How Fast can your car go?

[2o6]

It's a simple question, but to add another part to it: How fast have you gone in it?

[dazzleman]

I don't know the top speed.  I've broken 100 mph but no more than that.

[Eye of the Tiger]

162 mph

[the Teuton]

In the day, it apparently topped out at 111 mph or so.  I've taken it to 90ish.

[MX793]

According to the specs, it's governed at 112 mph.  I've only taken it to maybe 90 (overtaking a slower vehicle in a short passing zone).

[Eye of the Tiger]

I'll just list what I can remember :]
? = speedo doesn't go that high
+ = as fast as I went, but didn't actually top it out

1.   1988.5 Suzuki Samurai  JA      90 mph downhill
2.   1990 Buick Skylark 3.3L V6      95? mph, governed
3.   2002 Honda Civic EX sedan 5spd      120+ mph
4.   1994 Ford Ranger XLT 2wd 4.0   5spd short bed reg cab   no idea
5.   2004 Dodge Neon SRT-4  130+ mph
6.   1990 Honda Civic std hatch 4spd 1.5L   100 mph drag limited
7.   2005 Ford Focus ZX3 S 5spd  106 mph governed
8.   1984 Suzuki SJ410   hardtop 1.0L 4cyl  67 mph drag limited
9.   1979 Pontiac Grand LeMans 350-V8  90?+ mph
10.  1994 Plymouth Sundance Duster 3.0 V6  100+ mph
11.  1979 Chevrolet C-10 355-V8 3-on-the-tree  no idea
12.  1998 Suzuki Esteem wagon 1.6L 5spd  95? mph governed, I think
13.  1990 Audi V8 Quattro 3.2L V8 110+ mph
14.  1994 Ford Escort LX sedan 1.9L  no idea
15.  1997 Volkswagen Jetta GLS 2.slo  no idea
16.  1989 Volvo 760 Turbo Wagen 2.3L  90+ mph
17.  1995 Suzuki Swift 1.3L 5spd hatch  85+ mph
18.  1991 Nissan Pathfinder SE-V6 80+ mph

1.  1977 Suzuki GS750   110+ mph
2.  2000 Yahaha V-Star 650   85 mph if I laid down on the tank
3.  1980 Honda CM 400     no idea
4.  1990 Kawasaki EX500   100+ mph
5.  1979 Suzuki GS550L 80+ mph

[Rupert]

I like NACar's idea.

1. Novarolla-- 80+ shaky as hell
2. Miata-- 110+ stop sign
3. Trooper 1-- 85+ shaky
4. Jeep-- haha, right
5. Volvo-- 90+ shockingly stable
6. Trooper 2-- no chance
7. Ranger-- 95+
8. MG-- 100+ (by "+", I mean 103 )

[Onslaught]

Don't know what my car would top out at these days. I've had it over 100 before but I don't do that shit anymore.

[SVT_Power]

Explorer - 100 mph (limited there)

t3h svt - almost 150 mph (high 140's)  <-- factory said it only went to 142 mph or something like that, actual figure is about mid 150s

[VTEC_Inside]

I've had my Accord to 175kph/109mph. No clue what its max might be, but it has to be close to that.

Even where possible to go faster I have always limited myself to 200kph/125mph on public roads, so that's as fast as I've had the RSX going. Its drag limited to around 232kph/145mph according to reviews.

[SVT_Power]

3.   2002 Honda Civic EX sedan 5spd      120+ mph
5.   2004 Dodge Neon SRT-4  130+ mph

I expected more from you nick

[SVT_Power]

I've had my Accord to 175kph/109mph. No clue what its max might be, but it has to be close to that.

Even where possible to go faster I have always limited myself to 200kph/125mph on public roads, so that's as fast as I've had the RSX going. Its drag limited to around 232kph/145mph according to reviews.

At that point you might as well as go all the way since you're going to jail anyway 

[the Teuton]

I expected more from you nick

[FlatBlackCaddy]

I've had the Z up to 120-130ish, I calculated the max speed in top gear to be 190-195 around 7000rpm. I'm sure it doesn't have enough power(with the current turbos) to hit that, but it will most likely be drag limited to the 170's.

[Payman]

Present to past vehicles (in km/h. 100 km/h = 62 mph).

