The 211mph British Police cars

[Kapitan]

I took my rover 827si round the track it is ex police top speed 171.2mph dont forget it has been heavily modified engine wise and wheels and tyres.

It has a 2.7ltr V6 with sports injection small but effective super charger and turbo, we took it to a track day at dunton test centre.

[ASWnut101]

Originally Posted by Kapitan

I took my rover 827si round the track it is ex police top speed 171.2mph dont forget it has been heavily modified engine wise and wheels and tyres.

It has a 2.7ltr V6 with sports injection small but effective super charger and turbo, we took it to a track day at dunton test centre.

2.7 ltr? thats tiny!

you need like a 5.0 liter or higher. (if gas is not a factor).

[Kapitan]

Nope 1.6 is enough for a british road 2.7ltr is a high powerd car over here, the 2.7ltr can easily follow a 4.6ltr mustang.

All its about is the fuel consumption the 4.6ltr mustang id bet will run out of gas before my rover and my renault megane will out do 90 of cars seeing as it hit over 55 miles to a gallon the other week (thanks linton )

[ASWnut101]

man uropean cars can save gas. we need more of those here. But i still think that a 550hp, 6.0 liter, V-8, turbocharged, gastank with wheels VW Beetle can whip any car's A$$

[diver]

They need something.

Ordinary british police cars could just about be outrun by an old man on a tractor.



^^^ Doesn't it just scream "respect me"

[Kapitan]

Well i have seen some police cars around london they have the 7 series of BMW the 750TI which is a 5.0ltr V8 Turbo injection if that cant shift i dont know what can.

[Torpedo Fodder]

2.7ltr is a high powerd car over here, the 2.7ltr can easily follow a 4.6ltr mustang.

Only if it has forced induction (turbo and/or supercharger); The Mustang's V8 is naturally aspirated. Also, I'd seriosuly doubt there are many (if any at all) 2.7l V6s that can match the power and torque of the Mustang's V8, given that BMW's new N54 3.0L twin-turbo, direct-injected Inline-6, just barely exceeds it in horsepower and falls short on torque:

BMW N54 I6; DOHC 24-valve, twin-turbo, direct injection:
306hp@5800rpm
295lb-ft@5000rpm

Ford Modular V8; SOHC 24-valve, naturally aspirated.
300hp@5750rpm
320lb-ft@4500rpm

Anyway, one thing to remember that in the US and Canada, there is no tax whatsoever based on the engine's displacement (only a one-time gas-guzzler tax; which as the name implies is based on fuel consumption), so it usually makes more economic sense to simply opt for a bigger engine if you want more power. This is also the reason that OHV (pushrod) V6s and V8s are still common here, even in performance applications (the Corvette is probably the best example): OHV engines may not generate as much HP relative to their displacement, but they're cheap, compact, and usually have flat torque curves.

Generally, only engines specifically designed for high-performace or heavy-duty applications have forced induction over here.