What's your topspeed?

[2ndclasscitizen]

190kmh

[furious_fiero]

270 km/h on my Kawasaki Ninja...and trust me, it feels like twice as fast with the wind at those speeds.

[Matra et Alpine]

270 km/h on my Kawasaki Ninja...and trust me, it feels like twice as fast with the wind at those speeds.
6,7,10,12, or 14 ??

[furious_fiero]

6,7,10,12, or 14 ??

2001 ZX-6R. Tops out at 280km/h...I'm almost there.

[Matra et Alpine]

2001 ZX-6R. Tops out at 280km/h...I'm almost there.
nice choice, the most nimble ( tho' I prefer the original 7 and 9s :) )
Please tell me it's kwaka green :D

[furious_fiero]

nice choice, the most nimble ( tho' I prefer the original 7 and 9s :) )
Please tell me it's kwaka green :D


haha, nope.

YELLOW...

http://www.bcsportbikes.com/photopost/data/500/78P9110006-med.JPG

[furious_fiero]

http://www.bcsportbikes.com/photopost/data/500/78IMG_2824-med.jpg

[Matra et Alpine]

ROFL :D

Matching helmet !!!!!!

:D :D :D :D :D

Best not come over riding the roads and tracks of UK unless you have a VERY thick skin !!!!

Nice bike, but you'll never convince me on the colour :(

[furious_fiero]

ROFL :D

Matching helmet !!!!!!

:D :D :D :D :D

Best not come over riding the roads and tracks of UK unless you have a VERY thick skin !!!!

Nice bike, but you'll never convince me on the colour :(


Haha, its ok. I know Yellow isnt for everyone. I like to stand out and be different and noticed. Actually yellow is probably one of the safest motorbike colors to have as well. People can see that a Bright Yellow bike is coming up and they are more aware. I love my bike!

[greg.harvey]

That makes a lot of sense. :)
All my mates having silvers, blues and blacks and they keep getting knocked off! I always liked the concept of motorbikes but was always too scared of the falling off bit to act on it.

[carbrochuretom]

Top Speed Ive been at...30mph:)

[SupraMan22]

Is that what the Swifts max out at. :p New recient one, drove my self 90mph in my blazer, the speedometer only goes to 110. :cool: It was on a country road after everything was redone in the engine and tranny. Not a top speed riding, but driving myself it is. :)

[Oversteer]

Hi..

I've done 145mph a couple of times in my old Fiat Bravo HGT...

But I felt quicker doing 80mph in my Parolin Revolution 100cc 2-stroke PCR engine 28bhp at 19000rpm!

Regards
Alexandre

[pterps]

Bravo HGT is a great car, I have driven it once. Beautifull 5-cylinder sound!

[MrKipling]

I drove the Stilo Schumacher with the Prodrive exhaust - that sounded great. 5-cylinder motors have an odd noise, but I like it!

Quickest I've driven is 170mph in a 612 Scaglietti at Bruntingthorpe Proving Ground.

[KELSA]

from a camera phone, quanlity is pretty shocking tho.

[2ndclasscitizen]

off the dial, gotta love that. Mate did that in his old Regal, went over 200 then braked and it took a few seconds to drop off the stop

[KELSA]

only problem is that you don't know how fast you're driving, i guess now it gives me a good excuse to bs about it :D

[Cereal]

Fastest I've been is 155mph on the M23 at 2:00am in my Accord Type-R.

I just wanted to see how fast it went...Had it bouncing off the rev limiter in 5th...I guess that solved that one...

[GT40]

gone up to 320 Km/h could have gone further but just didnt have enough space.

[clutch-monkey]

what were you in?

[Blue Supra]

^^^
very good question!

[henk4]

^^^
very good question!

probably a 747, just before it left the runway...

[greg.harvey]

Good point! I've been 927km/h, in one of these: :D
http://www.airliners.net/info/stats.main?id=91

[Matra et Alpine]

Good point! I've been 927km/h, in one of these: :D
http://www.airliners.net/info/stats.main?id=91
Nice site :0

2100km/h in one of these puppies -- shame we'll never be able to do it again :(

[h00t_h00t]

Unless you won the £100 million euro lottery, then you could BUY one of them :p

[Cyco]

100m GBP will go close to getting you a 747 h00t h00t, not just a 737. Unfortunatly the Concorde will not fly again, BA and Air France refuse to sell the ones that still have.

As for cars ~180 behind the wheel at a guess ~230 in the passanger seat of a CCR (on the road). For some strange reason in the CCR I wasn't looking at the speedo......

[Matra et Alpine]

100m GBP will go close to getting you a 747 h00t h00t, not just a 737. Unfortunatly the Concorde will not fly again, BA and Air France refuse to sell the ones that still have.
The FAA were not going to keep licensing the 'plane.
Air France had no real interest in keepign them going so they fell by the wayside.
Theyr'e all in museums now - one only 15 miles from me :D

[greg.harvey]

And one just up the road from me in Duxford. The prototype - with all the testing gear! :D

[Guest]

And one just up the road from me in Duxford. The prototype - with all the testing gear! :DDuxford, great place, thanks to them ive been in concorde, a B-52, and a B-47, and many more, although none of them actually had engines in...

