Fastest you've driven a car? - Page 2

EdH · 2011-03-07, 16:32

~140 MPH (225 KPH) quite often on the German Autobahnen in my 1988 Camaro from 1994-1996. That's the best it would go; lots of RPMs left (only at a little over 3500), but no torque in fifth gear.

Note: the speed given was by calculation based on the RPMs. The speedometer didn't read that high...

Flatlander · 2011-03-07, 16:56

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FactorEyes · 2011-03-07, 18:13

Been to 120mph, on a stretch of road with no onramps or exits, so no slow vehicles or jam-ups would be there to surprise me.

Will never do that again, unless it's on a test track.

I broke 600 mph in a passenger jet.

henryzz · 2011-03-07, 20:17

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Originally Posted by EdH

~140 MPH (225 KPH) quite often on the German Autobahnen in my 1988 Camaro from 1994-1996. That's the best it would go; lots of RPMs left (only at a little over 3500), but no torque in fifth gear.

Note: the speed given was by calculation based on the RPMs. The speedometer didn't read that high...

This might have no effect but maybe worth a try. Could you get faster in forth gear or do you either reach the same problem or reach max revs?

My best is 0 MPH driving a car, 90MPH as a passenger and ~32MPH on a peddle-bike

EdH · 2011-03-07, 22:48

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Originally Posted by henryzz

This might have no effect but maybe worth a try. Could you get faster in forth gear or do you either reach the same problem or reach max revs?...

Fourth wouldn't have had enough room with red line at 5000, unfortunately. The gearing just didn't seem quite right.

I needed a gear right in between - 4.5?

Xyzzy · 2011-03-07, 23:13

77.337 m·s⁻¹.

sonjohan · 2011-03-08, 07:14

175 kph with Jaguar X-type (not at it's limit)
170 with Ford Fiesta (probably at it's limit)
I can go to Germany whenever I want to stretch the cars 'legs'.

ET_ · 2011-03-08, 10:05

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Originally Posted by Xyzzy

77.337 m·s⁻¹.

278.4132 Km/h?

Luigi

science_man_88 · 2011-03-08, 13:33

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Originally Posted by ET_

278.4132 Km/h?

Luigi

well if I remember since he only has 5 digits shown you can only have a answer to 5 digits accuracy, which would mean the best you can get is 278.41

ET_ · 2011-03-08, 13:50

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Originally Posted by science_man_88

well if I remember since he only has 5 digits shown you can only have a answer to 5 digits accuracy, which would mean the best you can get is 278.41

He gave 3 decimals. I multiplied it by 3.6 (another decimal) so I came up with 4-decimal accuracy...

Luigi

xilman · 2011-03-08, 14:02

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Originally Posted by ET_

He gave 3 decimals. I multiplied it by 3.6 (another decimal) so I came up with 4-decimal accuracy...

Luigi

I very much doubt that he had five digit accuracy in his measurement. I also observe that 173mph = 77.33792 m/s and suspect that the final digit (very probably meaningless in any event) was truncated rather than rounded.

Paul

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2011-03-07, 16:32	#12
EdH "Ed Hall" Dec 2009 Adirondack Mtns 2·3³·71 Posts	~140 MPH (225 KPH) quite often on the German Autobahnen in my 1988 Camaro from 1994-1996. That's the best it would go; lots of RPMs left (only at a little over 3500), but no torque in fifth gear. Note: the speed given was by calculation based on the RPMs. The speedometer didn't read that high...

2011-03-07, 16:56	#13
Flatlander I quite division it "Chris" Feb 2005 England 31×67 Posts	Click me

2011-03-07, 18:13	#14
FactorEyes Oct 2006 vomit_frame_pointer 2³×3²×5 Posts	Been to 120mph, on a stretch of road with no onramps or exits, so no slow vehicles or jam-ups would be there to surprise me. Will never do that again, unless it's on a test track. I broke 600 mph in a passenger jet.

2011-03-07, 23:13	#17
Xyzzy "Mike" Aug 2002 20052₈ Posts	77.337 m·s⁻¹.

2011-03-08, 07:14	#18
sonjohan May 2003 Belgium 2×139 Posts	175 kph with Jaguar X-type (not at it's limit) 170 with Ford Fiesta (probably at it's limit) I can go to Germany whenever I want to stretch the cars 'legs'.