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JockoT · 07-11-2017, 03:55 AM

Speed of a motor vehicle is a factor of Drag. As you double the Speed, you quadruple the Drag, hence you need 4 times the power. At least that's my understanding of it.

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JockoT Master EcoModder Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Scotland Posts: 654 All That Jazz - '06 Honda Jazz i-DSI S Team Honda 90 day: 48.72 mpg (US) Thanks: 36 Thanked 137 Times in 101 Posts	Speed of a motor vehicle is a factor of Drag. As you double the Speed, you quadruple the Drag, hence you need 4 times the power. At least that's my understanding of it. __________________ *People Think They Are Thinking When They Are Merely Rearranging Their Prejudices*