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Max speed - at 5-th or 6-th gear?

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1.6 THP 156HP - is there max speed on 5-th or 6-th gear?
 
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might have pushed it to 71 in 6th gear !!!!!

PS 116 then chickened out :)
 
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I have reached 210 km/h (131 mph) on 6-th gear and I'm wondering if on 5-th would be better maybe...
 
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remember at 130Mph indicated speed your real speed will be closer to 110-115mph. it is out by that amount.
 
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Ok - I know it, but still you didn't answer me if top speed could be achieved at 5-th or 6-th gear?
 
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6th gear I managed 237kph on the speedo...flat out and redlining. That speed in 5th would have been well into the red.
 
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Yes but yoy drive 200HP version - it's totally diffrent thing. In 156HP engine 5-th gear may be the one with top speed.
 
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I would doubt it very much if 5th would give you top speed over 6th in a 1.6 engine...
 
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pretty sure both the 200 and 156 would run out of puff before the theoretical top speed its geared for is reached.

May eek out a few extra MPH in 6th but you are unlikely to get faster than you would in 5th.
 
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It'll be very similar in both versions. I don't really understand why you need to know tbh
 
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i got 235km/h in 5th so dont know about sixth speed ive to try it
 
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JOAKES said:
It'll be very similar in both versions. I don't really understand why you need to know tbh
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exactly ...... 77mph is fast enough for me :lol: :lol: Like the saying goes "Don't drive faster than your guardian angel can fly"...........

Having said that a quick burst to check the spoiler goes all the way up is needed sometimes! Not that I condone it :eusa-whistle: :eusa-whistle:
 
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I have a 207 1.6 THP 156HP. As you know it is a little bit faster than RCZ 1.6 THP 156HP, but I'm still wondering about that gears.
 
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If the gear boxes are geared exactly the same in the RCZ and the 207, the RCZ WILL have a higher top end speed. Much less resistance than a hatch.

If its heavier than the 207 however it may take a bit longer to reach that top speed
 
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But 207 has less resistant body cx = 0,3 and for RCZ Cx is 0,33. 207 is also lighter so with the same engine its much faster i think.
 
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You need to ask on a 207 forum I think...we are too busy enjoying our RCz's in whatever gear!
 
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But don't you think this is strange that a "city-hatchback" has a batter Cx factor and it has less weight than a sport-coupe RCZ? :)
 
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BTW I was on a dyno yesterday. They said that in that case max speed will be at 5-th not 6-th gear. My results are:

Power 160 HP (4880 rpm) and Torque 265 Nm (2650 rpm). Which I think are quite good. :) The car is new and stock, only modifications are:

- dedicated Ulter backbox
- K&N air panel
- PCV delete modification
 
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i got 235km/h on 5th gear redlining it on 156thp stock got a picture of it, i dont know for sure, but i think that a 200thp can reach more than 250km/h on the speedo for sure stock
 
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