The inquiry heard that in second gear, in low ratio, the maximum speed was 18.2mph, but 39.7mph in high setting.

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There's also 320 horsepower on tap, lest we forget, which means by the time you've reached the 7, 000 rpm redline in second gear, you're shattering any legal speed limit in America.

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Any car that can pull 100 mph in second gear, 140 mph in third and a top speed of 208 mph is not to be downplayed.

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