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Old 07-31-2013, 05:54 PM   #27 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Aguila1 View Post
Just don't expect everyone to go along with computer driven jelly beans speed limited to 55.
Wouldn't 80mph top end speed suffice though? I mean theoretically we are talking about Diesel engines with HP in the teens able to accomplish this already. It seems sensible that allot of people would want to trade excessive speed capabilities for efficiency if given the option.
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