[h00t_h00t]

Unfortunatly the Concorde will not fly again, BA and Air France refuse to sell the ones that still have.
Bah, I'm sure some Russians will sell me a Mig :p

[greg.harvey]

Bah, I'm sure some Russians will sell me a Mig :p
You don't have to go to Russia ... ;)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3495499.stm

[rev440]

You don't have to go to Russia ... ;)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3495499.stm

O theres so many migs in private ownership in the us. Theres like atleast 3 MIG-29's ane even more Mig 21's and a couple Mig-23's

[jcp123]

I've pegged the lame-o 85mph speedo in my truck (it was probably about 105, then I got nervous about the pigs pullin me over), went about 115 in my old Mustang, 120 in my Dad's old Mustang, and had my Mom's turbo Beetle up to 135.

[jcp123]

O theres so many migs in private ownership in the us. Theres like atleast 3 MIG-29's ane even more Mig 21's and a couple Mig-23's

And probably a few dozen MiG 15 and 17's

[nokru]

Topspeed...........my FIAT Stilo Abarth (cca. 200 HP)........245 km/h :)

[austin healey]

105 mph in arizona in my xc90

[Rockefella]

105 with my family in the Santa Fe, while driving in South Carolina at 4 am.

[Empty]

195km/h in a 1989 BMW 730i.

[6speed]

I've been 209 mph in a Supercharged Viper GTS ACR. It was on an Air Canada runway, and we actually needed to catch a wire to slow down... :D

[KnifeEdge_2K1]

700+ mph in a plane :D:D:D
in my sister's corolla about 160kph on winter tyres which was kinda stupid since they're only rated to go 160kph
close to or over 200kph in my brother's accord
never doin that again, damn bitch floats like a butterfly and stings like a bee if u crash at that speed

[bmwpower]

fastest is a horrible 160 with my dad, don't have my liscense yet so can't drive, but getting a bmw 330 soon so i'll post a new speed, in canada though they're limited to 215 km/h i think

[furious_fiero]

fastest is a horrible 160 with my dad, don't have my liscense yet so can't drive, but getting a bmw 330 soon so i'll post a new speed, in canada though they're limited to 215 km/h i think

nope, 248km/h.

[draggster454]

well i wasnt driving or rideing the cars but i got these piks of a focus rs n impreza doing 151 mph just fort it was worth showing u

[dydzi]

255km/h in chrysler 300C 5,7 HEMI two days ago... i don't know how is it possible because it has 250 km/h limiter... but nothing in that car works properly :D

i wasn't a driver but a front passenger

[draggster454]

i got a pic of a m8s saxo he crashed at around 80-100mph hes only been driving for about 2 months o well when i get it on my pc i will post it

[KELSA]

fastest on land, 451km/h Maglev train in Shanghai, took it 8 time in the last month i was there.

31 kms in 7 mins.

f*cken best thing besides the two internal combustion ;)....

[furious_fiero]

280 km/h on my Ninja ZX-6R.

[alfred_427]

with me behind the wheel about 115km/h in a rust through 125hp volvo 360 (oh, the shame!) the only thing i am allowed to drive is bilcross (norwegian stock car racing) no licence yet...
but then again, 115k`s on gravel with a rival car 3cms from each fender can be
very fast...

[6'bore]

well i wasnt driving or rideing the cars but i got these piks of a focus rs n impreza doing 151 mph just fort it was worth showing u

Subaru will need some petrol pretty soon mate.

[McReis]

with me behind the wheel about 115km/h in a rust through 125hp volvo 360 (oh, the shame!) the only thing i am allowed to drive is bilcross (norwegian stock car racing) no licence yet...
but then again, 115k`s on gravel with a rival car 3cms from each fender can be
very fast...


That sound crazy. Have photos for us? ;)

[Cyclone]

Fastest I've drivin in real life would be about 120 - 130 on a open freeway. I did it in my 67' Cougar. Nice thread by the way.

[Ferrer]

About 210km/h in the Mini in a motorway. Compared to other in this thread seems pretty slow, but the corners are more fun... :)

[drakkie]

i just had a great ride home with a befriended teacher :D In his Porsche 993 we did about 260 km/h on the motorway near Wouter's crib :D Not my new top speed that still remains 285, but pretty cool as well :)

[Lagonda]

Too bad you can't drive fast anymore these days. I was doing 150-160 yesterday on the highway and I just felt weird because I was the only one going fast. And I really wish my Clio had a 6th gear. :( Makes too much noise on the highway.

[HoldenV8]

180km/h in a 1994 Ford Falcon EF model (6cyl) on Adelaide's Southern Expressway in 1999. That engine had close to 380,000km on the clock.

Equalled that in, of all things, a 1.2L Toyota Echo. Have to admit, that was downhill LOL. Those small Toyota's get very flighty at those speeds. Thankfully I'm still here to tell about it as I wasn't wearing my seatbelt. It was also about 2am.

[jediali]

100mph probably

[IWantAnAudiRS6]

Just cracked 108mph on a late-night/early-morning high-speed run to and from Bournemouth. WTF?!

[Quiggs]

zomg u rebel!!!!11!

I hit a buck ten tonight in the dark on the road I live on. Sucka.

[baddabang]

zomg u rebel!!!!11!

I hit a buck ten tonight in the dark on the road I live on. Sucka.

Not fair.

You can see deer 500 yards away with that lighthouse you call headlights.

[IWantAnAudiRS6]

zomg u rebel!!!!11!

I hit a buck ten tonight in the dark on the road I live on. Sucka.

You have an extra 900cc's and more lights. :p

[Quiggs]

Not fair.

You can see deer 500 yards away with that lighthouse you call headlights.

