how quick would a 1.6 8v driver be flat out?

[Simpson]

pointless post you shouldnt be going that fast 

[jackass1989]

118mph out of a 1.3 g reg . 120 thousand on the clock aswell, haha

[Simpson]

jesus i struggle to get that out of the gti! 

[Chris-White]

very fast if you dropped it out of an aeroplane at 20,000 feet.

hmmmm, wonder what the terminal velocity of a golf driver is......

381m/s

so thats:

terminal velocity = sqrt(2mg/pACd)

where m = 92.4N  (assuming 907kg kerb weight)
         g = 9.81
         p = density of air = 1.2kg/m3
         A = cross sectional area ( i can only find ffrontal area) = 1.91
         Cd = drag coeff = 0.36

therefore:

terminal velocity = sqrt(1812.888/0.82512) = sqrt(2197.12) = 46.87ms

46.87ms = 104mph

so you can actually drive your car faster than you can drop it. 

[Mew]

So is that what you've been doing for the last hour!?

[Chris-White]

So is that what you've been doing for the last hour!?

indded.

and adding the foundations to my bier speciale wall.

[Haribo!]

ive had two, they both pushed 120 on the speedo, probably more like 110 tho

[tom26]

ive had two, they both pushed 120 on the speedo, probably more like 110 tho

did you have a jet engine strapped to the roof by any chance?

[Godzilla]

Had a touch over 110mph in my girlfriends 1989 1.6 Driver with 90,000 on the clock. This was on a large private road 

[russ-vdub]

does top speed really matter tho? instant ban doin over a ton anyways..my mates driver did 115mph aswel but thats on old golf clocks so probs like 105-110mph .. previous car, 106 1.1  did 110mph..