What's the top speed your current car can do?

[BreweryYardRat]

I found out two weeks ago that my crappy '89 Volvo wagon tops out at about 105.

[DS1]

1. It's been 145

probably limited to 150, but I know it had more. A turn came up.

[KitchenWitch]

2. I am not entirely sure.

I have gone 90 in it, and it did not seem to mind.

[Solon]

3. Heh, I found out my old 1984 Celebrity could go about 100...

I was afraid to go any faster, that car was rattling like crazy, then I broke the driveshaft on the thing, and junked it for 50 bucks. My '89 Celica convertible, on the other hand, was able to go about 130 on flat highway. It was a stick, I traveled from St. Louis to Springfield, in less than 2 hours in that thing. Had to sell it when a rod was thrown. Dammit! x(

[GoddessOfGuinness]

4. I don't know...

Haven't wanted to push it to its extreme. :hi:

[fizzgig]

5. is it a 240 or 740?

the speedometer on my 82 240 wagon only goes up to 85, but i can peg it on the interstate no problem, so i'm going to say at least 90-95

[BreweryYardRat]

6. 240.

[flvegan]

7. Factory limited to 155.

Not bad for my badass roller skate:



I loves my Mazdaspeed3. Fastest animal rescue vehicle on 4 wheels.

[libnnc]

15. I'll race ya

;)

[flvegan]

18. Cool. With what?

I've already done a couple subtle mods...I haven't hit the dyno, but my 20 years of experience says she's pushing close to 300 hp by now.

[baldguy]

8. The specs say 143.

[The Traveler]

9. About 160

Scared me piss less, though, even though I was the only car on the track. Kinetic energy, conservation thereof, can have some scary implications. Not driver enough for that.

[zabet]

10. 140

It passes that before
it buries it to the peg.

[yewberry]

11. Um, 60 or so? I ride the bus.

Maybe 55.

We'll never know. Given Seattle traffic, we never get much above 40.

[JVS]

12. I don't like going over 80

[Oeditpus Rex]

13. Dunno, don't care

I can't imagine a situation in which I'd want to drive faster than about 80, unless I were drag racing.

Now, getting to 80 — yeah. Acceleration's what it's about. :headbang:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

14. I haven't pushed my little Camry Hybrid that hard...

I know I can do 80 easily on the freeway, though...

It's a shock to look at the speedometer, and see just how fast I'm going!

And there are folks still passing me...*gulp*

[Inchworm]

16. zero

unless I push it off the bank.

x(

[LeftyMom]

17. I did about 100 on I-5 headed toward Oregon

People were still passing me. On a curvy road. At night. I think the car could have gone faster, but that was about as far as my nerve was going to go in those conditions.

Californians, and I can say this because I am one, are some of the craziest motherfuckers on the planet.

[Fox Mulder]

19. Well...it can go 0 - 60 in 10.5 minutes...

I bet I can get it to 75...but after about a 1/2 hour on I-94.

[Mugu]

20. I was going to admit to the truth,

but decided against it. If the police want to catch me, then use a RADAR.

Regards, Mugu

[Initech]

21. My new Nissan can do 160.

Not bad for a 4-cyl! My old Pontiac could do about 120.

[Hand]

22. Well, I got this old dude up to 90 once.

94 Ford Escort with over 125K on the clock at the time--and there was plenty more to go beyond the 90, but I was getting nervous.

Sadly, this mighty vehicle finally succumbed to rust recently. Engine still runs like new, but one of the rear shocks is up through the floor. I'm sorry to lose my old friend--we had some fun times. :cry:

[qnr]

23. I saw it do 65 on the back of a flatbed tow truck once n/t

[Alexander]

24. At least 110 in a 2002 Toyota Echo.

A cheap car. I'm amazed it can go that fast.

[billyskank]

25. 149mph.

I've had 140 out of it myself, so I believe it.

[krispos42]

26. 85+ Dunno for sure

It's an '89, so the speedo only goes up to 85.

I've passed that when passing people, but usually on I-35 I'm cruising at 80 in a 70 zone. And still being passed...

If I had to guess... probably good for over 110. it's only got 165 horses and it's a GM full-size car, so probably somewhere around there.

[DarkTirade]

27. I haven't pushed it to find out.

But I'm fairly certain it can go FAST.

[Orsino]

28. The Prius can do 100, at least.

I only tried that once, to get to a funeral on time to be a pallbearer.

[SacredCow]

29. Let's see...

My Saturn Ion has been right on the edge of 100 mph. There was more room, but it didn't feel very stable at that speed so I backed off.

My 1979 Beetle? I doubt she'd hit 85, and I wouldn't want to do that to her.

[MissMillie]

30. I have no idea

and have no interest in finding out.

[One_Life_To_Give]

31. Computer cuts off at 100

Havn't tried reverse to see if the computer cuts out at negative 100. Be fun to try!

[Pierre.Suave]

32. I am electronically limited to 155

However, when there are police around, it will only do the posted speed limit.

:P

[NightWatcher]

33. my 06 Corolla has the computer fuel limit at 120

that's as far as it'll let me go.

I do fly around 100 every once in a while, but the 120 thing was just for fun once

[NightWatcher]

34. sorry dupe. been having a lot of bugs recently

[montanto]

35. speedo says 170, but I doubt it.

I've had it to 130 and it could do more, but I think aerodynamics kick in above that.
'07 Audi A3 2.0 turbo S 6spd.

[bikebloke]

36. 74.5 km/ph

On my bike (my car), approaching Grassmere, New Zealand. I flew down a big hill, with a tail wind and a long straightaway for a landing. I probably could've gone faster. After I launched off the crest, I glanced down at my gadget, saw 70 and started tapping the brakes.