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Originally Posted by Coach
I don't see how a car with that aero can hit those speeds. Even with 800hp that front end is pushing so much air at those speeds I just don't see how thats possible. The Veyron has only 200 more horses and was built from the ground up to go fast and it's only got 15mph on a car that was designed as a family hauler. I would love to see proof.
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The Veyron has a higher Cd (0.36 vs 0.30). I'm not sure how the frontal area compares.
Aerodynamic force also increases with respect to the square of velocity, so it makes sense that the amount of power needed to increase the top speed by 15-20mph is so great.