assuming it was in perfect shape, and nothing would fall off, is > it considered a fast car? How fast? Would it be passed by a Toyota > Pruis? A mustang? Corvette? Had a Lamborghini blow by me today on > the interstate, didn't even think about trying to speed up a little to > check it out. How does it compare to other cars out there? > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/