Amazing Passat W8 vs Corvette ZO6 Video

270 BHP 2002 Passat W8 Six Speed Top Speed Run

http://videos.streetfire.net/search/...5501749960.htm

2002 405 BHP Corvette ZO6

http://videos.streetfire.net/search/...a1d7a94dfe.htm


This goes to show you the INCREDIBLE superiority of German Engineering
over American Engineering when a BONE STOCK Passat W8 has a higher top
speed than a Stock C5 ZO6.

The Passat W8 is the Cousin of the Legendary Bugatti Veyron W16 after
all.

Passat has much better gearing ratios and a 0.27 drag coefficient.

According to the top speed calculator, the 2002 Passat W8 only needs
411 BHP to reach 200 MPH, a Corvette would need at leas 550 BHP or
more.

So how does that car do on the race track? VW owner since 1977 wants
to know. Oh wait, you never see the car at any road courses.

On Wed, 11 Jul 2007 05:44:15 -0700, Sal >
wrote:

>270 BHP 2002 Passat W8 Six Speed Top Speed Run
>
>http://videos.streetfire.net/search/...5501749960.htm
>
>2002 405 BHP Corvette ZO6
>
>http://videos.streetfire.net/search/...a1d7a94dfe.htm
>
>
>This goes to show you the INCREDIBLE superiority of German Engineering
>over American Engineering when a BONE STOCK Passat W8 has a higher top
>speed than a Stock C5 ZO6.
>
>The Passat W8 is the Cousin of the Legendary Bugatti Veyron W16 after
>all.
>
>Passat has much better gearing ratios and a 0.27 drag coefficient.
>
>According to the top speed calculator, the 2002 Passat W8 only needs
>411 BHP to reach 200 MPH, a Corvette would need at leas 550 BHP or
>more.

The Passat W8 is a family car and not really meant for the track. It's
meant for Autobahn Cruising @ 155 MPH+.
It's very front heavy and weighs 2 tons even though it's a midsize
car in proportion. Volkswagen Autogroup makes other cars such as the
Bugatti Veyron W16, Lamborghini Gallardo V10, Audi S6 V10 MTM, Audi
R8, and Volkswagen Golf GTI W12 which will whoop any American car on
the track.


On Jul 11, 10:53 am, Jim Behning
> wrote:
> So how does that car do on the race track? VW owner since 1977 wants
> to know. Oh wait, you never see the car at any road courses.
>
> On Wed, 11 Jul 2007 05:44:15 -0700, Sal >
> wrote:
>
>
>
> >270 BHP 2002 Passat W8 Six Speed Top Speed Run
>
> >http://videos.streetfire.net/search/...382-4e38-830f-...
>
> >2002 405 BHP Corvette ZO6
>
> >http://videos.streetfire.net/search/...8801-9a22-48a0...
>
> >This goes to show you the INCREDIBLE superiority of German Engineering
> >over American Engineering when a BONE STOCK Passat W8 has a higher top
> >speed than a Stock C5 ZO6.
>
> >The Passat W8 is the Cousin of the Legendary Bugatti Veyron W16 after
> >all.
>
> >Passat has much better gearing ratios and a 0.27 drag coefficient.
>
> >According to the top speed calculator, the 2002 Passat W8 only needs
> >411 BHP to reach 200 MPH, a Corvette would need at leas 550 BHP or
> >more.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Oh, I almost forgot one of the most legendary cars that VAG makes, the
Audi TT Bimoto.





On Jul 11, 12:29 pm, Sal > wrote:
> The Passat W8 is a family car and not really meant for the track. It's
> meant for Autobahn Cruising @ 155 MPH+.
> It's very front heavy and weighs 2 tons even though it's a midsize
> car in proportion. Volkswagen Autogroup makes other cars such as the
> Bugatti Veyron W16, Lamborghini Gallardo V10, Audi S6 V10 MTM, Audi
> R8, and Volkswagen Golf GTI W12 which will whoop any American car on
> the track.
>
> On Jul 11, 10:53 am, Jim Behning
>
>
>
> > wrote:
> > So how does that car do on the race track? VW owner since 1977 wants
> > to know. Oh wait, you never see the car at any road courses.
>
> > On Wed, 11 Jul 2007 05:44:15 -0700, Sal >
> > wrote:
>
> > >270 BHP 2002 Passat W8 Six Speed Top Speed Run
>
> > >http://videos.streetfire.net/search/...382-4e38-830f-...
>
> > >2002 405 BHP Corvette ZO6
>
> > >http://videos.streetfire.net/search/...8801-9a22-48a0...
>
> > >This goes to show you the INCREDIBLE superiority of German Engineering
> > >over American Engineering when a BONE STOCK Passat W8 has a higher top
> > >speed than a Stock C5 ZO6.
>
> > >The Passat W8 is the Cousin of the Legendary Bugatti Veyron W16 after
> > >all.
>
> > >Passat has much better gearing ratios and a 0.27 drag coefficient.
>
> > >According to the top speed calculator, the 2002 Passat W8 only needs
> > >411 BHP to reach 200 MPH, a Corvette would need at leas 550 BHP or
> > >more.- Hide quoted text -
>
> > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Too funny. A front heavy car meant for cruising fast. Many would
suggest a balanced car is designed to be driven fast. Is a Skoda the
best car in the world because VAG has shares in it? At the racetrack
what cars do you see racing? I look at the American Lemans series and
I don't see anything about VW racing. I do see Audi racing. I see
Chevrolet Corvettes. I see Audi, Porsche but no VW.

