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Discussion in 'Technical Q&A' started by ANDYJR, Apr 8, 2009.

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  1. ANDYJR

    ANDYJR Rookie

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    #1 ANDYJR, Apr 8, 2009
    Can somebody tell me if the enzo can achieve 60mph in 1st gear, I have the formula to work out using the gear ratio, diff ratio, rpm and wheel circumference, but have got a problem ! the front wheel circumference is different to the rear so how do you work out maximum speed in that particular gear ?
     
  2. aw2809

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    #2 aw2809, Apr 8, 2009
    This sounds a little too simple, but as the rears are the driven wheels work it out using their circumference
     
  3. James_Woods

    James_Woods F1 World Champ

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    #3 James_Woods, Apr 8, 2009
    Perhaps the OP is asking this in reference to the Enzo's 0-60 acceleration time? I.E. that if it can achieve 60 without a gear change this might be an advantage for that particular (popular but ultimately meaningless) statistic...

    It might be pointed out that with an autoshift manual transmission, the gear change is not really that significant a factor; maybe not as much an issue as the traction off line or the overall ratio (torque multiplication factor) of the low gear.
     

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