Re: Brakes vs Engine

[bobby_e_crumpley@xxxxxxxxx]

<<Michiel,
Cool post!  I ran the numbers for braking from 80 mph for the M3 sedan (204 ft, 
from road test summaries in the back of Road & Track).  This works out to over 1
g of deceleration and nearly 265 kW to stop.  snip >>>

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If I remember correctly (always a big if), during the time that the personal 
injury attorneys and TV journalists were trying to put Audi out of business, Car
& Driver did a test of braking performance on the Audi 5000.  Braking distances 
from all tested speeds were essentially the same for 'normal braking' and 
braking with a wide open throttle.  Of course, scientific evidence didn't do 
Audi much good...

Bobby Crumpley
BMWCCA

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