I go to the Grand Am series and I see in the Koni Challenge that VW is
9 in the ST class just above Hundai. Nothing in the GS class. In the
Rolex classes they do not have any points so I guess that means they
are not racing at all. Just because a car might be able to go fast
does not mean the car is a safe well balanced car at speed. Just
because a car may be able to go fast does not mean the car is
superiour. When I have read VW reviews of actual cars that
professional drivers take out to the track for real lap times, the VWs
have not been first. Please cite any widely read periodicals that
state otherwise.

Wsting my breath here but I believe I have seen Cadillac at the race
track. I still can't recall seeing a competive VW. No, Audi is not VW.
Yes they may share some stock and some parts but they are not really
VW anymore than a Bugotti is a VW, or Saab is GM, or Mecedes is
Chrysler, or Jaguar is Ford.

On Wed, 11 Jul 2007 09:29:17 -0700, Sal >
wrote:

>The Passat W8 is a family car and not really meant for the track. It's
>meant for Autobahn Cruising @ 155 MPH+.
> It's very front heavy and weighs 2 tons even though it's a midsize
>car in proportion. Volkswagen Autogroup makes other cars such as the
>Bugatti Veyron W16, Lamborghini Gallardo V10, Audi S6 V10 MTM, Audi
>R8, and Volkswagen Golf GTI W12 which will whoop any American car on
>the track.
>
>
>On Jul 11, 10:53 am, Jim Behning
> wrote:
>> So how does that car do on the race track? VW owner since 1977 wants
>> to know. Oh wait, you never see the car at any road courses.
>>
>> On Wed, 11 Jul 2007 05:44:15 -0700, Sal >
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> >270 BHP 2002 Passat W8 Six Speed Top Speed Run
>>
>> >http://videos.streetfire.net/search/...382-4e38-830f-...
>>
>> >2002 405 BHP Corvette ZO6
>>
>> >http://videos.streetfire.net/search/...8801-9a22-48a0...
>>
>> >This goes to show you the INCREDIBLE superiority of German Engineering
>> >over American Engineering when a BONE STOCK Passat W8 has a higher top
>> >speed than a Stock C5 ZO6.
>>
>> >The Passat W8 is the Cousin of the Legendary Bugatti Veyron W16 after
>> >all.
>>
>> >Passat has much better gearing ratios and a 0.27 drag coefficient.
>>
>> >According to the top speed calculator, the 2002 Passat W8 only needs
>> >411 BHP to reach 200 MPH, a Corvette would need at leas 550 BHP or
>> >more.- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> - Show quoted text -
>

On Jul 12, 8:12 am, Jim Behning
> wrote:
> Too funny. A front heavy car meant for cruising fast. Many would
> suggest a balanced car is designed to be driven fast. Is a Skoda the
> best car in the world because VAG has shares in it?

Skodas used to be crappy cars, but ever since VW bought them, they're
fine cars.
Hell, I'd pick a Skoda Superb over a Chevy Malibu or Ford Fusion any
day of the week give the chance.
VW sell Skoda Superbs in the US because it would harm Passat Sales. VW
also doesn't make Passat Convertibles because it would hurt A4
Convertible Sales, although the EOS does the same to a smaller degree.
If they sold Skoda Superbs in the US, they'd sell like hotcakes.
Even these last generation Skoda Superbs are beautiful family cars to
me.


http://images.google.com/images?q=Sk...mages&ct=title

On Thu, 12 Jul 2007 11:34:22 -0700, Sal >
wrote:

