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2011-03-07, 01:46
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May 2010
499 Posts |
Fastest you've driven a car?
I've gone 103 mph (166 km/h) on a rural highway in a Toyota Camry. The car started shaking at 90mph, so I figured I'd quickly hit the century mark and then shut it back down.
The fastest I've driven within city limits was 92 mph. Strangely enough, it felt a lot faster than the 103 mph I'd driven in the countryside. I guess the presence of so many things going by makes you realize that you're really travelling almost half the length of a football field each second. |
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2011-03-07, 02:08
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#2 |
May 2007
Kansas; USA
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I would say but since my actual name is here, I probably shouldn't.
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2011-03-07, 02:51
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#3 |
Sep 2004
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Fastest on my car 175 km/h, usually when I go out at 160 km/h. I love to drive at night.
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2011-03-07, 03:00
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Aug 2003
101Γ103 Posts
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190+ Km/h (120 mph) in a stock Volkswagen (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_Jetta) 4 cylinder.
175+Km/h (110 mph) in a different car, again show room stock 4 cylinder sedan and not hitting the red line. And have been ~100 mph in several others (some I drove, some others, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_Europa#Series_2 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camaro#...7.E2.80.931969 among others) I would have no problem driving faster (my desire is strong) with a clear course and no chance of a 'bear' sighting. Have also done 80Km/h in reverse on a somewhat closed course in a 4x4 truck (but in 2 wheel drive at the time.) |
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2011-03-07, 06:49
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"Serge"
Mar 2008
Phi(4,2^7658614+1)/2
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http://salem.katu.com/news/news/driv...e-video/438467
I, too, was once ticketed in Utah for 102 in a 75mph zone (that's documented - but I am pretty sure they missed my better moments). The fees were not as steep as they are now. (...and I did successfully bargain down to a lower violation) Nothing to be too proud about. I wasn't making any bloody video though, simply getting from point A to point B (which was Yosemite), "but what kind of a Russian man doesn't like a fast ride?" /N.V.Gogol/ |
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2011-03-07, 09:40
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"Oliver"
Mar 2005
Germany
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~235km/h (~145mph) while driving myself (max speed of the car)
~250km/h (~155mph) as a passenger german "Autobahn" many cars are limited to 250km/h here. Oliver |
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2011-03-07, 10:11
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Sep 2004
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2011-03-07, 11:01
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"Oliver"
Mar 2005
Germany
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E.g. you can order an Audi RS6 with limit set to 280km/h (IIRC). Ofcourse you can remove those limits with 3rd party tools... but I'm not sure if this is a good idea. The 250km/h limit is not a must by government. It is officially called "voluntary self-restriction" from the manufactures. Oliver Last fiddled with by TheJudger on 2011-03-07 at 11:03 |
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2011-03-07, 11:06
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Bamboozled!
"πΊππ·π·π"
May 2003
Down not across
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Fastest in a car is a bit over 100mph --- perhaps 103mph (165 km/h) or so.
On a motorbike, however, it's alleged that I was doing a little over 130mph (210km/h). Paul |
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2011-03-07, 11:29
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"Luigi"
Aug 2002
Team Italia
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183 Km/h, IIRC...
Luigi |
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2011-03-07, 15:05
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Einyen
Dec 2003
Denmark
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~170 km/h (106 mph) as the driver
~220 km/h (137 mph) as a passenger Last fiddled with by ATH on 2011-03-07 at 15:06 |
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