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Originally Posted by PeterSellers
Not exactly. Air resistance does not affect a car's theoretical top speed in any gear. The top speed in any gear is only a function of engine speed, gearing and final drive (and wheel size I suppose). This is all assuming the car has the power to reach those speeds.
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+1, though, aerodynamics do play a HUGE part in it.
Take a Mustang GT500 and a Corvette. Mustang will throw all it's power into pushing air over what is basically a brick with wheels, vs the Corvette slipping through the air somewhat like a wing. End result, Corvette is faster.