[The Atomic Ass]

Originally Posted by groar

A sheet to calculate your consumption based upon Frontal Area, Cd, Crr, weight and speed :
http://www.geocities.com/frontsidesk8er/delsolaero.xls
(not mine)
On flat and in ideal conditions, but can be great to see how mpg changes when you change some parameters.

Have fun,

Denis.

According to that calculator, assuming I've got all of my vehicle parameters correct, I need ~2900hp to make 200mph. And roughly 2 megawatts of power.

By my calculations I'm still under 1C at 200mph, hooray!

Also, on gasoline, I would be getting roughly 1.5 gpm.

And a drop-dead range at 55mph of over 1,500 miles! Success!

Now for hill-climbing calculations...

I'm left with more than enough brunt to muscle up a 50% grade at 100mph...