Eh, not quite. About 350 or 400 yards. ;)

[Gt1Street]

Top speed on a german autobahn in a 2007 C200 Kompressor - 230 KP/H
Top speed on the Nurburgring in a 2007 VW Golf V GTI (Racing spec) - 250 KP/H
Top speed in my 02 Yaris 1.3 VVTi - 150 KP/H

[SupraMan22]

135mph in the Toyota Supra

[ripper46]

220 kmh in ze gti :)

[Waugh-terfall]

zomg u rebel!!!!11!

I hit a buck ten tonight in the dark on the road I live on. Sucka.

Your road has a stupid name:p

My personal top speed is 50mph in little red, I don't think I even touched that in Sam's car...

[clutch-monkey]

190km/h... on a race track, you dangerous lot.

[Ferrer]

180km/h in the Scenic

(Technically the advertised top speed is 170km/h...)

[Lets Gekiga In]

I drove my 2005 Saab 9-2X Aero 115 mph a couple of weeks ago on the Turnpike.

[Duell]

Drove 255 km/h ( 158 mph) on the German autobahn last summer :D (in my own Volvo 850 Turbo)
But I can't see the excitment of it, acceleration gives me a bigger thrill. :p

[P4g4nite]

The 535i claimed around 120mph when fresh, today it manages a tad over 100 : ) , methinks a few horses have bolted the stable.

Did 120 in a Skyline, 130 in a 300hp Saab which was far less scary than the 130 I did in a big v8 Commodore.

[jcp123]

135mph, '00 New Beetle 1.8t.

Supposedly my car's able to do 140mph, especially since Ford had the good sense not to give in to safety nazis and put a speed limiter on SVT's :P

[Quiggs]

135mph, '00 New Beetle 1.8t. Chip it and you'll see 150. Get an RSI wing first or you may see what 150 upside down looks like. ;)


Supposedly my car's able to do 140mph, especially since Ford had the good sense not to give in to safety nazis and put a speed limiter on SVT's :PSissy, go do it and take pics.

[Waugh-terfall]

My new Top Speed (as a passenger) is 144mph in a Porsche 911 (996) GT3 CS at a Track Day and then 134mph in a 240bhp Seat Leon FR on the way home

[Clivey]

The fastest I've driven so far was 115mph in my Corsa. 5th gear had 1,500rpm to go before the redline and it was still pulling but my slip road (off ramp) was coming up, so I had to back off...According to the brochure the top speed is 112mph, I reckon based on that little performance I may even see 120...:)

What's confusing is that in Wales earlier this year, I managed 110mph in 4th - so either 5th gear really is just an overdrive gear or it does have a bit more to give.

[drakkie]

What's confusing is that in Wales earlier this year, I managed 110mph in 4th - so either 5th gear really is just an overdrive gear or it does have a bit more to give.

Same for my little red Suzi... Officially the top speed is 160 km/h, but I managed to do that in 4th gear on the rev limiter one day. Then fifth gear was left... The absolute maximum I have ever managed was 190 km/h in a long, steep tunnel, with beaufort 6 in my back and a very long way to reach it :D

On my vacation in Germany from which I have just returned from fifteen minutes ago, I had the chance to drive a fabulous silver Audi R8. I hit 250 km/h on the testing track. Yes I got lucky again... Wolfsburg was great fun and very educational... :rolleyes:

[ripper46]

On my vacation in Germany from which I have just returned from fifteen minutes ago, I had the chance to drive a fabulous silver Audi R8. I hit 250 km/h on the testing track. Yes I got lucky again... Wolfsburg was great fun and very educational... :rolleyes:


Tell me more

I was thinking of going to wolfsburg myself, is it worthwile? and how did you score an R8 ?:)

[drakkie]

Tell me more

I was thinking of going to wolfsburg myself, is it worthwile? and how did you score an R8 ?:)

In wolfsburg there is this attraction park called Autostadt. It is really modern and cool looking. In there are basically pavillions for each of the VW brands, with some sort of show (lightshow,movie or something similar) and the cars presented to you.

You will also find a "Zeithaus", which is a museum with classic cars. It is worth a visit ,but more aimed at families and stuff.

Have some coffee there, it is absolutely outstanding :) Food and drinks are very well taken care off and of very good quality. Also a tip is to flash any kind of card resembling a Student Card, as they barely look at it and you get some hefty discount.

In the R.Dieselstrasse you will find a kind of hidden VW-only museum. Don't even dare to skip that !!! You will find many unique gems from VW. For example the very first prototype of the (old + new) Beetle and dozens of forgotten prototypes and design studies from every age of time. Also the very first Transporter and more unique stuff like that. A full report will follow soon as I took almost 200 pictures there alone !

The audi story is a very long one :) Spending my time in a bar in the city, I got into a conversation with a older man. He happened to be a "Forschung und Entwicklung Ingenieur", better known as R&D engineer for VW. He was very interested in my studies and we got alng very well. He gave me his card and said I should call him and he'd show me some things.

I called him the next day and we made an appointment. He gave me a special tour of the factory, even though it was closed for the company vacation. Very cool, pity though i could not take pictures,obviously.

Anyway we got to a small test track on the terrain of the plant with a variety of cars there.. Mostly VW's but also some others including Citroens,Peugeots and others. And also a lone R8. Then offcourse my big mouth took over and you can imagine yourself what happened next :D



(and yes, i did spin it once)

[Mr.Tiv]

Same for my little red Suzi... Officially the top speed is 160 km/h, but I managed to do that in 4th gear on the rev limiter one day. Then fifth gear was left... The absolute maximum I have ever managed was 190 km/h in a long, steep tunnel, with beaufort 6 in my back and a very long way to reach it :D

On my vacation in Germany from which I have just returned from fifteen minutes ago, I had the chance to drive a fabulous silver Audi R8. I hit 250 km/h on the testing track. Yes I got lucky again... Wolfsburg was great fun and very educational... :rolleyes:

What's that I smell? ...Bullshit, perhaps?

