What's the fastest you ever drove, where and what car? [Archive]

Jay 535i

11-27-2005, 02:58 PM

230KPH on Highway 404 north of Toronto, in an E32 740iL.

It was significantly less nervewracking than the new Mini I had floored all the way from Naples to Milan. That thing topped out at 200KPH. My buddy and I were stopping for fuel every 45 minutes.

I've also had my 1986 Toyota Celica GT-S up to 200KPH on some rough contry sideroads. That's as fast as it would go.

In my current BMW, I haven't yet exceeded 170KPH.

Shanghyd

11-27-2005, 03:10 PM

Several years ago I did about 220k on the autobahn in an opel vectra. It was a brand new rental car. 220k was pushing the little motor. My most recent record has been 200k, that was today, on A3 close to Wurzburg.
I really dont want to push my 1989 faster than that.

SharkmanBMW

11-27-2005, 03:29 PM

years ago in my modified jetta VR6, 233klm/h (145mph) on a major highway in Montreal with NO traffic at 2am.
I actually hit a bat and it got stuck in the grill/headlight of the jetta!!! at that speed, poor little bat had no chance!

and then about the same in my 540.

I have no fear under 200k in a german car, (120mph) with good tires.

My 330 has not yet hit 180, as I have slowed down throwing my life into the wind!

As some of you know, there is a huge differencce between above 100 mph, and below. Above, everything changes and the laws of physics work very hard against you!
Drive safe, or your luck will eventually run out.

SharkmanBMW

11-27-2005, 03:39 PM

Actually, my friend has a super modded 944 turbo, he owns RMR Autosport here in Montreal
http://www.rmr.ca/index.html
It is a huge player in VW, Honda, Subaru..... a little BMW!
Anyways, at a GM test track oval here, we got it up to 275klm on the straight! (170mph)
It has a huge turbo and is by far the nicest 944 turbo ever! (because most of them suck! ;))
He has recently added a new 911 to his stable as well.

kyleN20

11-27-2005, 03:45 PM

140mph in northern MI, felt very smooth, and had a little room to go, i sparked this discussion months ago, got a bit of gruff because lots of people feel the youngin are stupid

Incantation

11-27-2005, 03:47 PM

260 km/h in my e31 850

276 on my cbr

Jose

11-27-2005, 04:28 PM

Germany, higway to Kohln, Lamborgini Diablo Annyversaire edition, 315 km/h two months ago at midhight. Never again. The owner of the car drove back himself and hit 330 on the counter, never been so scared in my life, he got his license only 3 months ago.

Tcdoe

11-27-2005, 05:14 PM

252km/h according to the speedo in my e34, on a nearly empty highway in the middle of the night. It had a bit more left in it, but I'm not sure how much the speedo lies because of the 17" tires. I actually had my GPS with me, but forgot to use it. :( Anyway, the car was surprisingly stable at that speed, but I'm not gonna try it again.

Jay 535i

11-27-2005, 05:23 PM

Actually, my friend has a super modded 944 turbo

IMHO, that would be the perfect complement to my 535. :)

Russell

11-27-2005, 05:28 PM

This was estimated. However, it was a 1970 mustang fastback with the very underated 351 cleveland engine with boss 302 heads and 750 Holley and a 3.00 traction lock differential and competition suspension and trans-am front air dam . I was crazy to do it on an interstate at night. I sure loved that car. Had to go for my first BMW!

liquidtiger720

11-27-2005, 05:55 PM

~127 in my e34 when it was totally stock....scary.

ArtemLepilov

11-27-2005, 06:13 PM

1991 BMW 525I reconstructed at 130MPH on MassPike Inerstate 90

Jr ///M5

11-27-2005, 06:46 PM

This thread is incriminating..

zygoteer

11-27-2005, 06:49 PM

For a few seconds the telemetry gave me a peak of 172mph (about 276kph) on banked track of MIRA test circuit (England) 21st July 2005 in my 288, but looking for more next summer (gotta remember my nerve pills too maybe).
Average speed for the 2.82 mile circuit was only 149.41 mph though, and nowhere near the record.

angrypancake

11-27-2005, 07:05 PM

140 in my dads e39 528. 135 in my 535 and the 525 i had last year

bullyd

11-27-2005, 07:30 PM

120mph in my 535 without mods
165mph on gsxr
both on snetterton raceway (longest straight in uk)

Derek A.

