Real HP loss numbers

[Eric Schumacher]

VW gave out some transmission loss numbers a few years ago that were doubly
interesting.  28 hp for the longitudinal engined cars Fox etc and 19 hp for
the transverse engined cars Rabbit, Jetta etc.  The numbers are even more
useful since both cars are extremely similar in most regards, use the same
engines and are designed by the same team. In further support of this my
dad used to race model cars that ran on a tether and they had two classes,
one for spur geared cars and another for bevel geared cars.

Lotsa Luck Eric
85 GTI with VR6 power