[drakkie]

What's that I smell? ...Bullshit, perhaps?

Don't tell me you have shitted yourself again ! :rolleyes:

[Mr.Tiv]

Don't tell me you have shitted yourself again ! :rolleyes:
No, It seems you are the one doing the shitting. I refuse beleive an Alto will do 190km/h

[drakkie]

No, It seems you are the one doing the shitting. I refuse beleive an Alto will do 190km/h

I did too. As did many others. One day I will be as foolish as that one day again and do a new attempt... but not now at it is pretty dangerous with tourist traffic these days. The needle of the speedometer was straight down and way off scale, so...

[Clivey]

No, It seems you are the one doing the shitting. I refuse beleive an Alto will do 190km/h

That all depends on how close behind it "white van man" is.:rolleyes:

In all seriousness, Drakkie, check your speedo. It may be optimistic, especially at faster speeds.;) Easiest way to do it is to check it against GPS from a portable SatNav.

[drakkie]

In all seriousness, Drakkie, check your speedo. It may be optimistic, especially at faster speeds.;) Easiest way to do it is to check it against GPS from a portable SatNav.

True. I'd say a 10% deviation would be about right for almost every car on the road... That makes 171 km/h, which is still pretty insane.

[Clivey]

True. I'd say a 10% deviation would be about right for almost every car on the road... That makes 171 km/h, which is still pretty insane.

Well, by comparing the speed on my car's speedo to the readout on the SatNav, there was a 1mph difference. So I'm confident that my car can do a little more than the manufacturer claims...but I'm afriad I too am going to have to call BS on the 190km/h (118mph for the record) Alto thing...TBH I bet it tops out on a flat road at 95mph.

For me to claim I can do 115mph, that's only 3mph up on the manufacturer's claim. For the Alto it's a whopping 25mph over and above the manufacturer's claim. I don't think the manufacturers would be that conservative, nor do I think your car has the capability to go faster than a 1.6 Astra/Golf/Focus.

I'd be prepared to bet money on it.:)

[IWantAnAudiRS6]

Pwnt.

And agreed.

[Ferrer]

I find it hard to believe as well. The Mini starts to get beaten by the wind at 190km/h (and while it has the aerodinamic properties of a brick it also has 170bhp). And a 90bhp Scenic Mk I tops out at approximately 180km/h.

[Clivey]

The Mini starts to get beaten by the wind at 190km/h (and while it has the aerodinamic properties of a brick it also has 170bhp).

Really? I've driven Dad's Mini One Diesel at 100mph (160km/h), and I've been in it when he's done 110mph and the rate of acceleration was still quite good. That's only got 75BHP and 125lb/ft of torque. Does it drop off rapidly after that then?

[Ferrer]

Really? I've driven Dad's Mini One Diesel at 100mph (160km/h), and I've been in it when he's done 110mph and the rate of acceleration was still quite good. That's only got 75BHP and 125lb/ft of torque. Does it drop off rapidly after that then?
It's easy to get up to 190km/h (118mph), then acceleration starts to get difficult until you reach 200km/h (124mph). Reaching 210km/h (130mph) requires a big stretch of road. And I guess that to reach the theoretical top speed (222km/h-138mph), if it can, you'd need a massive amount of road. Mind you those accelaration sensations are all the time in 6th. If you use the gears through the redline acceleration is definitely more vigorous.

[IWantAnAudiRS6]

It's easy to get up to 190km/h (118mph), then acceleration starts to get difficult until you reach 200km/h (124mph). Reaching 210km/h (130mph) requires a big stretch of road. And I guess that to reach the theoretical top speed (222km/h-138mph), if it can, you'd need a massive amount of road. Mind you those accelaration sensations are all the time in 6th. If you use the gears through the redline acceleration is definitely more vigorous.

Yes, I can testify this. ;)

[Clivey]

It's easy to get up to 190km/h (118mph), then acceleration starts to get difficult until you reach 200km/h (124mph). Reaching 210km/h (130mph) requires a big stretch of road. And I guess that to reach the theoretical top speed (222km/h-138mph), if it can, you'd need a massive amount of road. Mind you those accelaration sensations are all the time in 6th. If you use the gears through the redline acceleration is definitely more vigorous.

Well unless you have that massive stretch of road, if you're aiming to reach your top speed you practically have to redline the car on the way up the gears. I thought that was a given. :p

[Ferrer]

Well unless you have that massive stretch of road, if you're aiming to reach your top speed you practically have to redline the car on the way up the gears. I thought that was a given. :p
I averaged 12,5l/100km on a 100km trip on the motorway (average speed was 146km/h). I'm certainly not going to be redlining the car in every gear... ;)

[ripper46]

I averaged 12,5l/100km on a 100km trip on the motorway (average speed was 146km/h). I'm certainly not going to be redlining the car in every gear... ;)

my 13 year old golf gti averages 8-9 litres when i have some fun.
fun= going mad on the airfield, redlining in every gear:o
maybe the MFA is BS-ing me, but I reckon it gives pretty accurate measurements according to some rudimentary calculations

[drakkie]

Well, by comparing the speed on my car's speedo to the readout on the SatNav, there was a 1mph difference. So I'm confident that my car can do a little more than the manufacturer claims...but I'm afriad I too am going to have to call BS on the 190km/h (118mph for the record) Alto thing...TBH I bet it tops out on a flat road at 95mph.