11-27-2005, 07:47 PM

144mph in this car:

http://www.opus45.com/pics/Porsche_911.jpg

scott540

11-27-2005, 08:34 PM

140 in a 1871 corvette convertible. I was 16 and my dad's drunk freind asked me if I wanted to drive it. He came with us , my girfriend was stuffed in the middle. We got to a stop sign on a back raod and he said floor it. I'll tell you when to start braking. Front end got very floaty , scary feeling. Man was my dad pissed. Only done about 120 in the 540 and once did about the same on the autobahn in a rented Audi 80 on the way from Mannheim to Mainz. That's all the little audi could do. I definetly learned to stay out of the left lane if all you can do is 120.

Evan

11-27-2005, 08:56 PM

180 mph in a car

200 mph on a motorcycle on an airport runway in Greece

Gayle

11-27-2005, 09:15 PM

I used to sell exotics so I've done a lot of speeding. Among the cars I've driven are:

Murcielago
Gallardo
360 Spyder F1
Countach 5000
Derek Warwick's Jaguar LeMans car from 1992 (single seat monster)
a number of 911 Turbos including:
X50
Stage 3 Evolution (540HP)
GT3
GT2

BMW M5 2003 which is my fav
1981 BMW M1
Continental GT
and too many MB to list

The Murcielago is the fastest thing in production and I've taken it near its limits on a public road... amazing G forces and acceleration but even more amazing handling

Is there life after selling exotics? What are you doing now? And what are you driving now?

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ryan roopnarine

11-27-2005, 09:22 PM

This thread is incriminating..

I'm glad someone finally said it. in the case of the gentleman qwith 25-30 tickets and 4 accidents (methinks in chicago), the DA or prosecutor had entered into evidence the postings of the gentleman on an internet message board, saying things similar to what many are saying on this thread.....
piss off somebody at the county seat, and it could happen to you, too....

632 Regal

11-27-2005, 09:28 PM

I do exotics at speed... :p

Is there life after selling exotics? What are you doing now? And what are you driving now?

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winfred

11-27-2005, 09:44 PM

my truck'll do 90-95 with the stock governer springs and the 4.10 rear end, it gets up to 2900 pretty quick even in 5th and hits the wall, in time ill swap out the governer springs in the pump for the 3k kit that should let it hit 3200 before it defuels and make it more fun in town, not so much to see how fast a 7000-7500# barn door will go. been real close to 140 indicated in both bimmers, with speed rated rubber i wouldn't mind squeezing the e30 and seeing what it can do, should run outta gear a little over 150

Gayle

11-27-2005, 09:50 PM

I do exotics at speed... :p

Oh Jeff...always bragging.

ryan roopnarine

11-27-2005, 10:09 PM

And the DAs and prosecutors have nothing to do other than look through bimmer.info. You're forgetting that our names are nowhere in the info...

subpoena for internet provider, provided the person is a chronic bad driver, and that it is even worth (their) time. i don't know how "bad" any other drivers are in this thread/board. i know that you don't live in the US, which would be a start. and im sure that everybody that uses an alias here doesn't inadvertently reveal their real name from time to time.....

notice, i said county seat. if your town is small enough, it isn't an inconceivable situation where someone gets pissed off at you personally and goes looking for retribution in some manner.

Randell

11-27-2005, 10:31 PM

i think i'm the safest one here, i think the max i've done is about 165kmh (just over 100mph)... we have cops and cameras everywhere in perth it's paranoia city

angrypancake

11-27-2005, 10:40 PM

subpoena for internet provider, provided the person is a chronic bad driver, and that it is even worth (their) time. i don't know how "bad" any other drivers are in this thread/board. i know that you don't live in the US, which would be a start. and im sure that everybody that uses an alias here doesn't inadvertently reveal their real name from time to time.....

notice, i said county seat. if your town is small enough, it isn't an inconceivable situation where someone gets pissed off at you personally and goes looking for retribution in some manner.

