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Default The physics of cars - a question sequence.

In article ,
Roger Mills wrote:
On 09/04/2016 00:11, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In ,
Roger wrote:
This is where we go round in circles! It's true that peak acceleration
in each *gear* coincides with the engine's peak torque.


Thank gawd for that.

But, in many
cases, you can obtain a *higher* acceleration at a given road speed by
using a different gear and running the engine at max power.


And has anyone ever denied that?


Apart from you, do you mean?


Please quote where I have. You'll find that impossible.

Although I think you mean a lower gear.

Yes, of course. My "different" gear would obviously need to be lower to
get the effect I described.



Now all you need to do is persuade Mr Camp.


I don't think he needs persuading.


No. He thinks the best acceleration takes place at maximum BHP. The whole
reason this started. And he is wrong then as now.

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