2001 Dodge Dakota.... 140
1991 Honda Prelude.... 140
2001 Cadillac STS.... 210
2005 Dodge Caravan.... 160
2003 Dodge SX2.0 (Neon).... 180
1992 Nissan NX2000.... 160
1993 Chevy Cavalier.... 160
1990 Nissan Hardbody P/U... 120
1998 Chevy Venture.... 180
1990 VW Golf.... 200
1987 Ford Ranger.... 120
1986 Honda Prelude.... 210
1986 Chevy Corvette... 252
1984 Dodge Omni Shelby GLH.... 202
1973 Karmann Ghia.... 100... downhill
1981 Mom's Ford Escort.... 150
1976 Dad's Piece 'O' Shit Plymouth Valiant.... 100

[giant_mtb]

1996 Monte Carlo 3.4L

110 MPH, gov. @ 112, I believe.

[El Barto]

1990 Maxima SE
It could reach 130 when it was new, I got it up to around 105 before the steering wheel's shaking started to scare me. 

2003 9-3
It's top speed is 145, I've never gone above 95 in it.

[sportyaccordy]

I took my first Maxima to about 135
First Accord to 130
Second Accord to the JDM 180km/h limit (it banged on it. I think that was a 150MPH car)
Second Maxima... maybe 110. Brakes sucked
Third Accord... too many issues to go beyond 90 MPH. It has pep though. Maybe a 135MPH car

[Speed_Racer]

They (other owners) say that the Two can top out at a drag-limited 120mph. I've gotten it up to around 90mph.

[565]

165ish?

Apparently it only needs about a mile or so of road to get around 160mph from a standing start.

http://www.motortrend.com/womt/112_0306_spdtest/photo_06.html

It runs out of 5th gear at 170ish, and 6th is just an economy gear.

[SVT_Power]

165ish?

Apparently it only needs about a mile or so of road to get around 160mph from a standing start.

http://www.motortrend.com/womt/112_0306_spdtest/photo_06.html

It runs out of 5th gear at 170ish, and 6th is just an economy gear.

well according to that graph, the top speed of the z06 should be about 175...

[The Pirate]

Not fast enough.  And yes, 2o6, it will break 100 mph.

[CJ]

I've gone 90 in my car before.  It was VERY stable.

[565]

well according to that graph, the top speed of the z06 should be about 175...

Yeah it's a weird situation where 6th gear is almost enough to go forward a bit more, and some Z06's can climb just a little bit more in 6th in some tests.

So for this C&D test, the Z06 was redline limited to 168mph in 5th.

http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/hot_lists/high_performance/muscle_cars/chevrolet_corvette_z06_road_test__1+t-specs+page-3.html


For this test:

http://www.roadandtrack.com/reviews/roadtests/pdf/2003/2003_03_z_comparison_data.pdf

5th gear ran out at 170mph (I'm guessing small differences in testing equipment and possibly tire wear).  6th gear managed to get another 1 mph to 171mph , but you can see it's out of the powerband (4280rpms in 6th and power peak is 6000rpm, torque peak is 4800rpm). 

For Motortrend to get 174mph, they probably shifted into 6th, got an extra 3 or so mph under favorable conditions.

[GoCougs]

'05 Accord V6.

I've gone a max of about 110 mph. Pretty amazing for a plebeian car i  how good it feels at that speed and how fast it got there.

Top speed is rumored to be in the 140s without the governor...

[Rich]

'98 Cavalier 2.2L pushrod 4A- about 95mph on the highway (I was really pissed off) no idea what the top speed was

'05 Cooper S 6MT - about 110 (maybe 114, but BMW speedos are inaccurate)  on the track, and about 110 on the highway, top speed is 135mph, IIRC

[Raza]

2002 Mercedes E320: I don't actually know the top speed on this one, but I did an indicated 132. 

2004 Volkswagen Passat: Electronically limited to 130, I made and held an indicated 130.  It was easier to get there than it was in the 50hp more powerful E320.

2007 Porsche Boxster S:  Top speed 170, I only managed an indicated 120 before backing off.  Didn't have the car long enough to find the tarmac to truly exploit it.  Shame.

2008 Volkswagen Jetta Wolfsburg: Electronically limited top speed of 130, so far I've only been to an indicated 105. 

[2o6]

The E-class is probably limited to 155.........if it can reach it.

[Raza]

The E-class is probably limited to 155.........if it can reach it.

It probably couldn't top 140.  I was heading into some strong wind, but I still got the feeling that at 132, there wasn't much left.  The Passat was much strong at those speeds.  It felt like it could break 150 easy.

[r0tor]

I left off in the RX-8 at 130 cause my friends car shut off at 120mph and I felt like mocking him.... the 8 is drag limited somewhere around 145-150mph