I thought Torque was from Kentucky

Torque

11-27-2005, 11:08 PM

I thought Torque was from KentuckyDon't say that dammit. Now I'm gonna be Bubba's bitch for the next 30 years.

rofl

kyleN20

11-27-2005, 11:12 PM

i had a porsche cayanne s to 130, funny thing is i felt like my 535im woulda got there quicker, but still, for the night i had the cayanne, i took it to the limits, on and off road, not to mention my old highschools back feild, yeah i had fun, and suprisingly, i got away with it, hopefully this doesent incriminate me, espshilly to my uncle who let me borrow the damn thing!!!

stx133

11-28-2005, 01:35 AM

220+ (off the clock) in a 1975 modded Mazda RX4 with a 13B Turbo motor (220 KW at the wheels in 1100KG shell) felt good at 140+, above 200 started to feel like it was flying. P.O had my 540 over 250 (electronic limiter removed) haven't been there yet..

bimmerd00d

11-28-2005, 02:23 AM

http://www.bimmerd00d.com/images/540i/10162005/IMG_1165.JPG

151 according to the GPS recording on my laptop. Speedo said 160 something. My old 525i 5-spd would see 147 according to the speedo, no idea what that really meant though since i had 16" rims from an 850 and 225/50 16's on there, and i think it had a 3.46LSD in it (not sure)

Patrick

11-28-2005, 02:28 AM

http://www.bimmer.info/bmw/patrick/pmducati.jpg

Evan

11-28-2005, 04:14 AM

I'm a self-employed Network Integrator and Entrepreneur and I drive a 94 540i that I bought a few weeks ago

95-540iLE

11-28-2005, 05:03 AM

260km/h in a 1977 Holden Torana SS - highly modified 5.0l cast iron V8 putting out a dynod 250kw. Driving on a busy 110km/h limited highway, passing cars at over twice their speed - crazy stuff, but I was only 19yo (some 20 years ago now)!

The fastest I ever drove was in Germany about 220km/h in a Volvo station wagon, wouldn't go any faster. I also drove a Toyota Azenis at about 210km/h, also the max for the car.

octanejunkie

11-28-2005, 06:47 AM

I've driven at an indicated 140mph chasing a Mitsubishi Evo6 in a BMW E30 325 sport i used to have. Wouldn't go any faster. Frightened me to death. I was only 21 at the time. It was on the A303 in Wiltshire England.
Been an indicated 160mph as a passenger on a Kawasaki ZZR 1100 on the M3 motorway. Thought i was going to die!
Haven't got the balls for bikes these days though. Broke too many bones.

beetos

11-28-2005, 07:32 AM

indicated 165mph in my blown 911 C2. 170mph in my heaviliy modded 944 turbo S. Modded 944 turbos are crazy fast. The picture is of a 'friends' car.....Both these hypothetical senseless acts were done on empty country roads south of Houston. Still to open up my 535i turbo but I have no doubt its as fast with the power its got.

BigKriss

11-28-2005, 07:45 AM

RIPDOTCOM

11-28-2005, 08:35 AM

175-180 on a Yamaha FZR (alligator alley south florida)

165Mph 1972 mazda RX2 (7 mile road somewhere in a forgotton corner of eastern north carolina)

beetos

11-28-2005, 08:48 AM

wow, 2 bar of boost! damm

(http://www.bimmer.info/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=1932&stc=1)

I wish is was Bigkriss...the stock boost gauges on the 944 T's measure absolute pressure so 1 bar is atmospheric, 2 bar is 14.5psi. The gauge is pretty much pegged, actual boost was probably somewhere around 18psi on that ride.

mattyb

11-28-2005, 09:07 AM

230k in the 540 on the f 3 at 2am heading down onto the hawksbury bridge. could have gone more with no trouble but theres gotta be a limit to random stupidity. Car felt great and seemed very much at home in this environment.

wengenstein

11-28-2005, 09:58 AM

240KPH on the A4 between Venice and Verona in a rented Passat turbo diesel. Driving in Italy (and I'm sure Europe in general) is a lot more fun than here.. :)

Jon K

11-28-2005, 11:03 AM

I did about 72mph in my supercharged 525 on I-95 South.

bullyd

11-28-2005, 11:07 AM

I did about 72mph in my supercharged 525 on I-95 South.

;)

kyleN20

11-28-2005, 12:01 PM

that thing looks mean

gtopaul

11-28-2005, 01:13 PM

280KPM on the Autobahn south of Frankfurt at night, wife in passenger seat, baby in babyseat in the back. Should have known better but was young and reckless and wanted to make a Porsche move over. Oh, the car was a 1974 Bitter CD.

Paul L

Zeuk in Oz

11-28-2005, 04:21 PM

110 km/h on the M5 in an Hillman Arrow on Firestone tyres. Scary stuff !
Life on the edge ! :p

Jay 535i

11-28-2005, 04:42 PM

I'm glad someone finally said it. in the case of the gentleman qwith 25-30 tickets and 4 accidents (methinks in chicago), the DA or prosecutor had entered into evidence the postings of the gentleman on an internet message board, saying things similar to what many are saying on this thread.....
piss off somebody at the county seat, and it could happen to you, too....

Isn't that a violation of the defendant's Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination?

@ beetos, I am sooo with you on the blown 944 :D I think it'd be the perfect companion to my 535i. I'm still saving up....

Mmmmm, turrrrrbo (http://www.powerhaus.com/944t.htm) :p

Did you say 700bhp in your 535!?

Beez540

11-28-2005, 04:47 PM

125mph: 1971 Olds Cutlass S
136mph: 1990 Acura Integra RS (light mods)
138mph: 1994 BMW 540i w/E.A.T. chip (3 people in the car)

The first two were almost maxed out... the 540 on the other hand, had plenty of room to climb.

disclaimer: if you're in law enforcement and you're reading this... it all happened in an alternate dimension.

TheDuke

11-28-2005, 05:03 PM

Slightly over 150 in my 525 on I90 (mass pike), also got pulled over in my Blue Panzer last week doing 110, still can not believe my luck. The cop got a call on the radio and let me go. Also closed the spedo on a Nissan Altima, Ford Porbe, Toyota T100, Subaru Impreza, and took a Dodge Stratus to a point where it won’t go anymore faster. Overheated engine on Mitsu Mirage, exept for the loud noise you won’t get much out from1.6L I also got pulled over in my bros Toyota Rav4, the cop could not believe I managed it to get to a speed which I was going. Luckily he took it easy on me, (only $100 to pay, the cop was in a really good mood and at the end of his shift).

Badkrma

11-28-2005, 07:18 PM

There have been a lot of fastest depending on what the vehicle was/is.....

1984 Mustang SVO - 145mph (redlined) (I was 17 year old)
1976 911S - 155mph (redlined) (I was 27 year old)
2001 Ninja ZX12R - 170mph (still had room to go) (I was 34 years old)
1990 535iA - 130mph (room - old car didn't want to push too hard) (I was 35 years old)

I hope this doesn't mean I am slowing down in my older age.

emw525E34

11-29-2005, 08:48 AM

Dang, 330 Kph is 206 mph! Thats very fast!. I have read 5 runs of the Porsche Carerra GT doing between 205 to 209 mph in the autobahn. Need near perfectly straight roads that are completely clear of cars and good visibility, cos one small mistake and its game over period!. Nothing bigger than 2 feet will remain!. Its that dangerous!

Previously, I read a Koenigsegg CCR doing 365Kph in Belgium, thats 228 mph. Insanely fast, by a hotshot professional driver.

emw525E34

11-29-2005, 08:52 AM

Your 252kph shown was probably actual around 245 Kph which is 153mph. About right for your car. Thats darn fast!. Yeah the stability is a little misleading as we can get used to it but the tires cannot last for long due to heat build up.

genphreak

11-29-2005, 09:03 AM

Highest speed? Flat out in an E28 535i- off the clock (with skis on the roof racks). I guess that makes 240kmh (150mph). Before that 220 (downhill) in an E30 316 in Germany, great cars both of 'em, and off the clock in 2 other cars.

Would like to try in my e34 (on a track) one day once its 'progressed' a bit more. Its a much safer and better balanced car to push the limits in.

Its a good experience for all drivers, to know the difference between real speed, normal speeds and traffic speeds. After driving in Germany I realised one needs to be very careful driving like that... :) Its not really possible here in Oz (except some outback roads (most are dirt :(),

I never break the law here, ever. Blue Heelers can lock u up for no reason, 90 days for acting suspiciously, and now indefinately for sedition (speaking ill of the King, PM or Government with a view to inciting action on behalf of others (best never let a nark from the government take what you say the wrong way).

emw525E34

11-29-2005, 09:03 AM

Yeah Kris, the old 911 block is rock solid, will do 2 bars without any problems. Acutally, on of my mate's dad used to boost the old Nissan Altima (SR20 DET) to 30 PSI, Thats 2.17 bars, claims to push 36 PSI (2.44 bars!!!) at one stage but would not dare push it any higher. Can't count the number of clutches and trannies it consumed!. Oh, those old solid blocks!. They don't build them like that anymore.... pity.

emw525E34

11-29-2005, 09:05 AM

Oh, he must have missed out the "1" intentionally!

peterllo

11-29-2005, 09:20 AM

About 120 in an early 1985 IROC Z, brand new, it was my demo. 2 AM on the Washington Beltway. We estimated, as the speedo was only rated to 85.

What a car, black with dark red grahpics and red recaros and t-tops. Stickered in the mid 20's. I ordered it with every option available. Unfortunately shortly after someone came in and bought the car so I only had it for about 2000 miles. :(

TheDuke

11-29-2005, 11:38 AM

IROC Z my uncle had one, form the same year when I as born:) What a monster and gas mileage...I think it had a hole in the tank lol. This car always scared the **** out of me.

sdwhitney

11-29-2005, 12:09 PM

Needle just passed 150 when racing an STI prior to my diff swap. Not sure I can go that fast anymore for two reasons, diff swap might not let me get that high and it wasn't easy to stop....

joshuagore

11-29-2005, 01:55 PM

Ruh Roh Top Speed Confessions of an e34 owner.

Im no longer an e34 I dont have to tell :p

beetos

11-30-2005, 08:21 AM

Isn't that a violation of the defendant's Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination?

@ beetos, I am sooo with you on the blown 944 :D I think it'd be the perfect companion to my 535i. I'm still saving up....

Mmmmm, turrrrrbo (http://www.powerhaus.com/944t.htm) :p

Did you say 700bhp in your 535!?

944 Turbo, you will not be dissapointed. I ran a Garret T04E hybrid turbo on mine with aftermarket engine management, used to make close 400hp with water injection / 22 psi. Very fast and mostly durable apart from driveshafts.

Yes, my 3.5L GT30 turbo bimmer makes about 700 hp at 20psi. I cant go any higher becuase the 770cc injectors are maxed out at 20 psi. Its run 30psi on bigger injectors and according to the previous owner and some guys that saw it run, it would smoke the tires in 3rd. Its a crazy motor. Its eaten a few diffs but the tranny has held up pretty well.

angrypancake

11-30-2005, 10:40 AM

944 Turbo, you will not be dissapointed. I ran a Garret T04E hybrid turbo on mine with aftermarket engine management, used to make close 400hp with water injection / 22 psi. Very fast and mostly durable apart from driveshafts.

Yes, my 3.5L GT30 turbo bimmer makes about 700 hp at 20psi. I cant go any higher becuase the 770cc injectors are maxed out at 20 psi. Its run 30psi on bigger injectors and according to the previous owner and some guys that saw it run, it would smoke the tires in 3rd. Its a crazy motor. Its eaten a few diffs but the tranny has held up pretty well.

Good lord please post a video or two

Jon K

11-30-2005, 10:49 AM

Moderately over 150 in slightly modified '91 GTI

http://www.hostdub.com/albums/SilverShadow_album04/ptsengine.jpg

kyleN20

11-30-2005, 01:17 PM

thats why USA fought a few wars ya know!

kyleN20

11-30-2005, 01:18 PM

i thought those cars were famously slow, what with emissions in the 80's and ****

kyleN20

11-30-2005, 01:20 PM

how did you fare brs the sti?

biondani

11-30-2005, 04:17 PM

The fastest I ever drove was in Germany about 220km/h in a Volvo station wagon, wouldn't go any faster. I also drove a Toyota Azenis at about 210km/h, also the max for the car.

The speedo was registering 135mph in a 70mph limit as I drove past a cop car on the A19 a couple of years ago. Was driving a rare Vauxhall Cavalier 4x4 (even Vauxhall didn't know they made them in the year I had whenever I took that car for a service). I think only 1000 or so were made that year.

Ian

biondani

11-30-2005, 04:24 PM

ra_pro

11-30-2005, 08:17 PM

How did the cop feel?

beetos

12-01-2005, 12:03 AM

Moderately over 150 in slightly modified '91 GTI

http://www.hostdub.com/albums/SilverShadow_album04/ptsengine.jpg

"Slightly modified" :) Nice!

Jon K

12-01-2005, 12:45 AM

"Slightly modified" :) Nice!

T04E 57 trim turbo 10 psi street 16 track. 450whp @ 12 psi. Quaife limited slip differential, DTA standalone ECU, 2.8L VR6 swap.... gutted down to just 2 seats, a dashboard and a roll cage. That power in <2300lb package... Bitch moves.

kyleN20

12-01-2005, 01:18 AM

jon, is that pt's from blown euros?

Jon K

12-01-2005, 02:06 AM

jon, is that pt's from blown euros? Yep ;)

BigKriss

12-01-2005, 03:34 AM

current car, too much shimmy over 200.

Jon K

12-01-2005, 07:28 AM

current car, too much shimmy over 200. BigKriss talks in mph by the way

stargazer_61

12-01-2005, 10:41 AM

140mph in a 1978 Datsun 280Z, 2+2. A long, straight, deserted road south of Las Vegas, NV in 1983. Great cars, but the front end floats at 140. Depress clutch. Hold on tight and straight. Pray.

angrypancake

12-01-2005, 11:18 AM

I hit like 25mph today in reverse.

kyleN20

12-01-2005, 11:39 AM

ohh, a new top speed in reverse thread, im going to start it now!!!

biondani

12-01-2005, 12:59 PM

How did the cop feel?

I don't know, he didn't start a chase and I never ever got a ticket. Very lucky on that day.

Ian

buzz66

12-01-2005, 01:53 PM

I've had my brothers Nissian Skyline GTS-T doing 245 KM. according to the Tacho. The Speedometer was well and truely off the clock. This was on the motorway between Newcastle And Sydney. The car was surprisingly stable.
Speed limiter disconnected.

Well not surprising really. It had very good spoilers.

That same trip we went from snowny mountians back to the Gold Coast in 11 hours,including stops. 300km per tank of fuel. We were only getting around 9 Miles to the Gallon from memory. This was on the New England highway. Sitting on the Speed limiter 180km per hour. We got a lot of comments from the truck drivers needless to say. UHF radio on board is very good as a radar detector.

I had to do an emergency stop at one stage at that speed. The car performed very well. A very high performance car for only 20 grand.

Gayle

12-03-2005, 02:40 AM

Mirror, mirror on the wall. Who is the fastest of them all?

And the fastest fool is Jose at 315 KPH or 196 MPH in the Lamborgini Diablo Annyversaire. Congratulations, Jose.

Want to check your ranking? Here it is.

Hall of Shame (http://servo.postverket.us/alex/Hall of Shame.xls)

And Zeuk--keep drinking that warm milk:p

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Jose

12-03-2005, 05:45 AM

Thanks. I feel honoured for being the biggest and fastest idiot here.

SLEX Runner

12-03-2005, 06:24 AM

220kph on my 95 540i on the Riyadh-AlKhobar Hwy of Saudi Arabia.

245kph on my 01 Honda CBR600 F4i at the NLEX in the Philippines.

Gayle

12-03-2005, 09:12 AM

Thanks. I feel honoured for being the biggest and fastest idiot here.

You should feel honored. The competition was stiff. This is a tough crowd to beat. :D

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Chris

12-03-2005, 05:19 PM

180kph in my Mercedes 560SEC

160kph in my 525i

I'm not too keen on loosing my licence, those speeds were done while overtaking on the wrong side of the road:D

SharkmanBMW

12-03-2005, 05:54 PM

What is a "bitter cd"???
3rd fastest on the list, by GTOPaul

can we see a pic of this thing?!

JoshsE34-M50

03-17-2006, 03:25 PM

Late 90's, on route 176 in Pennsylvania, between Morgantown and Reading, late at night, with noone else on the roads- 141MPH in a 1990 Plymouth Laser RS Turbo intercooled. The car felt like it could just keep steadily accelerating. Then, at 141, it just flat out stopped accelerating, like it hit some kind of governor.Checked all the suspension first, tires, torqued the wheels...never did that again, but man was that fun!

Rustam

03-17-2006, 03:31 PM

The fastest I ever drove was in Germany about 220km/h in a Volvo station wagon, wouldn't go any faster. I also drove a Toyota Azenis at about 210km/h, also the max for the car.

120 mph route 91 New York - Vermont. drove that fast for about 3 hours - no troopers followed.
The car - ford taurus sport edition

JoshsE34-M50

03-17-2006, 03:31 PM

Whoa.. that color does'nt help you evade tickets very well, huh?

Blitzkrieg Bob

03-17-2006, 03:55 PM

In a Mazda Rx2 & Rx7 often going from the west side to the east side of the Island late at night on the freeway.

Cannot drive like that anymore....Too many cars nowadays

pundit

03-17-2006, 05:43 PM

...Cannot drive like that anymore....Too many cars nowadays
Yeah! Too many morons driving at the speed limit and getting in the way! :D

nk530

03-17-2006, 06:00 PM

The fastest I ever drove was in Germany about 220km/h in a Volvo station wagon, wouldn't go any faster. I also drove a Toyota Azenis at about 210km/h, also the max for the car.

I did 220km/h in Deutschland on the road to Frankfurt a while back with a rented Benz c230 cdi 6sp. (that's a turbodiesel for those who don't know) with 4 people in the car and all of our luggage.
I've gotten my e34 m60b30 going about 135mph on hwy 61 north of winona, mn. I didn't want to push too hard on a car with 189k mi on it.

KenB

03-17-2006, 06:24 PM

140mph 1978 Honda 750F I-405 Orange County CA
115mph 1979 BMW 320i Somewhere in Ohio
125mph 1985 BMW 325e Somewhere in Indiana
110mph 1985 BMW 528e Somewhere in Pennsylvania
125mph 1993 BMW 525i Somewhere in New Jersey
When the dotted lines between the lanes turn solid, it's time to slow down.

mholbrook

03-17-2006, 06:28 PM

140 mph, Porsche 911 (996 I believe--last version of the air cooled). Part of a great afternoon with a friend who bought the car. Flew to Phoenix and returned from Phoenix to San Diego in 4 hours flat, including stopping in Gila Bend for hamburgers. I don't think we ever were under 100 mph.

Erwin8r

03-17-2006, 06:29 PM

190 indicated, on my '05 GSXR1000... 135 on my 535i, on a run to Mexicali on highway 86.... ;o)

bjl4776

03-17-2006, 08:51 PM

993 was last aircooled. 996 was the first watercooled, and the 997 is the current version

gt90

03-17-2006, 09:24 PM

I have a couple as well:
140mph in a 1991 taurus sho on I-95 at 3am
130ish in a 1993 mitsubishi diamante very scary at that speed!
145mph in a 1990 infiniti q45 racing an e36 m3, I have a feeling he was playing with me because we were neck-and-neck from 75-145mph.
Oh and I have yet to take the 535im over 100mph, need to fix a little shake first.

ajt3nc

03-18-2006, 01:18 AM

In a wild and mis-spent youth I had a modded turbo suby that I slightly exceeded the posted limit and it lost a lot of power. When we checked it out, an errant bird had impaled itself in the intercooler and it's beak punctured the cooler. Think I may have hit a bit over 55.

Stagedog

03-18-2006, 01:30 AM

Many years ago in my "wild daze" 1973 Pontiac Trans Am 455 cubic in engine.
Highway 1 California. 3AM no traffic pegged the needle about an inch past 160 MPH. Iv'e also done 110 MPH in same car/location with thick fog and 30 feet visability. Now that's a rush!