For me to claim I can do 115mph, that's only 3mph up on the manufacturer's claim. For the Alto it's a whopping 25mph over and above the manufacturer's claim. I don't think the manufacturers would be that conservative, nor do I think your car has the capability to go faster than a 1.6 Astra/Golf/Focus.

I'd be prepared to bet money on it.:)

As said it wasn't on a flat road. Read a post somewhere above this...

I allready betted with a classmate, for 170 km/h. It ended up a few days later with 3 guys in a pub wasting his money :D When I just had my car (with old tires) I used to do some traffic light drag racing. One day I kept up with a MkII golf 1.6. However I slowed down at 100 km/h. Good fun and I was properly amazed myself !

It might be a tiny engine, but with 55 HP for 700 kg, it is still only 12.72 kg/hp. Compared to a regular hatchback with 100 hp for 1200 kg, 12 kg/hp, it is not such a big difference as you expect!!!

[ripper46]

mk2 golf 1.6 is **********'n slow :)

[2ndclasscitizen]

So far only 150kmh on the Bandit.

[IBrake4Rainbows]

Managed to see the wrong side of 130 Kp/H in the Ovlov.

man, the parkway was hell that day.

[Sauc3]

Managed to see the wrong side of 130 Kp/H in the Ovlov.

man, the parkway was hell that day.
So... 129?

[quattro_20v]

It's easy to get up to 190km/h (118mph), then acceleration starts to get difficult until you reach 200km/h (124mph). Reaching 210km/h (130mph) requires a big stretch of road. And I guess that to reach the theoretical top speed (222km/h-138mph), if it can, you'd need a massive amount of road. Mind you those accelaration sensations are all the time in 6th. If you use the gears through the redline acceleration is definitely more vigorous.

I had the same in my Audi (also 170 hp). Till 180 km/h it was really quick but then till 200 it went somewhat slower and above 210 it went really slow. I reached the official topspeed(220 km/h) a few times which is quite nice for a car that was 14 years old back then already. I mostly did it at night when the highway was empty. I have to say those speeds at night are quite scary and I dont think I would do that again so easy.

So 220 km/h or 137 mph is the fastest I ever went.

[sinickal]

125mph is the fastest I've went in my 1994 Volkswagen Passat. The car is stock, and has 224k miles on it, lol.

[ripper46]

my current post count :) (on the tacho)

[Ferrer]

my current post count :) (on the tacho)
So you did 231rpm? Amazing indeed...

:D

[Ingolstadt]

The fastest I've ever been is in a A4 B5 1.8 at around 200km/h + a tee bit. The engine can still go faster, just that once car swerve out of his land and stayed in the middle..... I had to brake and gave him the mid finger...

[KFA-R]

Behind the wheel i have had 160km/h in the meteor (dont try that at home kids :D)
Passenger 260km/h sisters Holden VY SS ute

on the bike 240ishkm/h (not a 100% sure bike had no speedo but mate was doing 200 and he looked like he was not moving)
Pasenger on the bike 270km/h

[2ndclasscitizen]

on the bike 240ishkm/h (not a 100% sure bike had no speedo but mate was doing 200 and he looked like he was not moving)
Pasenger on the bike 270km/h

What do you ride?

[orne]

When driving, I've done about 170kph in an Audi A3 2.0 TDI(140hp version) and as a passenger, 190 in a 91 Civic VTI.

[KFA-R]

What do you ride?

Honda CBR 400, they dont normally go that fast but when you get the perfect draft onto one of the longest straights around and when you only weigh 55kg (as i do) the "rules" sort of go out the window :D

scary but i will say that:p

[civic_ferio]

i've done 210km/h in my 1.6-litre Honda Civic Ferio

[BenB2007]

the fastest i have been while driving myself was recently on the autobahn was 160km/h in fifth, until i realised it was a SIX speed!! (the car was a hire car. i'm used to driving a 1999 peugot 206 five speed non-turbo diesel upto 110km/h.) once i realised, i droped it into 6th, the tacho dropped to 3000rpm, hit the accelerator, and got to 200km/h (3500rpm!!! - not even red-lined, thats 4500rpm)!! cruised at that speed for about 10mins, my girlfriend was asleep, and it was very stable. very nice ride. and great acceleration in all gears. we drove for about 4hrs averaging 150km/h on the autobahn plus slow country and town driving, and all we used was a bit over 40L of diesel!! not bad... probably could have gone faster, but the addrenalin was pumpin fast and there was more trafic on the road... and my bum was eating holes in my pants. Good power, good economy, very comfortable. i want one.

[rich990]

i've hit 230km/hour on the clocks 3 times in my 1999 Honda civic EK Ferio (4door sedan) with a B18B motor and basic I/H/E (1.8 DOHC 16v non-VTEC)...

i've got a VTEC head and some Toda Spec B cmas waiting to be fitted, when they're fitted, i should go off the clocks :D

[whiteballz]

I topped out my speedo last night actually, so 180kph, but the car was still accelerating untill i backed off about five seconds later.. perhaps another 2,500 rpm to go.. so maaybe possible to go 210ish, with a tailwind perhaps.

[civic_ferio]

^^^ what car dude?

[whiteballz]

Nissan Silvia S13 non turbo.

