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Note how I used the phrase "real life". This means in the outdoors in the sunshine, with gravity and all that stuff.


So gravity 'and all that stuff' now has an effect on the relationship between an engine output and the drive it provides through to the wheels??? Stop it you're killing me!

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So, in summary, what was the use of your initial post if you knew it bore no relation to the real world?


It bears every relationship to the real world in in theory and practice. I don't however know many Fiesta ST's that will rev to 12 thousand or go at 220mph. That's the theoretical bit just incase you can't spot it.

BTW, to quote you earlier:
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The car will go at 220 mph at 10.5k revs in 5th? don't think so!
The car will go at 20 mph at 1k revs in 5th? Don't think so!



That's exactly what it would do.