saabSean

If memory serves, the initial 155 mph limit was put in place in response to Germany's Green party denouncing the uber-sedan's capabilities and pushing for some regulatory limits. The manufacturers wanted to avoid that kind of intrusive assistance and decided on a voluntary limit.

Farg the regulations... BRING IT ON! Oh, wait, Kerry says that now. One more cool saying beaten to death by a democrat. Crap.

Potomac2.7Tee

Momentum varies linearly with velocity. Kinetic energy with the square of velocity. Not exponential.

Cargasm2.7

and the faster you drive thru a school zone, the less likely you are to hit a kid.

Vin Diesel

thanks! she is for sale you know

LCP

"Squared" is an "exponent", just like "cubed" and "to the Xth power" is an "exponent".

LCP

Some of us will go faster than 174 too. <Cough><Cough>180<Cough><Coug h>

Capt William

Exponential relationships can be to any power other than 1, which is a linear relationship. You are correct that momentum varies lineraly with velocity and energy varies with the square of the velocity. The square is what makes it exponential as opposed to linear.

HPH

...this isn't really the correct usage. What's generally understood in technical terms to be an "exponential" increase takes the form of e^x, whereas (as has been noted) kinetic energy varies as x^2, which is parabolic. Use Excel or something and graph the two. They are quite different. HPH

TRed 2.7T

Hey Dallas, I'll be waiting for a new picture from you! How fast in the 8?

airmax617

if we "wanted" to do that where could we do that?? not that would...............hehe