[civic_ferio]

what motor does it have? i can't believe your speedo stops at 180, mine stops at 240 and the claimed top speed of my car was 195km/h...

[Ferrer]

what motor does it have? i can't believe your speedo stops at 180, mine stops at 240 and the claimed top speed of my car was 195km/h...
Some JDM cars speedos stop at 180km/h, including for instance the Nissan Skyline (at least the old ones), because IIRC they were limited to that speed. While Australian cars might have the limiter removed being RHD they still retain the JDM dashboard.

[civic_ferio]

oh ya i forgot they limit their top speeds..


BTW what does IIRC stand for?

[Ferrer]

oh ya i forgot they limit their top speeds..


BTW what does IIRC stand for?
IIRC = If I recall correctly.

[Clivey]

As said it wasn't on a flat road. Read a post somewhere above this...

I allready betted with a classmate, for 170 km/h. It ended up a few days later with 3 guys in a pub wasting his money :D When I just had my car (with old tires) I used to do some traffic light drag racing. One day I kept up with a MkII golf 1.6. However I slowed down at 100 km/h. Good fun and I was properly amazed myself !

It might be a tiny engine, but with 55 HP for 700 kg, it is still only 12.72 kg/hp. Compared to a regular hatchback with 100 hp for 1200 kg, 12 kg/hp, it is not such a big difference as you expect!!!

What a load of absolute bollocks. Think about it: If I came along telling you that my Corsa could do 25mph more than the manufacturer claims (that would be 137mph), and could therefore keep-up with a BMW 530i in a straight line, I'd be laughed all the way off the forum.

There is no way on Earth that the Alto could keep up with a 100BHP small family car (Astra, Focus etc.). A Mk4 Astra 1.6, for example, does 0-60 in 10.5 seconds - the same as my car. And you couldn't keep up with me. :p

[drakkie]

What a load of absolute bollocks. Think about it: If I came along telling you that my Corsa could do 25mph more than the manufacturer claims (that would be 137mph), and could therefore keep-up with a BMW 530i in a straight line, I'd be laughed all the way off the forum.

There is no way on Earth that the Alto could keep up with a 100BHP small family car (Astra, Focus etc.). A Mk4 Astra 1.6, for example, does 0-60 in 10.5 seconds - the same as my car. And you couldn't keep up with me. :p

Actually last thursday I narrowly defeated Maarten in his Renault 11 Turbo. I have 100+ witnesses :) It might sound crazy, but i'll video next time..

I estimate the Alto does it in about 13 seconds. Will let someone stopwatch it soon for you ;)

Did 190 yesterday in my dad's C5 by the way. He tried out the Alto, to get a second opinion on the maintenance I did and I followed him. He never reached more than 160 though, but I used the oppurtunity :)

[Cyco]

Stop the lies drakkie - you just look like a f'ing idiot!

[Mr.Tiv]

Actually last thursday I narrowly defeated Maarten in his Renault 11 Turbo. I have 100+ witnesses :) It might sound crazy, but i'll video next time..

I estimate the Alto does it in about 13 seconds. Will let someone stopwatch it soon for you ;)

Did 190 yesterday in my dad's C5 by the way. He tried out the Alto, to get a second opinion on the maintenance I did and I followed him. He never reached more than 160 though, but I used the oppurtunity :)

So then this Maarten fellow is the world's most pathetic driver?

[fisetdavid26]

Did 190 yesterday in my dad's C5 by the way. He tried out the Alto, to get a second opinion on the maintenance I did and I followed him. He never reached more than 160 though, but I used the oppurtunity :)
That's because it's technically impossible.

[Ferrer]

Stop the lies drakkie - you just look like a f'ing idiot!
Exactly.

[Clivey]

So then this Maarten fellow is the world's most pathetic driver?

Nah, he was just in reverse. :rolleyes:


Will let someone stopwatch it soon for you ;)

Youtube only allows videos that are less than 10 minutes long. You're up shit creek.

[civic_ferio]

ok, scratch my previous post cos last night i did 220km/h in my baby... Was playing VERY nicely with a Lancer Evo 8....:cool:

(removable license plates FTW!)

[jediali]

Youtube only allows videos that are less than 10 minutes long. You're up shit creek.
googlevideos has 10min+

[Ferrer]

googlevideos has 10min+
Has it 10h+?

[ripper46]

What a load of absolute bollocks. Think about it: If I came along telling you that my Corsa could do 25mph more than the manufacturer claims (that would be 137mph), and could therefore keep-up with a BMW 530i in a straight line, I'd be laughed all the way off the forum.

There is no way on Earth that the Alto could keep up with a 100BHP small family car (Astra, Focus etc.). A Mk4 Astra 1.6, for example, does 0-60 in 10.5 seconds - the same as my car. And you couldn't keep up with me. :p


with that logic my old GTI should top out at about 260 km/h :p :rolleyes:

[sinickal]

googlevideos has 10min+

Google owns You-Tube. So they should be somewhere around the same amount of time/space for a video upload.

[drakkie]

Google owns You-Tube. So they should be somewhere around the same amount of time/space for a video upload.

Nope. I have watched entire movies on it !!!

[lancaster_raven]

although limited in power with only 120 hp under the hood, it gets a respectable speed in the long stretched highways.

