fastest speed in a car ?

[guyt_x]

Ok so who has done what ?

Just like to see what the highest speed a member has been in car, either driving or passager.

I myself have been 250kph in a 97model BMW M3(four door) as a passager.

we hit the limiter and that was all we could get.

I have taken a BMW 540i to 240kph myself.

I know these arent the greatest speeds around, but you take what you can get.

I was going to get a ride in the lamborghini 6.0 but my dork friend crashed it the day before.

[Homem de Gelo]

170 km/h in my Mom's VW Gol (not Golf)

[Nash]

230mph in an Honda Civic SiR. My friend had a Mugen intake and muffler, so the engine was friggin fast. We were going at top speed for like 3 hours. We were also eating Burger King, listening to music with his system, picking up chicks and taking turns holding the steering wheel at 230mph.

[guyt_x]

stop talking shit

[Wheelman]

210 km/h in a 1995 P-71 Crown Vic
215 km/h in a 1990 VW Corrado G60
240 km/h in a 1986 Mustang GT Convertible

[Matt]

I've ridden, not driven, at 150mph in my uncle's Q45. I've never even broken triple digits in my car.

[Peroen]

Originally posted by gtsorbust
I've ridden, not driven, at 150mph in my uncle's Q45. I've never even broken triple digits in my car.

I've ridden 285 km/h in my uncles Countach

:)

I wish I was driving :)

[Low Rider]

126 mph in my Camry. I was driving.

[Peroen]

Originally posted by Peroen
I've ridden 285 km/h in my uncles Countach

:)

I wish I was driving :)

I did 200 km/h myself

(in my sisters Impreza and in my own Jetta III)

[crisis]

Hey Nash, next time your driving around with your mates, try driving into a pole so you kill yourselves and not some other innocent road user. Thank you live over the other side of the world. Then again its probably bullshit anyway.

[Homem de Gelo]

Originally posted by crisis
Hey Nash, next time your driving around with your mates, try driving into a pole so you kill yourselves and not some other innocent road user. Thank you live over the other side of the world. Then again its probably bullshit anyway.

You don't know Nash like I do, beleive me, he's dead serious about going that fast in a Civic. He did it with me inside once.

[crisis]

Then I was right, he is a **** wit.

[guyt_x]

It official we have out very own dumb and dumber


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nash:230mph in an Honda Civic SiR
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arcanjo: You don't know Nash like I do, beleive me, he's dead serious about going that fast in a Civic. He did it with me inside once
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seriously 390kph in a civic.... maybe being pulled by a methonal dragster down a greased mine shaft.

kids should go play else where.



Peroen do you have a pic of your uncles car ?

[Nash]

Crisis and guy_x, you two are pretty retarded.

[Homem de Gelo]

Originally posted by guyt_x
It official we have out very own dumb and dumber



Tell me about, how often do you find people thinking twice about wild stories with Civics at 230 mph?

[guyt_x]

????

[crisis]

Okay you got me guys. It was a very clever joke! Still I should be cut some slack. There are some real wankers on this forum that would post such crap and genuinely expect people to believe it. I actually read it as KPH not MPH. My mistake. But seriously you are really funny guys. Keep it up!

[Egg Nog]

Sometimes it can be painful to see people completely miss something so blatantly obvious. :)

"Dude, you must be joking. Civics can only go 215mph."

[SL500]

Originally posted by Egg Nog
Sometimes it can be painful to see people completely miss something so blatantly obvious. :)

"Dude, you must be joking. Civics can only go 215mph."
215mph????????or kph

[Homem de Gelo]

Originally posted by SL500
215mph????????or kph

He's joking.

[guyt_x]

people think about it a car that fast would be on most car mag covers.

so now back to the topic

whose done what in car ?

and not sheep.....

where talking top speed

[JdrivaUK]

I'm only 16 but I have been a passager at these speeds -

115mph (184 kph) in a Volvo 850 2.5 SE (good for 144 mph/ 230kph) but it was on british roads (80 mph speed limit) at night.

Most exciting high speed was 100mph (160kph) through traffic in an AC cobra replica with the top down (it has short gearing so tops out at 100 mph) remember that it has no wind deflector so u get blown away, literally, at those speeds.

[guyt_x]

I have been 180kph on a dirt road power sliding in a 2.7l nissan truck.

[motorhead]

230km/h in a MGB - HAHA - my dad's friends car - brilliant - 240km/h in a BMW e46 328 - brilliance

[Misho]

Nothing impressive here really , I've been a passenger in a Mercedes S320 doing 220 km/h.

[crisis]

Not sure how fast this guy was doing when he died.

[guyt_x]

I really thought this thread would be better responded to

either people dont care which is most likly and have never been faster than 10kph to the shops in there moms VW

[JdrivaUK]

Originally posted by guyt_x
I really thought this thread would be better responded to

either people dont care which is most likly and have never been faster than 10kph to the shops in there moms VW

lol, very true, but wot do expect when most people wouldnt b bored enough 2 go on this website (unless they have no life) if they could drive themselves, they just go out drivin!

[Roy Visser]

Originally posted by guyt_x
never been faster than 10kph to the shops in there moms VW

whats wrong with VW, got mine up to 270kmh.

[guyt_x]

hmmm ?

[Roy Visser]

Originally posted by guyt_x
hmmm ?


dubsport tuned Golf A2 2.9 Vr6

[guyt_x]

stats says tope ned to be 230kph but i suppose if enough money is thrown at it it could do 270kph

[Roy Visser]

285 N/A BHP did the trick, and a 6 speed gearbox

[adz10]

Nothing special..

220kph in a Ford Falcon S
200kph in a Mitsubishi Galant GSR
180kph in a BMW Z3 2.8

All done in 100kph zones. :)

[ozexige]

Hey Dweeb your family's lookin' fer yu...


Is your past catchin' up with you? .......

:D

[motorhead]

alfa romeo supercharged 146 2.0litre twin spark - 200km/h we ran out of road - LOL

[GeaKana]

'bout 280Km/h in a 375HP supercharged Mercedes 190E(me as the driver)

254-255Km/h in an ///M5 with the limiter on lol...that's what the speedo said(me in the passenger seat)





PS:(off topic here....how can I put a GIF as my avatar?...or can't I?)

[gball]

Drove 140 mph in my 350z.

Drove 178 mph in a 911 C2 during 2003 Gumball Rally in West Texas on I-10 (well below the reported 242 mph by a Koenigsegg CC 8S).

[semtex]

hey peeps, i'm new to the forum so hello all.
Went to visit a friend who moved to germany, he's got a TRD/HKS equipped MR2 turbo. 389bhp (on the dyno) took us up to 175mph. this is the fastest we could do tho - it pulls hard all the way to the rev limiter (8000rpm) so with a taller box, who knows?

[bradyj]

k ,jesus crist nahs u f*&^ing idiot - 230 mph in a civic - r u drunk or just stupid??? thats probably the WORST lie ive ever heard - try this one junior, ifyour gonna lie, make it SOMEWHAT believeable....keep up the good work genious....

[Quiggs]

k ,jesus crist nahs u f*&^ing idiot - 230 mph in a civic - r u drunk or just stupid??? thats probably the WORST lie ive ever heard - try this one junior, ifyour gonna lie, make it SOMEWHAT believeable....keep up the good work genious....


It had nawz!

[Egg Nog]

k ,jesus crist nahs u f*&^ing idiot - 230 mph in a civic - r u drunk or just stupid??? thats probably the WORST lie ive ever heard - try this one junior, ifyour gonna lie, make it SOMEWHAT believeable....keep up the good work genious....

Ways to annoy other users:

1) Revive an old, dead thread, being the first one to post in it for more than three months.

2) Not read through the said thread, where you likely would've discovered that his comment was sarcastic.

3) Insult a funny, well-respected member.

[Swissbeatz]

272 km/h last week in my Porsche 911.
My best friend has reached 305 km/h in his 575M Ferrari

Plan to reach 285km/h in my 911 this summer.

My buddy will try 320km/h in a Porsche GT2 with 520 hp. It will be Hot hot hot. Pictures will come to prove this speed. i know that you love that on this forum. We will bring it to you. remember 285 and 320 km/h.

If cops catch me I will say " WWW.UTIMATECARPAGE.COM" :p :D ;)
If cops catch me it will not be a simple ticket but I will go in jail for 10 days.... my wife is going crazy. She uses to say "please slow down the speed limit is 120km/h so please make like others put the cruise control on."

Damn who can cruise at 120km/h in a Porsche??? If I have bought this car it's for the speed not for relaxing on a highway...
< BadBoys in bad toys >

[Misho]

Ways to annoy other users:

1) Revive an old, dead thread, being the first one to post in it for more than three months.

2) Not read through the said thread, where you likely would've discovered that his comment was sarcastic.

3) Insult a funny, well-respected member.

well done eggnog !! as for the 230 mph i think that was a typo supposed to be kmh. or maybe he was sarcastic, i dunno (too lazy to read teh thread again) :)

[crisis]

Ways to annoy other users:

1) Revive an old, dead thread, being the first one to post in it for more than three months.

2) Not read through the said thread, where you likely would've discovered that his comment was sarcastic.

3) Insult a funny, well-respected member.

New members may fall foul of the first two and get away with it. Enter number three with caution!

[Dragon.Knight]

Ways to annoy other users:

1) Revive an old, dead thread, being the first one to post in it for more than three months.

2) Not read through the said thread, where you likely would've discovered that his comment was sarcastic.

3) Insult a funny, well-respected member.


I'll keep that in mind

nothing big myself 160 kph....It was kindof scary ^_^;

[Brabus]

250 km/h in my auto limited Audi RS4...

[The Tuner]

lemme see now.......
240 kph in a nissan bluebird
240 kph in a landcruiser, was racin agaisnt a maxima...wich beat us! :(
um
180/200 is once-in-a-month thing here....

i love speed! :D

[Falcon500]

145 km/h in my 80 satsun sunny and believe me thats scary 3 tyers are bald even with the windows closed it still lets most of the wind in and the engines screaming like a barking owl (very unplesnt experiance that one if you dont know what they sound like consider yourself lucky)
uhh 115 mph in my old mans datsun 1000 cough he doesnt know about that one cough cough :D thats about 185 km/h
And there was the 225 km/h in my brothers XB we that was the highest speed and we averaged 160 km/h we made it to batemans in just over an hour (usually 3 hour drive) we would of made it there faster if the demister worked the windows fogged up and we slowed down to 140 untill we could see again :D and before you ask hes much smarter now that was like 7 years ago...unfornuatly im not that smart yet.

[elmajul]

200 in a nissan maxima
200 in a BMW 330i
180 in my civic
like 150 in a z3 2.0
180 in a honda odyssey
180 in a nissan -terra
180 in a VW passat v6
180 in a Honda accord v6

i'm afraid to pass speeds of 180-200 kph

[Egg Nog]

I suppose I should update my list:

Me not driving:
190km/h in a 2002 911 Carrera4S
185km/h in a 1985 Toyota MR2 (In fourth gear!)
195km/h in an Infinity G20 Sedan

Me Driving:
165km/h in a Jetta TDI

[Matra et Alpine]

I've done 125mph ( 185kmh ) in a Renault Espace ( people carrier/MPV ) with family of 5 and box on the top for luggage !!
Downhill on a German autobahn with very little traffic :)
and it wasn't the V6 model. The hill made the differemce !!!!

[NAZCA C2]

pretty fast as a passenger in a lotus espirit

[mechanixfetch]

I've done 125mph ( 185kmh ) in a Renault Espace ( people carrier/MPV ) with family of 5 and box on the top for luggage !!
Downhill on a German autobahn with very little traffic :)
and it wasn't the V6 model. The hill made the differemce !!!!
I think your math needs a little work 1 mile = 1.609344 kilometers therefore 125mph = 201km/h

[Matra et Alpine]

I think your math needs a little work 1 mile = 1.609344 kilometers therefore 125mph = 201km/h

Oh shit, even scarier whn I compare it to other km/h speeds !!
It was a UK Espace and the mph is the correct one.

Shouldn't try to do math late at night after a wee dram :)

[semtex]

Damn who can cruise at 120km/h in a Porsche??? If I have bought this car it's for the speed not for relaxing on a highway...
< BadBoys in bad toys >

And, if you've got the money to buy a porsche then i would've thought you'd have the money to take the car to a race track. I get the impression you like high speed driving on a regular basis and quite honestly (in my opinion) it's damn stupid - you're going more than twice as fast as other road users. Yes you may have noticed i've posted about doing 175mph in germany - Once, and once only because when you're doing that kinda speed and a car pulls out in front of you at 70mph (as happened in my case) it's VERY difficult to take over 100mph off your speed to avoid hitting them, hence never again. That was on an unrestricted autobahn with other cars still doing up to 150mph,yet it still happened - you can't predict what other drivers are about to do. Go to a track. It's the best place to be

[Swissbeatz]

And, if you've got the money to buy a porsche then i would've thought you'd have the money to take the car to a race track. I get the impression you like high speed driving on a regular basis and quite honestly (in my opinion) it's damn stupid - you're going more than twice as fast as other road users. Yes you may have noticed i've posted about doing 175mph in germany - Once, and once only because when you're doing that kinda speed and a car pulls out in front of you at 70mph (as happened in my case) it's VERY difficult to take over 100mph off your speed to avoid hitting them, hence never again. That was on an unrestricted autobahn with other cars still doing up to 150mph,yet it still happened - you can't predict what other drivers are about to do. Go to a track. It's the best place to be

There is no track in Switzerland it's prohibited. I don't want to loose 4 hours just for going in a track in France or in Germany. And when I'm doing high speed on the highway the road is empty, I will not go fast when the road is full it's damn stupid. I know what I'm doing and I'm not a 18 years child like you can think. The week-end, the highways in Switzerland are empty. It's a little country you know.
I think every Porsche 911 owners don't buy this kind of car just for the track.

[Swissbeatz]

And, if you've got the money to buy a porsche then i would've thought you'd have the money to take the car to a race track. I get the impression you like high speed driving on a regular basis and quite honestly (in my opinion) it's damn stupid - you're going more than twice as fast as other road users.

Have you ever seen Gumball3000?? So I think you will say there are all stupid... but me I love that. that's the difference between you and me.

[Falcon500]

There is no track in Switzerland it's prohibited. I don't want to loose 4 hours just for going in a track in France or in Germany.
I think every Porsche 911 owners don't buy this kind of car just for the track. Is that all it takes to get there? hell its a good 3 odd hours to get to sydney here doing to posted limit. And i personlly dont think there would be manyowenrs buying porsches to take onto the track i think that would only be an after thought such an expensive car+crash=disaster! Not to mention lack of transport for a time.

[Swissbeatz]

And I just want to say that, it's not dangerous to drive fast. It becomes dangerous when you are drunk or fly or you are doing others things like using your mobile phone.
If you are not an experimented driver don't try to do speed cause you have not good skills. But I you pay good attention to the traffic and you know what you are doing, you will not crash. How many accidents you have noticed in Gumball?? Personaly I think that it's not the speed who kills but stupid drivers who try to prove something. Don't act fool.

[Falcon500]

I get what your trying to say and for the most cases i agree fully when driving fast i concentrate my focus is on the road in front of me not no where else. You should never set out to be some hero by doing somthing stupid as you said Dont act fool.

[Swissbeatz]

I get what your trying to say and for the most cases i agree fully when driving fast i concentrate my focus is on the road in front of me not no where else. You should never set out to be some hero by doing somthing stupid as you said Dont act fool.

Exactly the focus must be and must stay the road. And when you try to hit the speed limit of your car, the road must be empty and you must be able to hit the break when you see a car at 100m in front of you. Never try to overtake on the right, slow down when you need to do it.
That's the secret of the speed. And never forget to check your car every time cause your tires can explode if there is not enough pressure. Speed is not just hitting the accelerator.

[Falcon500]

All very good posts. While i did know this stuff already its goodto hear of how to do this stuff responsibly and im thinking that it can never hurt toremind peopleof these fact +1 to rep.
Though on a side not can you please make your signature like it used to be or make it F*** please im asking nicely :)

[redC5n/a10.82et]

196mph in my c-5 drag car before we switched from a 3.73 reared to a 4.11 now the top end is right at 160

[redC5n/a10.82et]

196mph in my c-5 drag car before we switched from a 3.73 reared to a 4.11 now the top end is right at 160

Nash nothing that came from japan or china or whatever $h!tty country makes those rice burning go karts (with some exceptions of course) goes that fast unless your in the salt flats being pushed by a jet car, pulled by a f-14, and have a NATO rocket under the hood. nash if it went 230 what type of wheels did you have cuz damn near all wheels would shred under that type of abuse. and please tell me where this magical 700mile (230mphx3hr.=700) strech of road is. do you know how smoth a road has to be for some one to do 230 on it. a normal highway would not cut it the bumps would send you airborn. i smell BS hardcore.

[drakkie]

In a recent run through the world famous town of "Zuidland" in a Alfa Romeo 75 3.0 V6 Turbo (=rare), which has the suspension and engine of the Alfa SZ in a lighter car :) my uncle and I managed a speed of 235 kilomtres an hour. e would have gone faster if there was no speed camera.We had to brake 150 km/h or more. The brake marks are still present on the raod. A litlle bit down the road, there still are the drift marks :D

yes, this was not dangerous for any other person on the road, because there was almost nobody on these deserted roads at 7 am in the morning. We just had great fun :)

[Piacki_117]

200km/h in a Renault Laguna Dci
240km/h in a Vel Satis 3.5 V6

[juan_pablo]

i did 140 km/hr in versa



230 mph for nash in a civic?
are you making me a fool

[juan_pablo]

if i had a Formula 1 car i would go for 370km/hr+

[Mustang]

but your an idiot
edit: unless you ment on track ?

[IWantAnAudiRS6]

124mph in a 1.4 Civic. Seriously! Mum's crazy.

My dad's pulled off over 140mph in an Alpina 5 Series. Boy, what a day. What I remember most about that car was that it was white and had the cool multispoke wheels.

Mitsubishi Motors in Reading gave me a high-speed ride in an Evo FQ-400. It's vicious. Fastest I've ever been around a roundabout (around 50 mph, no kidding) and when we were in the fast lane of the dual carriageway, I watched the speedo needle scream past 120mph before we got up to the next roundabout. I have pictures and videos, I am not bullshitting.

[adamfraser]

Any chance we could see the pics and videos!! (not that i done believe you or anything, theyd be quite cool to see!) PM me if you need hosting ;)

[Pellit]

been 110 mph in rents volvo, lol, in france

[h00t_h00t]

196mph in my c-5 drag car before we switched from a 3.73 reared to a 4.11 now the top end is right at 160

Nash nothing that came from japan or china or whatever $h!tty country makes those rice burning go karts (with some exceptions of course) goes that fast unless your in the salt flats being pushed by a jet car, pulled by a f-14, and have a NATO rocket under the hood. nash if it went 230 what type of wheels did you have cuz damn near all wheels would shred under that type of abuse. and please tell me where this magical 700mile (230mphx3hr.=700) strech of road is. do you know how smoth a road has to be for some one to do 230 on it. a normal highway would not cut it the bumps would send you airborn. i smell BS hardcore.
You're an idiot, and I doubt your C5 drag car exists.

[Clique]

i been 145MPH in my cousin's celica (95 model)... down the M40...

[The Pilot]

230-240 on a Bentley Arnage R (Dad's friend's)
200 on a Bentley Continental R Mulliner (Dad's friend's)
160-170 - I was driving father's former car - Porsche Cayenne S

[Clique]

230-240 on a Bentley Arnage R (Dad's friend's)
200 on a Bentley Continental R Mulliner (Dad's friend's)
160-170 - I was driving father's former car - Porsche Cayenne S
I kind of smell BS.. Unless you can some how prove to us that you have been in them cas let alone been at those speeds..
Trust me your new and your boasting of travelling in expensive cars... You will get OWNED...

[The Pilot]

Man it's no BS. I leave in Armenia. My dad's friend is a reach businessman. I've driven or sat as a passenger in these cars. I am a great car lover but I don't think A MACHINE is a thing to be proud of being sat in so much, that I would LIE. I don't lie. It's true. But it wouldn't be good to me to ask an old millionaire to let me put a piece of paper on the shiftpad and tell him "This is for the forum, it's an Egg Nog test, they won't believe I've driven a Bentley or SL or sat as a passenger." But if any chance, I'll photo them and post here, just as an interesting material.

P.S. I also have some "candid camera pics" in my phone. But I don't have a cable to send to my computer. I'll try to find something to upload them to my pc and post them.

[h00t_h00t]

No new excuses here then.

[The Pilot]

Totally, I don't care u believe or not. OK? I ain't gonna disgrase myself by asking him to eggnog his car. If I'll get a chance, I'll photo it and post for other members who come here to talk about cars, are interested and they'll like the members of his garage. Others who are interested in finding BS don't interest me.

[Matra et Alpine]

Totally, I don't care u believe or not. OK? I ain't gonna disgrase myself by asking him to eggnog his car. If I'll get a chance, I'll photo it and post for other members who come here to talk about cars, are interested and they'll like the members of his garage. Others who are interested in finding BS don't interest me.
Don't get upset.
THE UCP official ownership challenge (egg-nog) was setup precisely so that convos here are about cars and not BS.
It's not an insult to be asked, just the same as it's not an insult to be asked to show a train ticket or drivers license :)
As the cars aren't yours then it's not a major issue really :D

[henk4]

just wondering which roads around Yerewan would allow such speeds:D

[RISE AGAINST]

168 mph in a Modified Viper GTS.

[Zytek_Fan]

1988 Le Mans Trap Speeds
Practise:391 km/h (242.4 mph) Porsche 962C
Race:405 km/h (251.1 mph) W.M.P. 88

1989 Le Mans Trap Speeds
Practise:400 km/h (248.0 mph) Sauber Mercedes C9
Race:389 km/h (241.2 mph) Jaguar XJR-9

[Guest]

seriously!?! Thats ****ing quick!

[henk4]

1988 Le Mans Trap Speeds
Practise:391 km/h (242.4 mph) Porsche 962C
Race:405 km/h (251.1 mph) W.M.P. 88

1989 Le Mans Trap Speeds
Practise:400 km/h (248.0 mph) Sauber Mercedes C9
Race:389 km/h (241.2 mph) Jaguar XJR-9

tell me which car number you were sitting in.....(and why)

[Vaigra]

145-150mph in the S2

[250 GTO]

230 Km/h in a Porsche Carrera.

[Zytek_Fan]

tell me which car number you were sitting in.....(and why)
I got that info from a book; Autotechnica, the 1990 Le Mans 24 Annual

[Guest]

so you werent actually in the car then!

[henk4]

I got that info from a book; Autotechnica, the 1990 Le Mans 24 Annual

purpose of this thread is to report on personal experience:D

[r1ckst4]

I got that info from a book; Autotechnica, the 1990 Le Mans 24 Annual
HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D :D :D

dumass! :D

[The Pilot]

just wondering which roads around Yerewan would allow such speeds:D
(sorry for offpost)No man, our country is developing day by day, it's not a village)))) We even have a Ferrari 456. New places for tourists, aquaparks, hotels & a Ferrari 456))))

[The Pilot]

just wondering which roads around Yerewan would allow such speeds:D
(sorry for offpost)No man, our country is developing day by day, it's not a village)))) We even have a Ferrari 456. New places for tourists, aquaparks, hotels & a Ferrari 456))))

LINK: http://automarket.am/newsarm26.php

P.S. This Ferrari's owner is the brother of the Bentleys' owner))

[henk4]

(sorry for offpost)No man, our country is developing day by day, it's not a village)))) We even have a Ferrari 456. New places for tourists, aquaparks, hotels & a Ferrari 456))))

well, I have to admit having only been to Georgia and Azerbaijan, but there I did not find any roads where I would feel safe to go that fast, no only because of the quality of the roads, but also because of the quality of the "other" drivers. What do they need mirrors for?:)

[The Pilot]

Yes of course. especially the minibus drivers - they stop how, when and where they want to collect passangers))
Yes, there are many bad roads in Yerevan where no one will take his Ferrari to, but our good Mr.Milliard Kirk Kirkorian (General Motor's general stockhodler) gave our government some money, so now you can go 200-250 at night on the Head street of Yerevan at night)))

[henk4]

our good Mr.Milliard Kirk Kirkorian (General Motor's general stockhodler) gave our government some money, so now you can go 200-250 at night on the Head street of Yerevan at night)))

when the police is asleep or will not stop those persons that are in a position to personally influence their position:)

[The Pilot]

Yes. The police stops only cars <10000$. Maaaan, it's our people, out mentalitet, there can be sooo many new things for all of you)))

[RISE AGAINST]

Actually let me correct myself. On a racetrack in Scarborough, A driver took me to 180 something in a Saleen S7. It's not the best car I've been in though,

[The Pilot]

Don't get upset.
THE UCP official ownership challenge (egg-nog) was setup precisely so that convos here are about cars and not BS.
It's not an insult to be asked, just the same as it's not an insult to be asked to show a train ticket or drivers license :)
As the cars aren't yours then it's not a major issue really :D

OK> Thanks for understanding. I'm just 16 and when I'll get a new car (when or if:) ) I'll eggnog it - there aren't any problems... But asking that man - you know, it's just impolite. But, i repeat again, if I have a chance, I'll try to ask the chaffeur to meet me once and I'll post you a Photosession of cars - members of some 2 mln. garage)))

[Zytek_Fan]

purpose of this thread is to report on personal experience:D
I am too lazy to read the first page of the thread

[RISE AGAINST]

I am too lazy to read the first page of the thread

Me too. Hey, wanna grab some zzz's? I'm totally tired.

[Wouter Melissen]

I am too lazy to read the first page of the thread

So you rather make yourself look like an idiot than read the thread? Not that reading a thread is a guarantee for not looking like an idiot in your case.

[RISE AGAINST]

So you rather make yourself look like an idiot than read the thread? Not that reading a thread is a guarantee for not looking like an idiot in your case.

I'm an ioidt.

[henk4]

Yes. The police stops only cars <10000$. Maaaan, it's our people, out mentalitet, there can be sooo many new things for all of you)))

they changed that in Georgia, with a brand new police force, that issues tickets, and takes your license, which you can get back in the police station after paying the fine. The police is also getting a decent salary. That might be new to you:D

[Zytek_Fan]

I'm an ioidt.
Everyone can be an idiot sometimes

[The Pilot]

they changed that in Georgia, with a brand new police force, that issues tickets, and takes your license, which you can get back in the police station after paying the fine. The police is also getting a decent salary. That might be new to you:D


Yeah)))

[660z]

300.8km/h (188mph) speedo was showing approx 210mph - rev limited, in my 944 TurboS Silver Rose. 1/4 mile at Santa Pod 13.5@106mph
291km/h (182mph) felt like more to go in my wifes standard French spec 300zxtt 1/4 mile at Santa Pod 14.1 @ 99mph
256km/h (160mph) in about 15secs from standstill in my 1973 datsun (see another thread) much more to come, will test once car lands in the UK. 1/4 mile in Detroit 11.53@130mph

[SupraMan22]

Around 150mph or so. My bros X-Runner. But thats about the fastest I've been. Indiana country roads equals well, excessive speeds. 85mph in a Buick Century etc. lol :)

[Manik]

about 200km/h in my parent's Mazda Millenium, it's a very sporty car, we had one for a few years.

[89rx355]

160mph im my mk3 supra when non turbo
135mph 89 hatch all motor d16z6
205 gsxr busa i know its not a car but damn impressive non the less

[Marsden1002]

I have been in two cars as Passengers at high speeds,with my dad driving, all on British Raods

A Peugeot 306 1.9 D Turbo (R Reg) @ 117MPH


And a Lexus IS 200 SE (05 Plate) @ 120 MPH


These were quick, and the peugeot was flat out.


Marsden1002

[MrKipling]

170mph in a Ferrari 612 Scaglietti, on Bruntingthorpe runway. T'was bo.

[MrKipling]

170mph in a Ferrari 612 Scaglietti, on Bruntingthorpe runway. T'was bo. That's 274kph

[Guest]

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[SolidStradale]

I got to do 160 in a stock car at Califorina Speedway.

[TVR IS KING]

190kmh. Holden VN commodore...
it was modified to be a fire fighting car kinda thing...so it went fast. :)

[SupraMan22]

160mph im my mk3 supra when non turbo
135mph 89 hatch all motor d16z6
205 gsxr busa i know its not a car but damn impressive non the less

Was this mk3 Supra Stock. The fastest we have got our Supra going is roughly 145. :o 160 seems rediculious, especially non turbo, which mine is also. And hey, if the supra is yours, how about some pointers. Cause i have a stock mk3 in my garage that greatly needs mods. Not needs, its more of my wants. :)

[CHEESE-TACULAR]

110 in a renault megane and 120 in a porsche boxter s

i also drove a ford escort at 27mph :cool:

[QuattroMan]

148mph on my Corvette,155mph on my motorcycle and never again...

[Clique]

OK> Thanks for understanding. I'm just 16 and when I'll get a new car (when or if:) ) I'll eggnog it - there aren't any problems... But asking that man - you know, it's just impolite. But, i repeat again, if I have a chance, I'll try to ask the chaffeur to meet me once and I'll post you a Photosession of cars - members of some 2 mln. garage)))

Basically your 16 and that rich person let you drive his Bentley etc... No matter how rich a person is i am sure they have got the brains to not to let a 16 year old behind the wheel of a car that powerful... I smell more BS.......

[Pinin]

120mph in a new Civic Type R, and whatever the top speed is of a Passat estate 1.9 diesel is.

[Cyco]

No matter how rich a person is i am sure they have got the brains to not to let a 16 year old behind the wheel of a car that powerful... I smell more BS.......

There was a Dino in Sydney a couple of years ago with leaners plates on it.

[my porsche]

300.8km/h (188mph) speedo was showing approx 210mph - rev limited, in my 944 TurboS Silver Rose. 1/4 mile at Santa Pod 13.5@106mph
291km/h (182mph) felt like more to go in my wifes standard French spec 300zxtt 1/4 mile at Santa Pod 14.1 @ 99mph
256km/h (160mph) in about 15secs from standstill in my 1973 datsun (see another thread) much more to come, will test once car lands in the UK. 1/4 mile in Detroit 11.53@130mph
*COUGH*BULLSHIT*COUGH* :p
a new 911 turbo S only does 192mph, no way a 15 year old car could do the same, 165-170 MAYBE, but i seriously doubt that, and 182 in a standard spec 300zxtt? also seriously doubt that, the datsun ill give you since its only 160 and also probably heavily modified

this thread is basically "how much can i compensate?"

[660z]

There is always some smart arse that happened to be there with a radar gun to dispute other peoples account of achieved top speeds, Sounds to me like you are suffering from the typical 911 is better than 944 syndrome, yes 911 dreamer, you will one day wake up and smell the coffee, the 944 turbo was modified to a true 328bhp and would wipe out all factory non turbo 911's to date, the top speed was verified on numerous occasions using mile markers, it was verified faster than a Ferrari 355, in fact said car was a little red spec in the 944's rear view mirror in very little time on one such top speed run in Germany as was also the Testarossa who dared to challenge the 944, the car also ran 183 at a radar checked Bruntingthorpe before it ran out of track. I think you will also find that even standard 944turbo S's were faster than their contemporary 911 turbo's, and as tested by Performance car in 1988 left the Ferrari 328 and Lotus Esprit turbo for dead; Porsche was too embarrassed to admit that the 944turbo S was quicker than a 1988 911turbo for fear of hurting 911 sales, also remember the 944 turbo is more aerodynamic than a 2003 911 turbo. Also the 944's top speed was limited by its gearing as it would rev limit in 5th, again using a rear tyre size of 265/40/17 since you claim to be a Porsche fanatic check the gear specs and do the math, that should keep you out of trouble for a few weeks..................LOL
And finally in the Porsche cup over here in the UK 1985 944 turbo's are not only in the same class as the N/A 2003 N/A 996's but regularly thrash them YES privately entered 20 year old cars thrashing 2 year old factory sponsored 996's, interestingly on some tracks a few years ago the 944 turbos could be seen coming in 1st 2nd and 3rd after soundly thrashing 996's with reliability sometimes being the only limiting factor in their dominance of Porsche cup races, also remember that 1988 911's were not even running in the same class, they ran in the 944S2 class go figure boyo........smile

The 300zx was standard and indicated 200mph and again was mile marker timed at 182mph it was French spec and does not appear to have a speed limiter fitted again this car is more aerodynamic than its contemporary 911 and is more powerful dyno tested at 283 bhp and 275lbs/ft at the wheels, remember that the less aerodynamic 1995 911's only made circa 225bhp and 200 lbs/ft at the wheels on the same dyno and were tested at 171mph so think again sonny boy, do your homework and engage brain b4 accusing others of bullshit, also note in case you did not know that Japanese manufacturers have been lying about their power outputs for many years now in an attempt to be seen to limit their power to the Gentleman’s agreement of 280bhp max in Japan, essentially this means that the 300zxtt was considerably faster than its Porsche contemporaries by virtue of pure power bearing in mind the US 2 seater 300zxtt weighed approx 350lbs more than a 1991 911C2 and yet was faster over every timed performance benchmark again go figure why the above mentioned more powerful and more aerodynamic 300zx should not be able to go 16mph faster than the 911.

The Datsun is heavily modified to 550bhp and I am confident it will do 200mph if you don't believe this that is your problem but please have some respect for a car that is probably older than you..........sorry just checked it is 18 years older than you, truth is I probably shouldn't have wasted my time replying but then the young shall grow and somebody's gotta teach em

You will just have to live with the fact that 911's never have had the aerodynamics and generally have never been powerful enough to compete with my cars, Oh and by the way the 944 turbo S was slightly quicker than my friends standard 1996 twin turbo 911 all the way to an indicated 200mph, you will also be sad to learn that the 993 felt very unstable at this speed while the 944 was rock solid again do your homework into the aerodynamics of the two cars particularly their undersides for the answers.

[Guest]

There is always some smart arse that happened to be there with a radar gun to dispute other peoples account of achieved top speeds, Sounds to me like you are suffering from the typical 911 is better than 944 syndrome, yes 911 dreamer, you will one day wake up and smell the coffee, the 944 turbo was modified to a true 328bhp and would wipe out all factory non turbo 911's to date, the top speed was verified on numerous occasions using mile markers, it was verified faster than a Ferrari 355, in fact said car was a little red spec in the 944's rear view mirror in very little time on one such top speed run in Germany as was also the Testarossa who dared to challenge the 944, the car also ran 183 at a radar checked Bruntingthorpe before it ran out of track. I think you will also find that even standard 944turbo S's were faster than their contemporary 911 turbo's, and as tested by Performance car in 1988 left the Ferrari 328 and Lotus Esprit turbo for dead; Porsche was too embarrassed to admit that the 944turbo S was quicker than a 1988 911turbo for fear of hurting 911 sales, also remember the 944 turbo is more aerodynamic than a 2003 911 turbo. Also the 944's top speed was limited by its gearing as it would rev limit in 5th, again using a rear tyre size of 265/40/17 since you claim to be a Porsche fanatic check the gear specs and do the math, that should keep you out of trouble for a few weeks..................LOL
And finally in the Porsche cup over here in the UK 1985 944 turbo's are not only in the same class as the N/A 2003 N/A 996's but regularly thrash them YES privately entered 20 year old cars thrashing 2 year old factory sponsored 996's, interestingly on some tracks a few years ago the 944 turbos could be seen coming in 1st 2nd and 3rd after soundly thrashing 996's with reliability sometimes being the only limiting factor in their dominance of Porsche cup races, also remember that 1988 911's were not even running in the same class, they ran in the 944S2 class go figure boyo........smile

The 300zx was standard and indicated 200mph and again was mile marker timed at 182mph it was French spec and does not appear to have a speed limiter fitted again this car is more aerodynamic than its contemporary 911 and is more powerful dyno tested at 283 bhp and 275lbs/ft at the wheels, remember that the less aerodynamic 1995 911's only made circa 225bhp and 200 lbs/ft at the wheels on the same dyno and were tested at 171mph so think again sonny boy, do your homework and engage brain b4 accusing others of bullshit, also note in case you did not know that Japanese manufacturers have been lying about their power outputs for many years now in an attempt to be seen to limit their power to the Gentleman’s agreement of 280bhp max in Japan, essentially this means that the 300zxtt was considerably faster than its Porsche contemporaries by virtue of pure power bearing in mind the US 2 seater 300zxtt weighed approx 350lbs more than a 1991 911C2 and yet was faster over every timed performance benchmark again go figure why the above mentioned more powerful and more aerodynamic 300zx should not be able to go 16mph faster than the 911.

The Datsun is heavily modified to 550bhp and I am confident it will do 200mph if you don't believe this that is your problem but please have some respect for a car that is probably older than you..........sorry just checked it is 18 years older than you, truth is I probably shouldn't have wasted my time replying but then the young shall grow and somebody's gotta teach em

You will just have to live with the fact that 911's never have had the aerodynamics and generally have never been powerful enough to compete with my cars, Oh and by the way the 944 turbo S was slightly quicker than my friends standard 1996 twin turbo 911 all the way to an indicated 200mph, you will also be sad to learn that the 993 felt very unstable at this speed while the 944 was rock solid again do your homework into the aerodynamics of the two cars particularly their undersides for the answers.
then why did they stop making them?

[h00t_h00t]

Because the man is lying, there is no road straight and more importantly SMOOTH enough for a 328hp car to reach 200mph. I've spoken to a few 300zxtt owners and they'll do 160 or so.

The 944 isn't very aerodynamic, it has a wing and a much sharper drop off at the rear than a 911.

[rev440]

Unless you change the gear ratio and add even more horse then that I call bs. Even a vette takes a wile to get to 180 and above which is faster than a stock nissan 300z. O and i have seen 140ish in a mach1

[R34GTR]

I've seen RUF porsches on 5th gear having a hard time cracking 200 mph, now what on earth makes you think a 300+ horse 944 porsche will smoke these cars and easily reach 200 mph??

[660z]

It appears most of you either cannot read or are just being plain stupid ! I never said the 944 turbo could do 200mph I said it would indicate 210mph which was proved in at least three ways to be a genuine 187.6mph, if you do not believe it that is your problem.
I suggest you educate yourselves about the 1988 944turboS Silver Rose European model without cat which would easliy crack 165mph with 250bhp, the proof is out there what I am simply saying is that with another 'genuine' 78bhp it can do 187.6mph at the rev limiter in 5th gear what is so difficult to understand about that especially since that specific model had a cd factor of .34. As I said before go and do your homework on the underside of the 944 turbo and the venturi effect achieved.
And if you lot think there are no roads straight enough to acheive a measly 187.6 mph you are bigger tossers than you sound like.........
Oh! and by the way I never lie about any of my cars performance, 5 years ago there were many cars out there that would blow my old 944 turbo into the weeds, I have witnessed many cars including Ford Mondeo's do a radar checked 190mph plus, and a few sierras do over 200mph so it is not the big deal that you little boys think it is. I happen to know of a few Supra turbos that do a genuine 215mph and none of them have as much power as some of the most powerful Supras out there.
Even a standard early SL55 with 475bhp was tested by Autocar a few years back at an easy 205mph or so on a banked circuit this equates to probably 212 on the flat; The 300zxtt was recognised 8 years ago by the Z club as being the fastest non modified ZX seen in the UK with a 1/4 mile time of 14.1 @ 100mph, while this time is no big deal the speed of 180mph isn't either. And if a Corvette with the same kind of crank horsepower can crack 180 why can't a Z32 tt......Get real boys
Food for thought...............Most hot hatches with 200bhp can crack 150mph these days proof again that most cars with over 300bhp and as much torque will crack 180.
I came here thinking there would be a number of knowlegable enthusiasts having sensible discussions about cars without resorting to juvenille name calling but it seems I was wrong......................

[my porsche]

Because the man is lying, there is no road straight and more importantly SMOOTH enough for a 328hp car to reach 200mph. I've spoken to a few 300zxtt owners and they'll do 160 or so.

The 944 isn't very aerodynamic, it has a wing and a much sharper drop off at the rear than a 911.
not to mention that when I posted there was no mention of modification, plus 328 hp in a wedge still wouldnt do that :p road, drag, and space limitations would come in WAY before 188mph

and no, im not suffering 911 inferiority complex, 911's will always be better in almost every aspect except price

[my porsche]

It appears most of you either cannot read or are just being stupid I never said the 944 turbo could do 200mph I said it would indicate 210mph which was proved in at least three ways to be a genuine 188mph, if you do not believe it that is your problem.
I suggest you educate yourselves about the 1988 944turboS Silver Rose European model without cat which would easliy crack 165mph with 250bhp, the proof is out there what I am simply saying is that with another 'genuine' 78bhp it can do 187.6mph at the rev limiter in 5th gear what is so difficult to understand about that especially since that specific model had a cd factor of .34.
And if you lot think there are no roads straight enough to acheive a measly 187.6 mph you are bigger tossers than you sound like.........
it takes a WHOLE lot more hp for every mph that you attempt to go once you hit (IIRC) 150, something like 10hp/mph, not sure ill wait for knife edge or matra to come in an explain, but its roughly that so that means for 78hp you get an extra 8 mph not 23

that is if i remember correctly, plus the 944 just drops off at the end that is a TON of drag

[660z]

And how do you explain the 944 turbos superiority over newer 911's in the Porsche cup ????????????

[h00t_h00t]

What kind of Porsche cup is that? The one I've seen is made up of 911 varients (GT2s mostly) which has stuff called downforce and would destroy your 944 at everying, including top speed.

[pterps]

Highest was 265 km/h in a Ferrari 348
250 km/h in a Mercedes 190 2.5-16 EVO II
240 km/h in a BMW 530d
235 km/h in my own car
210 in a Ferrari 355
210 in Ferrari 512M
200+ in a Viper GTS.

[2ndclasscitizen]

And how do you explain the 944 turbos superiority over newer 911's in the Porsche cup ????????????
the magic pixies, thats how

[Blue Supra]

i have to update my personal top speed in my own car.

210kph in the 200SX.

[770]

100 mph(+-) was nice for riding in the back of a huge old pickup on the high way, an electronically limited 110 mph in a Stratus as a passenger is quite pathetic for being the fastest moving car I recall riding in. If only I knew how fast my friend was driving during the high speed chase involving my grandmother on a side street.

[770]

She burnt us

[kennyknoxville]

been 130 in both my moms slk and my old rsx type s.

[660z]

the magic pixies, thats how


What kind of Porsche cup is that? The one I've seen is made up of 911 varients (GT2s mostly) which has stuff called downforce and would destroy your 944 at everying, including top speed

Want to see how the 951 (944turbo) Porsche wiped out newer 996 competition in the Porsche club of GB racing series, check out the fastest lap in the following links, and look at the fastest laps in class and you will not see a 911 in any class, I wonder how all you 911 is the only Porsche devotees can explain this......lolololololololol.....magic pixies my backside............you obviously have a lot to learn, I also suggest you read my posts very carefully in future to avoid the proverbial egg on face.

I can also confirm that the 951 S was well respected and held in awe by friends and colleagues who owned every variant of the 911 right up to tuned 996 turbos and they were always mesmerised at the performance of my dear old Porsche, I would also like to clarify a small issue, my old car was tested by Geoff of Automotive developments on the rollers at 328bhp and 348lbs/ft with only a wastegate spring upgrade and a bespoke chip, at this time the car was running its std exhaust and air filter at its fastest it was running a K&N conical filter a 3 bar map sensor 3" exhaust system and a modified throttle body, unfortunately I never got around to checking the final output of the engine so I quoted the only verified rolling road figures I had, needless to say the car was considerably quicker through the gears, on the drag strip (Santa Pod) and in top than a number of Sierra Cosworths with claimed outputs of between 330 and 480bhp so go figure, and by the way so was the very mildly modified 300zxtt that seemed to upset you so much.
I can also confirm that during this time I was only consistently beaten by a certain Lime green Ford Mondeo, yes a Ford Mondeo with sierra Cosworth running gear and 4 wheel drive with what was probably a genuine 450bhp, this mondeo was also officially clocked at Bruntingthorpe at 190plus mph with different gearing and a longer runway it would have easily broken the 200mph barrier as many sierras have done since with modest power outputs, all our mates with modified 911, 993 and 996 turbos and supposedly modified M3's were either too scared or just couldn't keep up with the Mondeo or 951 simple as that.

hoot_hoot and all those who have questioned the superiority of the 951 over 911's read the following and weep, also remember that the 911 contemporaries of the 951 were not even allowed in the same racing class (they were not good enough) no they were in the 944S2 and ordinary 968 class, and even then they were thrashed by the normally aspirated 944's and 968's

http://www.msdpcgb.co.uk/pages/cup99/cup99_res1.htm

http://www.msdpcgb.co.uk/pages/cup99/cup99_res2.htm

http://www.msdpcgb.co.uk/pages/cup99/cup99_res4.htm

http://www.msdpcgb.co.uk/pages/cup99/cup99_res5.htm

The list goes on, and even when the 951's were all relegated to class 2 with the 996's to make way for the factory built and sponsored GT3's they were still impressive GO AND DO YOUR HOMEWORK as I said before the only limiting factor to the 951's sucess in racing was the lack of factory support and age, as they were up to 15 years older than their nearest competitors in class 1...............

The final nail in the coffin has got to be that the more serious cup built 944's did not even compete in this race series the 951's that were running were the earlier 1985/6 220bhp turbo's that had to retain the original fuel injection systems

As I said earlier it appears there are a lot of muppets on here who think that Porsche means 911, and who obviously haven't a clue when it comes to cars, the reality is simple the 911 were based on the erm' VW beetle a car that even in its heyday was a pretty hopeless proposition, I guess that is what is called breeding........lolololol at least the 944 originated from a sports car designed to be a sports car by the very same VW, whilst I accept that continuous development has created a drivers car out of the 911 it is obvious that the 944turbo S was in an entirely different league to its 911 contemporaries, the results in the links posted will only confirm that despite being at least 15 years older with the attendant reliability issues and lack of factory support the 951 turbo was still pulverising 996's on the track, of course contemporary 1985-88 911 were not even in the same racing class, this is proof if any was needed of the basic superiority of the 944 over the 911, it was only the recession and the misguided predjudice of consumers like yourselves re: 911's being only true Porsches that led to the demise of the 944/968; nevertheless the latter are still regarded by those in the know as the best handling Porsches ever.
And remember that my old car was a 951turbo S Silver Rose 1 of a 1000 cars built for homolgation purposes.
And just to prove that a car doesn't have to be any good to continue being made, the original beetle grandad of the 911 was only discontinued a year or so ago.

[Matra et Alpine]

Nice info, 660 if a little "biased".

After all the 951 traces it's heritage back to the wheezy 4 cylinder 2.5 '944' of it's launch. There were quite a few chassis and suspension ( and engine ! ) changes before the 951 appeared. Just as the 911 had a similar layout to a VW doesn't mean it's stuck with VW performing or handling. Or do we all trace the car heritage back to Benz and complain about wooden spoked wheel handling :D

You also forgot to mention in the race results that highlight (sort of) the 944T results that Chris Heeley was (is?) an EXCEPTIONALLY GIFTED driver ! He held the Knockhill track record in the 911 - NOT an easy track to get good times with a rear engined car :D WHICH 944 was Chris running in those races ? The "Silver Rose" chassised specials ? If yes, then not really fair to compare with "production" !!!! That would be like me suggesting the Le Mans A610s hand built for Legay racing was comparable to a production A610 :D


The 944 is an exceptional car, it doesn't have to denigrate the 911 to be considered a great car :D

[netburner]

Answer to topic question:

fastest speed I drove myself: 220kph in a Mercedes Benz E320 CDI

fastest speed in a car with me at the passenger side: 314kph in an Alpina B5

[Coventrysucks]

the car also ran 183 at a radar checked Bruntingthorpe before it ran out of track.

Not to sound sceptical, however; Bruntingthorpe main straight:
202 Ruf GT2 (Rear wing taken off)
192 CL65 AMG (derestricted etc....)
190 993TT (modded to c.490hp)
188 996TT DMS modified
187 Ruf RTurbo (550)
183 996TT X50
183 996TT modified
182 Lambo Gallardo
181 Audi RS6 modified
181 BMW E60 M5 (derestricted etc....)
181 996TT X50 (Factory Spoiler kit)

Saying that a 328bhp 944 can run alongside 500+bhp 996s does stretch the imagination somewhat - the 996's aerodynamics aren't that bad.

Of course, you might have had the radar traps further back...

188mph is probably just about do-able with that ammount of power though.

[SlickHolden]

I did 160kp/h the other day in Da VeePee. I had to show these hoons in a BF XR6 who's boss:p My turn off on the freeway was coming up so it was short and sweet empty freeway 7am in the morning and did it nice i was happy with it. My rear tyres say do not exceed 145kp/h:p Woops:D

[660z]

161298

[Matra et Alpine]

hmmm, NOT in the DVLA database :) Where is the car registered ?? Or is it now SORned and track use only ???

PS: It's normally best NOT to post registration plates on publid forums. But in yoru case it looks "safe" :D

[660z]

Matra ! I am sure you understand why I was a 'little' biased, I get more than a little pissed off when people rant on about the 911 being the only real Porsche, truth is as car enthusiasts one would have thought we would have some respect for all cars no matter how humble they or their origins are I love cars some more than others, I am fascinated by them and in fact have just bought a 1991 CRX because I could not walk away from a 65K miler for &#163;600 with no rust around the rear arches whatsoever.

The reality regarding the 951 V 911 thing is that no matter how much the so called purists massage the truth, the origins of the 951 are more credible as a true sports car than the 911, never mind that they can all trace their roots back 100 odd years.

You will notice my previous baby sitting pretty, yes it was one of 69 RHD Silver Rose 951's, and as far as I can remember Chris drove a 1986 220bhp 951 in all those races, in fact I cannot remember a race that a Silver Rose or later 250bhp model participated in, probably because at the time they went for a lot more money than the 86/87 220bhp models, and so few were brave enough to race them.

I remember a certain Porsche specialist's racing driver chasing me around Goodwood in a fully race prepped 911 in 1997/8 he couldn't overtake on the bends and sat there helpless as I disappeared on the straights, his words not mine as he marveled at the Silver Rose's balance and speed, I credit the car entirely as I do not consider my self a master of high speed car control. I also remember overtaking a race prepped 400plus 911 turbo on the straight at RAF Wroughton around the same time, the 911 driver later complained he was making too much power and supposedly turned his boost down; The Silver Rose lapped a 1988 911Carerra in 3 laps at Wroughton, it also overtook a TVR Tuscan racer, numerous 400bhp Skylines including David Yu's Godzilla on a wet track at Wroughton, such was the fantastic performance and handling of the mildly tweaked Silver Rose, with standard suspension and brakes, In reality it was probably making nearer 370bhp at this stage but one should remember that it weighed just under 3000lbs and, its aerodynamics, power and torque to weight ratios were probably as good if not better than most of the cars referred to by Coventry sucks at Bruntingthorpe, I should also say that the underside of my Silver Rose had a specially fabricated flat underbody with a Venturi at the rear and was thus was I suspect considerably more aerodynamic underneath than any of the cars mentioned.

Coventry Sucks ! Your skepticism is warranted and understandable, I am sure I would feel the same way had I not experienced it first hand, at least you expressed your skepticism without resorting to personal insults like some of the Muppets on this forum, this is what I came here for, to engage in lively debate about our passion for cars.
Now down to business I am sure you also know that a good number of Sierras and possibly a Mondeo have flown down the Bruntingthorpe straight faster than the fastest cars you mention, it just goes to show that there are cooking cars out there Fords included that will pulverise all manner of exotica in a high speed run, and just for the record I am not a Ford fan. I will also be demonstrating that my 33 year old Datsun will be pulverising them too soon........watch this space.........

[PerfAdv]

The reason that so many love the 911 is that it is uniquely Porsche, that it has survived and gotten better over the decades. Further, it's a car that's immediately distinct from others, in that it has (had: sadly) an air-cooled engine that's mounted in the rear, as well as it's unmistakable profile. But no amount of refinement can defy the laws of physics, which dictate the 911's ability and character. Carrying more than 60% of the weight on the rear axle has its advantages and disadvantages compared to a car with closer to 50/50 distribution. The 911 is great at putting the power down with the weight of the engine on top of the drive-wheels in addition to the transferred weight upon acceleration. Conversely, upon braking it's almost impossible to unload the rear wheels, allowing for very late braking.

In competition however, I've noticed that these advantages seem to melt away as FR cars tend to have the advantage in speeding through corners. Here the 911 seems desperately to be hanging-on grappling for traction, that's so naturally afforded the FR cars. Wet conditions just add to this inherent instability and RWD 911s start seeming uncompetitive.

The definition of fanboyism is thinking just because we love something it is better and more capable than it really is. A lot of 911 lovers slide down this slippery slope of affection for this legendary car. Love turns to blind love...

[660z]

Well said PerfAdv, It is uniquely like Herbie, Love apparently has no brain either...............lolololol

[Coventrysucks]

Now down to business I am sure you also know that a good number of Sierras and possibly a Mondeo have flown down the Bruntingthorpe straight faster than the fastest cars you mention,

500+ bhp Ford Sierra Cosworths?

[Matra et Alpine]

Matra ! I am sure you understand why I was a 'little' biased, I get more than a little pissed off when people rant on about the 911 being the only real Porsche
Understandable, I'm one of the "purist" Porsche nuts :(
Course being Matra and Alpine owner I'md kidn of biased :D

The reality regarding the 951 V 911 thing is that no matter how much the so called purists massage the truth, the origins of the 951 are more credible as a true sports car than the 911
Well that is an opinion, but all thos MID engined sportscars kind of make it a hard view to justify :D Also beasts like the 959 show a capability of what can be achieved

I should also say that the underside of my Silver Rose had a specially fabricated flat underbody with a Venturi at the rear and was thus was I suspect considerably more aerodynamic underneath than any of the cars mentioned.
Ah so is it REALLY fair to comapre it with "normal" 911s ?
THough clearly you've also put it up against some serious ones too :D
I always felt it a shame that Porsceh didnt' continue the 924/44/68 lineage :(

[robcooper]

When my dad was driving we hit the limiter @ 155mph. 1 in the morning.Very empty roads.

[spi-ti-tout]

PS: It's normally best NOT to post registration plates on publid forums. But in yoru case it looks "safe" :D
Platespam? :confused:

[mike808]

nash you are an idiot no rice burner will go 230 with the stock engine in it

[emperor]

This thread might be dead but anyway:
Me with my parents were in Germany on a no-limit highway. My father was driving and we got to 240 km/h in an Alfa GTV. After a while we saw some car flashing from behind and gaining on us pretty fast. My father changed lane and slowed down to 220 km/h and we saw black Carrera 4 passing right by us It must have been doing 280 at least. Imagine that: you go 240 km/h and someone flashes headlights at you to change lane because your going too slow for him.

[john14]

A legal 230 km/h in a Porsche Cayenne Turbo (I was only a passenger) on a highway in the Northern Terrtory, Australia (you can travel at any speed on Northern Territory highways).

[cmcpokey]

yeah, so i posted in this thread once beofre, but i actually just bettered my top speed last weekend. i was driving from V where I am stationed to my mom's house in NC, and took small back roads the whole way. it was sunday early morning so there was hardly anybody out. i spent most of the drive between 90 and 110, but actually pushed it up to 121 for a minute. got to 119 a bunch but braking the 120 barrier was harder than i expected. took a lot of space, because the the mini has not a bunch of hp, and they aerodynamics of a school bus. so almost all of you hp is dealing with drag, and very little left to accellerate you.

[6'bore]

Passengered in a Toyota Supra which touched 175 mph and at that point we realised how idiotic and dangerous it was lol, so slowed right down.

Also passengered in an Audi TT & Mercedes SL 500 doin around 120 mph.

Personal top speed stands at about 20 mph on a beach lol.

[adamfraser]

160 in a Ferrari 360 Modena in America. 120 in a Porsche Boxster on some back roads.

Personal top speed (without engine power) - 46mph.

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=202852&d=1152388549

EDIT : All speeds are in mph.

[2ndclasscitizen]

46mph! Thats crazy! I wouldn't go in something going 46mph on 3 wheels that close to the ground being pulled along by a kite! You Scots are mad!

[LisaS]

290km/h in a Ferrari 355 F1 Spider and 330km/h in a Porsche 911/996 Turbo...

[adamfraser]

46mph! Thats crazy! I wouldn't go in something going 46mph on 3 wheels that close to the ground being pulled along by a kite! You Scots are mad!

Haha. I have a bigger rear axle (1.5m) on its way, so waiting for the perfect day to crack 50...

[6'bore]

290km/h in a Ferrari 355 F1 Spider and 330km/h in a Porsche 911/996 Turbo...

Piss off lad. Neither of them go that fast you dumbass.

[LisaS]

Piss off lad. Neither of them go that fast you dumbass.

Stupid message!

First of all, you're the dumbass, because the cars can go that fast and.....

I'm not a lad!!!

[cmcpokey]

with a name like LisaS, and having a pic of a blonde taking a pic of herself as an avatar, i would have put 2 and 2 together....

[h00t_h00t]

LisaS can't be female, this thread would have grown another 45 pubescent pages by now.

[cmcpokey]

well, she only has a postcount of 2.. so give it time and it will expand

[2ndclasscitizen]

Someone better get 6'bore a doctor, he just got burnt!

[NuclearCrap]

20mph on foot then falls flat on ground. :D

Anyway, last time my parents lend the MDX to my bro, he got to 140mph before the limiter thing cuts the fuel, then we saw these flashing blue and red lights in the mirror just when we thought the highway was deserted. :D

[Guest]

Stupid message!

First of all, you're the dumbass, because the cars can go that fast and.....

I'm not a lad!!!You say:
180.15 in a 355,
205 in a 911 (996) Turbo

UCP Says
Top speed of a 355 - 183
Top speed of a 997 Turbo (like the 996, but with 60 more hp) - 193

BS ALERT

[drakkie]

Piss off lad. Neither of them go that fast you dumbass.

They do with a nice wind. However it is pretty dangerous if you get blown out towards sea :( (my best friends uncle drowned that way :()

My personal topspeed was beaten a few weeks ago :):

69 km/h on my dad's city bike going downhill and still paddling like mad :D One tip: dont put your legs behind you trying to be aerodynamic. It will result in a pretty instable "close-to-falling-mode" :)

Last saturday my topspeed was slightly lower :D We traveled 6km in 4and a half hour :p Great party that was :) I have quite some scars now :(


You say:

180.15 in a 355,

205 in a 911 (996) Turbo



UCP Says

Top speed of a 355 - 183

Top speed of a 997 Turbo (like the 996, but with 60 more hp) - 193



BS ALERT

NO ! The speedometer is never exactly correct :) Soemtimes it differs up to 10% (depending on speed).

[Ferrer]

They do with a nice wind. However it is pretty dangerous if you get blown out towards sea :( (my best friends uncle drowned that way :()

My personal topspeed was beaten a few weeks ago :):

69 km/h on my dad's city bike going downhill and still paddling like mad :D One tip: dont put your legs behind you trying to be aerodynamic. It will result in a pretty instable "close-to-falling-mode" :)

Last saturday my topspeed was slightly lower :D We traveled 6km in 4and a half hour :p Great party that was :) I have quite some scars now :(



NO ! The speedometer is never exactly correct :) Soemtimes it differs up to 10% (depending on speed).
Plus they could have been going downhill. As an example the Alfa Romeo 147 GTA has been said to have hit 270km/h in the speedometer, and apparently it's official topspeed is severely underrated (246km/h).

[2ndclasscitizen]

Tuning for 996 Turbo's is widespread and common, so that speed would be more than possible for a Turbo, and if the car's are both owned by the same person, it's not unlikely that they were both modified.

But there's also definately some speedo lying involved, I doubt there'd be an production speedos that are 100% accurate, especially at high speed

[LisaS]

Well well.....

It's true... I said KM/H... not MPH...

Our Ferrari isn't tuned, but the Porsche is tuned in Germany, Tech Art.
Top speed for the Ferrari is 298 km/h (380hp) and Top speed for the Porsche is around 330 km/h without tuning, I think.... Without tuning the Porsche has around 420hp, now it has alot more...

And I agree that the speedos aren't 100% accurate...

[Guest]

It's true... I said KM/H... not MPH...and thus i did the number x 0.62124 to give me MPH, and those are the figures i got...

[LisaS]

and thus i did the number x 0.62124 to give me MPH, and those are the figures i got...

Yes... That wasn't ment towards you...

It was 180mph in the Ferrari and 205mph in the Porsche... :)

[IWantAnAudiRS6]

Yes... That wasn't ment towards you...

It was 180mph in the Ferrari and 205mph in the Porsche... :)
OH MY GOD! A WOMAN!!! :p

OK... documented...

130 mph - Subaru Impreza - 2001
120 mph - Honda Civic 1.4 - 2002-date
130 mph - Mitsubishi Evo FQ-400 - 2005
110 mph - Audi A4 1.9TDi - 2006

[man 430gt]

140 MPH in Ferrari Mondial , get a pic up soon..

[early93viper]

I have done an indicated 160 in my Viper (still had more)
An indicated 181 in my old GSXR 750 (Maxed out for a while)
And 140 in a Lambo Murcilago in the passanger seat. (no where near maxed out)

[dydzi]

250 km/h in two cars: chrysler 300C HEMI V8 and porsche 996 gt3

[Rockefella]

An indicated 110 mph in my Bonneville.

[Cyco]

My Saab hits the limit at 200km/h.

Suspecting a limiter at play here as its not at max power in top gear at that speed.

[Ferrer]

My Saab hits the limit at 200km/h.

Suspecting a limiter at play here as its not at max power in top gear at that speed.
What kind of Saab it is?

Oh and I've done 210km/h in the Mini... :p And 160km/h in a battered Renault Scenic 1.6 Mk I...

[2ndclasscitizen]

I have done an indicated 160 in my Viper (still had more)
What's the top whack of your model Viper?

And 140 in a Lambo Murcilago in the passanger seat. (no where near maxed out)And you lucky bastard! :D

[emperor]

She has proven one stereotype of women.

I was testing if she was goni gto prove anymore.


And instead of this you have proven that you are a stereotype, who thinks that every single woman is a lame driver and don't know anything about cars. That's a typical stereotype that you are repeating now. Why?

[6speed]

231 mph in a supercharged Viper GTS coupe. On a runway. In the winter.

one word describes this magnificent experience.

SCARY.

[Cyco]

What kind of Saab it is?

'92 Classic 900 Turbo

[6speed]

'92 Classic 900 Turbo

He's got 007's SAAB. lol.

[Gtek-i]

wow...you guys are lucky you don't get speeding (like totally:D:D:D) tickets:p

[early93viper]

What's the top whack of your model Viper?
And you lucky bastard! :D

depends on who you talk to. Some say 170 MPH (felt like it would be higher than that):D others 190 MPH. I will have to find out someday.

[LisaS]

She has proven one stereotype of women.

I was testing if she was goni gto prove anymore.

The cars will not go any slower, the more stupid things you have to say...

And the question was "fastest speed in a car?", so stick to that instead of saying stupid things.

[R34GTR]

I thought it was quite funny

[IWantAnAudiRS6]

Well well.....

It's true... I said KM/H... not MPH...

Our Ferrari isn't tuned, but the Porsche is tuned in Germany, Tech Art.
Top speed for the Ferrari is 298 km/h (380hp) and Top speed for the Porsche is around 330 km/h without tuning, I think.... Without tuning the Porsche has around 420hp, now it has alot more...

And I agree that the speedos aren't 100% accurate...
The Ferrari speed is about right... but the Porsche has a max of 315 km/h

(Hardly makes much difference :p)

[LisaS]

The Ferrari speed is about right... but the Porsche has a max of 315 km/h

(Hardly makes much difference :p)

Yes... Ok ;) It's fast anyway :p
After we tuned our Porsche, don't know this for sure, but it might go around 340 km/h... And it got more then 550hp...

[IWantAnAudiRS6]

Yes... Ok ;) It's fast anyway :p
After we tuned our Porsche, don't know this for sure, but it might go around 340 km/h... And it got more then 550hp...
You should get it on a rolling road sometime... I'd love to see the figures it churns out :D

Any pictures?? Head over to User's Rides and strut your stuff... :cool:

[LisaS]

You should get it on a rolling road sometime... I'd love to see the figures it churns out :D

Any pictures?? Head over to User's Rides and strut your stuff... :cool:

Yes, I have some pictures... But not here... At work now ;)
I'll post them later ;)

[Ferrer]

Yes, I have some pictures... But not here... At work now ;)
I'll post them later ;)
Looking forward to them :)

[IWantAnAudiRS6]

Looking forward to them :)
Snap!

Great minds think alike ;)

Oh, and I'd also like to add that we have a Member's Pictures thread, Lisa... :cool:

[h00t_h00t]

You never told ME that :(

[Ferrer]

Oh, and I'd also like to add that we have a Member's Pictures thread, Lisa... :cool:
You see that's a good suggestion... :D

[LisaS]

Now I've posted pictures of my self in the "Member's Pictures thread"... And... some of the cars in User's Rides...