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Originally Posted by Detroit M3
The altitude of where you tried to achieve this plays a role in your results. If your m3 is not tuned I believe the car cuts off at 155mph. If you're tuned I think 185mph is the max and as for Ess I GUESS over 200mph  |
That is correct.
The physics, disregarding small factors like rolling resistance at top speed:
Assuming the following:
- 340whp
- 2.17m² frontal area
- 0.31m² drag coefficient
- 1.219kg³ air density
- Optimal gearing
- Flat surface
... you could achieve a theoretical
190.58mph.
If you have other figures you'd want me to throw in there, I'd be happy to do it. The math is really straight forward, I just coded a simple program to handle it for me to avoid manual-data entry.