[MRR]

180-200 km/h (110-120 mph) in my father's old 1993 BMW 325is somewhere in Denmark. That was many years ago when we lived in Europe and it may be impossible to go that fast without being caught anymore. Great little car though wish we still had it :(

[h22a]

[QUOTE=civic_ferio;746995]ok, scratch my previous post cos last night i did 220km/h in my baby... Was playing VERY nicely with a Lancer Evo 8....:cool:


i find this very hard to believe. Considering, my previous vehicle (MY00 lude VTIR) could just click over 215-220 maxed out(maybe a few more k's with a taliwind)tacho said 240 but i'd need a saltlake. I reckon your tacho is out or there was a ****en hurricane behind the car. A VT holden struggles to get up to 200 let alone a little civic. Look i may be very wrong, and i apologise if so but i cant see it happening.

Also, have done a leisurely 200 in the rex, felt like it could go to 240 - but whats the point, im not in that much of a rush.

[clutch-monkey]

A VT holden struggles to get up to 200
no. a VT clubsport cruises at 220 suprisingly comfortably

[civic_ferio]

i got the speed up to 200 and then there is a HUGE downhill which got me to 220 at 6800rpm, so that's as fast as my gearbox will allow me to go (limiter is at 7300rpm)... and my tacho is very accurate, i've tested it...

and anyway, my mate in an identical car did the same thing...:D

[IWantAnAudiRS6]

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a345/S65-AMG/DSC00455.jpg

That, apparently.

[civic_ferio]

could you kindly translate that blur into text?;)



:D

[2ndclasscitizen]

Hit 160kmh (just) on the bike, about 1000rpm short of 15000rpm limiter, but there was one hell of a wind and wouldn't pull anymore

[civic_ferio]

Hit 160kmh (just) on the bike, about 1000rpm short of 15000rpm limiter, but there was one hell of a wind and wouldn't pull anymore

engine capacity?

[IWantAnAudiRS6]

could you kindly translate that blur into text?;)



:D

110mph, or 177km/h, from an 1124cc Peugeot.

[civic_ferio]

110mph, or 177km/h, from an 1124cc Peugeot.

not at all bad!

[2ndclasscitizen]

engine capacity?

250cc with VVT chucking out a brutal 40hp

[civic_ferio]

250cc with VVT chucking out a brutal 40hp

then 160 is pretty decent right?

[2ndclasscitizen]

then 160 is pretty decent right?

Without any wind (and if I do my jacket right up so the wind doesn't go down the back of it) it should hit about 170kmh I think. But considering it's a naked it's pretty good.

[h22a]

no. a VT clubsport cruises at 220 suprisingly comfortably

considering we are comparing two different cars i would expect a 190kw-225kw engine to hit 220k without much trouble. Standard VT's with the 3.8 dont do 220 comfortably.;)

[clutch-monkey]

..you didn't say what type of VT... :p

[h22a]

..you didn't say what type of VT... :p

sorry bro, i wasnt being smart.
only been in a VY ss and it seemed impressive, obviously didnt push it to 220 but you knew it could do it easily.
Back when I was in my hometown(Sale) people either had VL manuals or VT's. Majority of mates who had VT's were not the brightest and consistently belted their cars up to and around two hundy. One of them got a VT Acclaim up around 230 but reckons the road was very good quality plus he had a tail wind. From a stock vehicle its preety bloody good.

[TRD_fun]

Fastest I've been in a car was my buddy's e30 325e that we got cruising nicely to about 137mph. Fastest on a bike was 150mph. It was on a '00 GSX-R 750. I hit it and backed off quickly and carefully. Although the bike could have done much more, I don't see it happening any time soon.

[Smokescreen]

I've taken my '02 Dodge Stratus to 130mph(209kph), where it then cut out.

[civic_ferio]

well the other night myself and a mate were in his '05 Opel Corsa GSi Turbo, we hit 200km/h just before his limiter in 5th... Then we caught up to an E46 M3 who was also doing 200 and boy was he surprised when he saw this little hatchback playing with him on the highway! :D

[MRR]

110mph, or 177km/h, from an 1124cc Peugeot.

You might not be able to tell me but was that in the UK?

[jediali]

about 140 mph

[Rockefella]

Roughly 120mph in my friend's new Cobalt SS.

[werty]

I think you all must have deathwishes driving over 100 in such small unstable cars:p

[jediali]

I think you all must have deathwishes driving over 100 in such small unstable cars:p

i assume you didn't mean me...:rolleyes: , time will tell. Besides im stating the cars top speed, not what i have driven it at.

[Matra et Alpine]

I think you all must have deathwishes driving over 100 in such small unstable cars:p
Come on, you've been around long enough to have read the various threads on safety thourgh INTELLIGENCE and not brute weight/size !!

Having driven all over the world, a Corsa at 120 is more stable than a Taurus at 90 !!!!

ANd the latest Smart crash test into a Volvo proved how well engineered a small car CAN be.
Check out NCAP ratings on all those "small unstable cars" :)

[Quiggs]

I look at it this way. If I hit something at a buck in the Golf, I won't feel it. F it.

[baddabang]

If you hit a piece of roadkill in the golf you won't feel it...

[Quiggs]

If you hit a piece of roadkill in the golf you won't feel it...

No, I feel everything I hit... 16's + slammage = fail for ride comfort.

[coolieman1220]

fianlly i can post in this thread! i hit 110 the other day. it may have been more but 110MPH seems accurate. i could have done more but a truck was in my way. it was fast! it was on an empty road with minimal traffic in my 2003 Infiniti G35 Sedan

[lith8872]

best i've done is 200 km/h (bout 125 mph I believe?) in my Pontiac Grand Prix...but on off days I've been told I can run pretty fast?

[Ferrer]

215km/h the other day in the little tractor.

But the biggest sensation of speed ever was a couple of weeks ago. I was given a ride in an MK Indy (Lotus Seven replica) with a Yamaha R1. Talk about speed...

[Clivey]

Well: When the road conditions seemed "right" to try to extract some performance from the C4, the result was a GPS verified 121mph. I'm not sure though how much more it could give with a longer stretch of road.

Surprisingly, despite being a comfort-orientated car the high-speed handling is pretty impressive. It feels rock-solid steady but you still get all of the sensations of just how fast 120mph in a car is; and more importantly just what it takes in terms of concentration and commitment to drive a car safely at that sort of speed.

[tuk3410]

fastest i've driven is....70mph :D in my 1.1 citroen saxo (i haven't passed my test and my mum didn't see the speedo!) when she did she it i was told to slow down promptly! :)
Can't wait till i pass to see what that bad boy can REALLY do :P
fastest i've been driven at is around 130mph in my mates V70R 2.4 AWD in france.

[Rotary.freak]

This summer I was up to 180 km/h in my dad's 2003 Chrysler Sebring LXi on the 401. I was scared to go any faster but i don't know if it could even go any faster. Anyone know the top speed on these?

The fastest I've ever been driven was 240km/h in a BMW M5 with my dad's boss driving and my dad also in the car. The car was still pulling very hard when he backed off because we were running out of space. This was in Romania in 1999.

[Fiorano]

silly thread
my US spec S14 bang the speed limiter at 115mph... with this bypassed 127mph said the meter...
my amazon did a wopping 98 mph (158kmh? )with th b18 last year this year just last weekend with the new b20 and trans i did a 12X...the speedo does not go farther

[BusaLoco]

I haven't tested the outer limits of speed on my Busa powered Deman SR7 (Seven Clone) but the manufacturer claims 140 mph.
What I do know for a fact is that I can get from 0 to 60 in less than 3.5 secs.

http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/upload/271820398_SR7%20at%20ABFM%201.jpg

YouTube - Building our "Busa" Deman Motorsport SR7 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dqpspbe1tmQ)

[v.6]

I once beat a guy from the front door at McDonalds to the counter...I was starving....I dont know how fast I was going but I must have been really travelling. Then again I have gone flat out in a race tuned Formula Renault single seater with GJ in Staffordshire England, probably about 165MPH....but felt like Mac1!!

[SlickHolden]

no. a VT clubsport cruises at 220 suprisingly comfortably


considering we are comparing two different cars i would expect a 190kw-225kw engine to hit 220k without much trouble. Standard VT's with the 3.8 dont do 220 comfortably.;)
There's a couple of boys on Youtube pressing 200kp/h in 3.8lt N/A Commodores.
Issue is when they hit 3rd gear and want to change into top they have this issue of not wanting to, When flat out in 3rd it wont shift into 4th, So you need to back off some and let it hit 4th then go harder after a little brake.
But with the short gears and diff gears they probably only run 210-220 anyway because of the cut-off being 5700-5900rpm and you will hit that flat out in 4th..

[nota]

There's a couple of boys on Youtube pressing 200kp/h in 3.8lt N/A Commodores.
Issue is when they hit 3rd gear and want to change into top they have this issue of not wanting to, When flat out in 3rd it wont shift into 4th, So you need to back off some and let it hit 4th then go harder after a little brake.
But with the short gears and diff gears they probably only run 210-220 anyway because of the cut-off being 5700-5900rpm and you will hit that flat out in 4th..
You're exactly right Slick about them holding 3rd unless you ease up. Back in the late 1980s I discovered that little trick in a VN V6 auto rental and saw a sustained 215 km/h (indicated) which at that speed was definitely fast but not exactly comfortable

[Falcon500]

You're exactly right Slick about them holding 3rd unless you ease up. Back in the late 1980s I discovered that little trick in a VN V6 auto rental and saw a sustained 215 km/h (indicated) which at that speed was definitely fast but not exactly comfortable

Vns wernt comfterble at 60 let alone 200.

I rember how dissapointed my friends where when their VS v8 commadore topped out at 185 and then they got overtaken by another friend In and EB xr6 which powered up to 220 km/h (claimed) and Id almost beleive it too all considering how quickly he moved away.

[wwgkd]

Best I've done is 126 in a Dodge Ram with a Cummins, best my own vehicle can do is 102.

[Rotary.freak]

Yesterday I was in the car with my dad in the VR4. we saw 120mph then we decided to back off.

[Ferrer]

220km/h in a BMW 335i Coupé (in a race track, that is).

[Kitdy]

220km/h in a BMW 335i Coupé (in a race track, that is).

When and where?

[Waugh-terfall]

76mph on the A3 in a 1.4TDCI Ford Fiesta - oh yeah!

[Ferrer]

When and where?
At the Montmelo race track doing a BMW Driver Training Course, today.

I promise pictures of it as soon as they sent them to us.

[Spastik_Roach]

105kph...it takes a while but my Sigma gets there eventually...

[#1 Mustang Fan]

105kph...it takes a while but my Sigma gets there eventually...

And you said its better than my falcon? I can get to 140kph easily, in fourth gear. Btw thats my topspeed...

[Spastik_Roach]

It looks cooler than your falcon.

[70cuda88]

i recently hit 125mph in my E36, but the view of the road just ended too soon

[#1 Mustang Fan]

It looks cooler than your falcon.

I envy that.