>On Jul 12, 8:12 am, Jim Behning
> wrote:
>> Too funny. A front heavy car meant for cruising fast. Many would
>> suggest a balanced car is designed to be driven fast. Is a Skoda the
>> best car in the world because VAG has shares in it?
>
>Skodas used to be crappy cars, but ever since VW bought them, they're
>fine cars.
>Hell, I'd pick a Skoda Superb over a Chevy Malibu or Ford Fusion any
>day of the week give the chance.
>VW sell Skoda Superbs in the US because it would harm Passat Sales. VW
>also doesn't make Passat Convertibles because it would hurt A4
>Convertible Sales, although the EOS does the same to a smaller degree.
>If they sold Skoda Superbs in the US, they'd sell like hotcakes.
>Even these last generation Skoda Superbs are beautiful family cars to
>me.
>
>
>http://images.google.com/images?q=Sk...mages&ct=title

If I am not mistaken the Passat is made by Audi. So if you want to be
technical you are talking about an Audi that you think is so great,
not a VW.

Your one off discussions are silly also. There are plenty of Corvette
one off with turbos.

We had a 72 Polara in the family. It was spec'ed out by CHP to go a
minimum of 140 mph. I was not so interested in driving that 5,000
pound car 140. It got up to 120 pretty fast though. OK, not as fast as
a lot of the factory race cars you can buy but it was 5,000
pounds.Something that has the potential to go fast does not mean that
you want to drive it fast on anything but a straight road. I am not
ignorant enough to suggest that one car is superiour to another. That
is oft times as silly as saying my methane smells better than you
methane.

Fun troll, sort of.

The Wolf With the Red Roses wrote:
> On Wed, 11 Jul 2007 09:29:17 -0700, Sal > wrote
> something wonderfully witty:
>
>> The Passat W8 is a family car and not really meant for the track. It's
>> meant for Autobahn Cruising @ 155 MPH+.
>> It's very front heavy and weighs 2 tons even though it's a midsize
>> car in proportion. Volkswagen Autogroup makes other cars such as the
>> Bugatti Veyron W16, Lamborghini Gallardo V10, Audi S6 V10 MTM, Audi
>> R8, and Volkswagen Golf GTI W12 which will whoop any American car on
>> the track.
>>
> Then why spend $97,900 on the stupid thing?

Since when does a Passat W8 cost $97K? Do you live in one of those
European countries with outlandish taxes on cars? Back when the W8 was
on sale in the US, it cost about $38K.

--
Mike Smith

and after the race the VW went to the shop for repairs...


"Sal" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> 270 BHP 2002 Passat W8 Six Speed Top Speed Run
>
> http://videos.streetfire.net/search/...5501749960.htm
>
> 2002 405 BHP Corvette ZO6
>
> http://videos.streetfire.net/search/...a1d7a94dfe.htm
>
>
> This goes to show you the INCREDIBLE superiority of German Engineering
> over American Engineering when a BONE STOCK Passat W8 has a higher top
> speed than a Stock C5 ZO6.
>
> The Passat W8 is the Cousin of the Legendary Bugatti Veyron W16 after
> all.
>
> Passat has much better gearing ratios and a 0.27 drag coefficient.
>
> According to the top speed calculator, the 2002 Passat W8 only needs
> 411 BHP to reach 200 MPH, a Corvette would need at leas 550 BHP or
> more.
>

Have you actually watched the videos? The Passat is as smooth as silk
@ 174 MPH, and the ZO6s engine almost blows up when it reaches 172
MPH.

On Jul 11, 11:22 am, "news.wildblue.net" > wrote:
> and after the race the VW went to the shop for repairs...
>
> "Sal" > wrote in message
>
> oups.com...
>
>
>
> > 270 BHP 2002 Passat W8 Six Speed Top Speed Run
>
> >http://videos.streetfire.net/search/...382-4e38-830f-...
>
> > 2002 405 BHP Corvette ZO6
>
> >http://videos.streetfire.net/search/...8801-9a22-48a0...
>
> > This goes to show you the INCREDIBLE superiority of German Engineering
> > over American Engineering when a BONE STOCK Passat W8 has a higher top
> > speed than a Stock C5 ZO6.
>
> > The Passat W8 is the Cousin of the Legendary Bugatti Veyron W16 after
> > all.
>
> > Passat has much better gearing ratios and a 0.27 drag coefficient.
>
> > According to the top speed calculator, the 2002 Passat W8 only needs
> > 411 BHP to reach 200 MPH, a Corvette would need at leas 550 BHP or
> > more.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -