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What was the fastest speed you ever got to in a car? Where was it? What sort of car? Did you drive yourself?

Tell the story!

The fastest speed I ever reached myself was yesterday night in my Clio 172 on a straight bit of road on the way back towards the pizza restaurant. I turned into the road in third gear and just decided to floor it and not change up. Since second gear is just good for 100km/h (60mph) I got to 140km/h+ (87mph+) (I wasn't paying that much attention to the dials, I thought it would be better to keep my eyes on the road :p) but by then the car was bouncing like hell because they can't built a flat road out here, so I backed off. I expect to beat that though when I go to the dragstrip in a week or so. Youtube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYNMThDDEkw) says I should.

But the fastest I ever went in a car was with my dad driving on the Autobahn in my grandfather's S-Class Mercedes. We hit the 250km/h limiter, and by then things were going very quickly indeed. I have to admit I was scared just a little bit...

Oh, and just for reference: http://www.mr2ownersclub.com/converter.htm

And finally, if you're going to get annoyed and want to talk about speed limits, set up a seperate thread.

I've been to 200 km/h many times on public roads on motorbikes. The fastest was 225 km/h. Large capacity motorbikes do it so easily.

I've been to 200 km/h many times on public roads on motorbikes. The fastest was 225 km/h. Large capacity motorbikes do it so easily.
Hehe, yeah. There are very few cars that will outrun a quick bike. But while I've got youtube open, I might as well...here's one that can (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WShY1ObPvhQ). :p

I did 80 on a motorway once. I didn't realise I was going that fast so I slowed down to 70.

I suggested my brother drive faster one time, so he pressed the gas.

That, my friends, is the story of my first time going 100 mph in a car.

I suggested my brother drive faster one time, so he pressed the gas.

That, my friends, is the story of my first time going 100 mph in a car.
What sort of car?

Hehe, yeah. There are very few cars that will outrun a quick bike. But while I've got youtube open, I might as well...here's one that can (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WShY1ObPvhQ). :p

Wow. Generally I think of cars having higher top speeds and bikes accelerating quicker but there was a moment there...

What sort of car?

A Chrysler Sebring.

personally on the roads i stick to being 5-7 mph over the speed limit on city roads and on the interstate i go 10mph over. that is if no one else is around. if the rest of traffic is going 20+ over the speed limit i will keep up with them. i personally try to avoid unnecessary payment to my state treasury.

fastest i have been in a car going is 120 mph (193.12 km/h) in england ridding with an old friend of my parents

110km in a holden as passenger but been faster in NFS then that

155mph in a BMW 7 series....Seven Mile Straight between Horncastle and Boston...Rhursburg'll know what I am talking about. Its a road that is straight for about 7 miles...(imagination required to call it the Seven Mile Straight...awesome!)...

Its also a bit...bouncy LOL

I promised myself that in future all really high speed like ...only at a racetrack!

Hehe, yeah. There are very few cars that will outrun a quick bike. But while I've got youtube open, I might as well...here's one that can (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WShY1ObPvhQ). :p

Whoa....

What was that other car that butted in half way through?

I think I went up to 76 mph where the speed limit was 75 mph once.

Whoa....

What was that other car that butted in half way through?
A Porsche Carrera GT (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsche_Carrera_GT).

Whoa....

What was that other car that butted in half way through?

You mean the Bugatti Veyron?

A Porsche Carrera GT (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsche_Carrera_GT).

Yeah I thought that...its the GT3 I guess?

Heres a neat Porsche...

http://www.pozziracing.com/Media/917_3_4low.jpg

1200 Bhp 917...

1970's...

*sigh*

Yeah I thought that...its the GT3 I guess?
No.

Porsche sells four model lines right now, the Carrera GT was a seperate 5th line but production ended a few months ago.

There's the Boxter, which is a small roadster (also available in "S" version). The Cayman is similar but has a hardtop and more power (and yet more in "S" guise).

The Cayenne is the SUV, of which there are normal, "S" and "Turbo" versions.

The "normal" Porsche is the 911. Of that there's normal Carrera, Carrera S, cabrio, targa and all-wheel drive versions as well as the more hardcore Turbo (all-wheel drive and a massive turbocharger on top), the GT3 (rear-wheel drive and really racing-focused suspension set-up as well as weight minimisation) and the GT2 (rear-wheel drive and an even bigger turbo).

I have a girl friend who drives a huge SUV and is a drag racer. At first I could not believe her when she told me that because she's petite and thin and rather girly.

I believed her when she took me on a joyride.

155+ mph/250+ kph (speedometer tacked hard and still going faster) German Autobahn 2001, rented Mercedes SLK

I got a ticket once for doing 108 in a 55.....but I think I was probably going faster than that, because I started slowing down when I heard on my CB that there was a cop ahead.

I was young and stupid.

My excuse to the cop was "there was a good song on the radio and I wasn't paying attention"......he proceeded to rip me a new one and give me a $200 ticket......and he suspended my license for 2 weeks. :eek::(

I don't speed often now.......well, every day but not like that bad, just like going 30 in a 25 because I don't realize it.

120 mph in a Toyota Celica GTS, it's a six speed manual, and I still haven't shifted into sixth. Probably the only reason I didn't go faster was because I realized the road I was on was bad for having cops around.

No.

Porsche sells four model lines right now, the Carrera GT was a seperate 5th line but production ended a few months ago.

There's the Boxter, which is a small roadster (also available in "S" version). The Cayman is similar but has a hardtop and more power (and yet more in "S" guise).

The Cayenne is the SUV, of which there are normal, "S" and "Turbo" versions.

The "normal" Porsche is the 911. Of that there's normal Carrera, Carrera S, cabrio, targa and all-wheel drive versions as well as the more hardcore Turbo (all-wheel drive and a massive turbocharger on top), the GT3 (rear-wheel drive and really racing-focused suspension set-up as well as weight minimisation) and the GT2 (rear-wheel drive and an even bigger turbo).

Which one is it then?

(I know about the Porsche product line...but not so much about the specs)

I guessed the GT3 due to the rear wing....although I did forget about the GT2.

Its not the Boxter (yuck!) nor the Cheyenne...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v427/vonbek/porsche_4x4.jpg

I do like the older Porsche's though....

Something about the clean lines...when Porsche started beefing the cars up with body kits in the 80's 90's I was really disappointed.

Which one is it then?
It's a Carrera GT, the seperate supercar line.

The GT2 and GT3 are versions of the 911. As great as those are, they couldn't keep up with a Veyron. Even a Carrera GT is going to have its work cut out big time.

Its not the Boxter (yuck!) nor the Cheyenne...
I'll have to have a drive in a Boxster some time. Everyone who drives it says it's an awesome car (and that includes proper drivers), and once I finish uni a used one should be well within my price range...

As for the Cayenne, I think it's ugly and I think people who drive it are a bit daft. But on the other hand, it saved Porsche's financial future and allowed it to make the great cars they sell today. If it hadn't been for the Cayenne Porsche would have been bought by some nob and who knows what they'd be making today.

120 mph in a Toyota Celica GTS, it's a six speed manual, and I still haven't shifted into sixth.
Sometimes in six-speeders the sixth gear is a cruising ratio, which means that top speed could actually be in fifth. But that depends on the car...since the GTS isn't a tourer I would think it wouldn't be the case with your car.

It's a Carrera GT, the seperate supercar line.

The GT2 and GT3 are versions of the 911. As great as those are, they couldn't keep up with a Veyron. Even a Carrera GT is going to have its work cut out big time.


I'll have to have a drive in a Boxster some time. Everyone who drives it says it's an awesome car (and that includes proper drivers), and once I finish uni a used one should be well within my price range...

As for the Cayenne, I think it's ugly and I think people who drive it are a bit daft. But on the other hand, it saved Porsche's financial future and allowed it to make the great cars they sell today. If it hadn't been for the Cayenne Porsche would have been bought by some nob and who knows what they'd be making today.

Ahhh thanks....in the vid there was little chance for the Veyron to really open up after the Porsche joined...but given that it was blowing away the R1 earlier on I doubt the Porsche would have stood a chance. Maybe that 917 on a race track....maybe...be a cool race though ;)

The thing I don't like about the Boxter is not the car itself but rather those who drive it. Yes I am opinionated and quite frankly its like every HR blond floozy drives one :mad:

Or by blokes who really should know better. Unless you are willing to really drive it there is no point in having a decent car. /rant

I have to admit I was surprised (eventually...in fact it was someone here who changed my mind on another car thread) that the Cheyenne proved to be so successful. Kudos.

I still think its an abomination.

The newer cars are getting back to the clean lines which I admire in the older cars (not the 944 btw! LOL)...you have to say that the Germans have done very well in keeping a great marque going for so long. Unlike the British. :headbang:

Sometimes in six-speeders the sixth gear is a cruising ratio, which means that top speed could actually be in fifth. But that depends on the car...since the GTS isn't a tourer I would think it wouldn't be the case with your car.

It's defiantly not a cruising ratio in my car.

Ahhh thanks....in the vid there was little chance for the Veyron to really open up after the Porsche joined...but given that it was blowing away the R1 earlier on I doubt the Porsche would have stood a chance.
http://www.evo.co.uk/videos/supercarvideos/202790/incredibles_group_test.html ;)

http://www.evo.co.uk/videos/supercarvideos/202790/incredibles_group_test.html ;)

You just gotta love that sound :)

I once drove 150 km/h where you're allowed to 100 or 120 km/h.

Then my driving instructor said: Er, don't you think you're going a bit fast?'

I once drove 150 km/h where you're allowed to 100 or 120 km/h.

Then my driving instructor said: Er, don't you think you're going a bit fast?'

You'll appreciate this...

I have three speeding tickets from June 1 to June 19 alone so far. I only got them last week. Its now well into July. I am going to be broke. I got a 177 euro fine for being 30k over and and a further two for being 8...yes...8k over! Luckily the later two are only 20 euro each.

I never knew it was so harsh here. Yet the Dutch drive like lunatics.

A little over 100, and I'm not sure each time.

On a really straight road in high school in my big Chevy, the car kept pulling as the speed wand (the only way to describe that sunrise/sunset style across the dash speedometer) slammed harder and harder at 100.

Did the same thing on Folsom/Auburn road, got caught by the cop as I was on the brakes at 86mph crossing into the left hand turn lane to set myself up for a 100 degree right hand turn. He thought I was trying to run for it, I just didn't see him way back there. That was a fun ticket...

In my 914 going up Highway 1 on the California coast a hot rod pickup mixed it up with me. I'd get schooled on straights pegged at around 115, but when the road got twisty and climby I would skirt by. That went on until he had to stop for gas. 30 mpg won the 'race,' though I doubt at those speeds that was what I was getting.

In a endurance racing kart I did something around 110 mph at Sears Point Raceway. Without brakes, as it turned out. So that was not as cool as it could have been.

And I spun on the second lap on turn 2, an off camber uphill right hander. It's where the NASCAR guys always crash on the first lap as their steering wheels suddenly turn in an unfamiliar direction.

The sketchiest, aside from 75-80 mph over the Folsom Dam after rain was in a 928 some salesman was inexplicably letting me test drive, where I hit a cool 80 some mph on a suburban street. Too easy to do in that car, it might have made the move in preference for me from big hog movers to small nimble cars. Getting to 80 just seemed too easy. But carving a mountain road, different animal.

The fastest I ever went in a car by myself was 197km/h (122mph) while driving my mom's Volkswagen Polo MkIII, downhill and probably with tailwind on the German Autobahn with no speed limit.

That's pretty amazing for such a small car - but I enjoyed it none the less.:cool:

You'll appreciate this...
You're lucky. I'm still on probation...if I get caught doing anything at all I'll lose my license for six months. My crime? Going 15km/h over twice within a year. :rolleyes:

In my friends Peugeot 206 we hit 135mph(217km/h) on the motorway (M25 I believe). That is almost double the national speed limit. The car started shaking so we slowed down...

120 km/h in a Skoda. The poor thing nearly fell apart. I did not drive for an obvious reason, but my Ma did.

The only other time, I did not use the train to reach a distance city was to a god-forsaken place in Bavaria and I have no idea how fast the car went.

Under my own control? A racing kart with a lawn mower engine at around 40kph.
Don't laugh, it's an all-ages rookie league. :P

The fastest I've ever gone is 225km/h or 140mph when I lived in Germany. I was getting ready to go back to the States and had already shipped my car, so my buddy let me borrow his Nissan 300z while he was at work. However, I used to routinely cruise around Germany at 200km/h or 125mph which was where the limiter on my Mini was.

The fastest I've ever driven myself is 95 mph. I'm afraid I don't have the guts to do 100 - that's an automatic loss of the licence. :p

The fastest I've ever been driven is 120 mph, down the start/finish straight at Brands Hatch in a Lotus Esprit Sport 300. My friend is a racing driver, and he took me round.

Sweet.

It was a fantastic experience. I developed a whole new respect for professional drivers - it's no wonder they have to be so fit when the forces on your body are so tiring.

The fastest I've ever been driven is 120 mph, down the start/finish straight at Brands Hatch in a Lotus Esprit Sport 300. My friend is a racing driver, and he took me round.

Sweet.

Really fucking amazingly fast on an Italian autostrada. Like 150 miles per hour-ish.

Didn't drive that fast myself, mind. Still yet to get my arse together to get driving lessons etc. and get myself driving.

I don't drive, I walk.

But sometimes I walk mighty fast.

I don't drive, I walk.

But sometimes I walk mighty fast.

Lunatic! You'll hurt someone!

Lunatic! You'll hurt someone!
It's every pedestrian for themselves!

Madness.... on foot!

It's every pedestrian for themselves!

Madness.... on foot!

We all know where your shenanagens lead (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1599338798190309162&q=casino+royale+foot+chase&total=12&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=3)...

We all know where your shenanagens lead (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1599338798190309162&q=casino+royale+foot+chase&total=12&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=3)...
I think it's more like this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNUb-m9hwxA).

I think I've done 90 mph on the freeway once.

The fastest I've ever driven myself is 95 mph. I'm afraid I don't have the guts to do 100 - that's an automatic loss of the licence. :p

Is it really? I didn't know that.

Fastest I've ever driven is 100mph (bang on according to the speedo, I think, so probably 98-99mph actual) in my Rover 218 SLD. I just wanted to get it that fast, it has more go in it but I didn't have much more road to "go" with sensibly.
Before that it was 96mph (again, according to the speedo) in a Fiat Panda 750 (769CCs of RAW POWER!). You had to turn everything off, plus have a hill and a tail-wind :p

I have no idea how fast I've been with Dad or someone driving. >100mph, certainly.

What was the fastest speed you ever got to in a car? Where was it? What sort of car? Did you drive yourself?

Tell the story!

The fastest speed I ever reached myself was yesterday night in my Clio 172 on a straight bit of road on the way back towards the pizza restaurant. I turned into the road in third gear and just decided to floor it and not change up. Since second gear is just good for 100km/h (60mph) I got to 140km/h+ (87mph+) (I wasn't paying that much attention to the dials, I thought it would be better to keep my eyes on the road :p) but by then the car was bouncing like hell because they can't built a flat road out here, so I backed off. I expect to beat that though when I go to the dragstrip in a week or so. Youtube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYNMThDDEkw) says I should.

But the fastest I ever went in a car was with my dad driving on the Autobahn in my grandfather's S-Class Mercedes. We hit the 250km/h limiter, and by then things were going very quickly indeed. I have to admit I was scared just a little bit...

Oh, and just for reference: http://www.mr2ownersclub.com/converter.htm

And finally, if you're going to get annoyed and want to talk about speed limits, set up a seperate thread.

Back when I was a teenaged college student (19), and I was driving a V8 (305 cubic inch) powered Olds Omega (a Chevy Nova, but with 4 doors), I had the speedo needle pointing to Drive (my Omega had an auto transmission with column shift), since the speedo was only marked up to 85mph.

The fastest I've hit in my '03 Silverado was 85 (wasn't paying attention to my speed at the time). I could have gone faster, but I didn't want a ticket, so I slowed down.

Fastest I've ever driven? 70mph. But I've only ever driven with an instructor present, so that's probably why. Fastest I've ever been driven? 120mph on an empty M6 at half eight on New Years Day (that's why it was empty). My mate had his dissertation to finish, so he wanted to get back quickly...

120mph on an empty M6 at half eight on New Years Day (that's why it was empty). My mate had his dissertation to finish, so he wanted to get back quickly...

I don't think that's a time I'd want to go so quickly. That late at that time of year generally means cold, which can mean ice. Ice at 120mph would not be a fun experience.

200 km/h or 124 mp/h in a brand new rental Ford Focus. 1.8 liter engine, so it was a struggle at the end. 200 is 90 km/h faster than the speed limit on our motorways but there were(obviously) no cops around :)

I don't think that's a time I'd want to go so quickly. That late at that time of year generally means cold, which can mean ice. Ice at 120mph would not be a fun experience.

Yes, well - this was new year just gone, and it had been pissing down for the past three days - ice was not the issue, lol.

I was driven a bit above 120mph by my friend in his Subaru WRX on a couple occasions driving up north.

thought this would be about the game I read about a lot back in 94 in The Official Sega Magazine but never played

Driving on I-5 in Washington state I hit 165mph/265 kh in a 1969 camaro with an LT-1 engine built for racing. The car was not street legal and was made for racing. Took it out with a couple of friends to see how fast we could go. The car was a gem however ended up trading it for a boat. The new owner had it for less then a week before he crashed it. :(

Back in the mid 80's my friend had a '74 Charger RS. Coming back from an out of town job we were on the highway when I remarked that it was odd to see a speedometer that went so high (160 mph), and that I doubted his car could go that fast. Big mistake. Next thing I knew that speedometer was buried and we were still going faster, passing traffic like it was standing still. The car started to shake a bit so he let off a bit, but the speedo remained buried. After about ten or so minutes of this I pointed out that if a tire blew out we both be dead. Finally he relented and resumed a normal speed. I asked him how fast did he think we were going and I'll never forget his reply, " The shaking starts a 175"