91calypso

03-18-2006, 02:21 AM

120 with brand new brakes in my 535...
~127 with 4 people in my car

grave77

03-18-2006, 03:29 AM

I drove 235Km/h that's when the DME cuts off at 6300 RPM with my Auto tranny... 3 years ago. with my manual I drove almost the same at 6800 RPM you can check my car pics I have 1 video when I drove that fast with the manual.

TwoWheelJay

03-18-2006, 03:42 AM

128 in my old integra, havent taken the bimmer to fast yet, want to get all my maintenance take care of first. Also lookin forward to see if my zx7 will actually hit 160. Stock i know it didnt but ive got it modded and geared a bit different, im realistic on 150 tho, i know it can do that.

grave77

03-18-2006, 03:43 AM

should be hall of graves .. fastest you go more your close :P still I will go faster if my car allows me to ... soon I'll get my 6 speed E39 540i that's if I was lucky to find a good one as the last was hit from the side :s ..wish me luck :P

TwoWheelJay

03-18-2006, 03:53 AM

*luck*!

F4Phantom

03-18-2006, 05:22 AM

1985 e30 318i 190km/h it would have gone more too. Sooth as.
subaru wrx 215km/h

My manual says the top speed of the 535 is 230km/h, one guy said he has been 250, can this be?

Smitty

03-20-2006, 12:56 PM

I raced a guy in my 85' 325i from Denver to Fort Collins. This is the highway between the Boulder turn off and before you get to Longmont. The other car was a Suburu Turbo something, the car that had a split windshield. His car was faster than my beemer. I got to 135-137 mph but couldn't catch him, he was ahead a little, maybe 50 yards. I still had peddle meaning I could of gone faster, but lost my nerve and slowed down. He was just as nervous as I was and backed off immediately too. I lost that one. The car changed its handling characteristics at this speed. The steering got extremely tight and my vision become tunnel. Thank God the road was fairly straight ahead with not much turning, just staight ahead and hold on and that little car got up that that speed and still could of gone faster. I now drive a 540i but have never, never driven it that fast. Maybe 110 and in retrospect, its a wonder I'm not in jail or dead. Racing is so s t u p i d. (But what a thrill and an excellent question.)

Smitty

03-20-2006, 01:01 PM

I raced a Suburu Turbo (the split window car) and he was the quicker. I lost my nerve at 135 mph. (I'm not sure but think the car could of gone faster) Insane thing but I'll remember it for life. This happened between Longmont and Fort Collins in Colorado, a fairly straight flat low traffic area. Excellent Question! Oh yeah, I was driving a 1985 325i 4 door. Sure miss that car!

1995 525i

03-20-2006, 02:17 PM

The fastest I ever drove was in Germany about 220km/h in a Volvo station wagon, wouldn't go any faster. I also drove a Toyota Azenis at about 210km/h, also the max for the car.

120mph in a 1991 Honda Accord Ex (my car before my E34). Finally let off the gas when I felt the front end lift slightly.

Michael

MTV

03-20-2006, 03:29 PM

Did 130mph on our way to Vegas at 2:30 in the morning in a 93' MB S500.

billb

03-20-2006, 04:13 PM

**officially.

Unofficially?

estimated 135 (from revs and gearing; no speedo) on the front straight at Roebling Road in a Formula Ford (w/helmet, firesuit, neck collar during a SCCA Solo I)
~125 in a 550i (no side roads, no other traffic in front, near, or behind, or merging, on a divided 4-lane highway with a large grassy median)
~115 in the E30 on a deserted straight near our nuke plant
~120 in each of 2 1st gen RX7s across a nearby lake dam (approx. 2 mile divided 4-lane highway with a large grassy median straight, no side roads, no other traffic)

Of course, this was all in my much-younger days. The 550i did not occur within the recent past. ;)

Andrea K

03-20-2006, 04:43 PM

I did 70mph in a 65 once in my '95 530i...the car was still pulling too

Jon K

03-20-2006, 05:32 PM

I did 70mph in a 65 once in my '95 530i...the car was still pulling too

No you didnt - i call ********!

Speeder 553

03-20-2006, 06:55 PM

130 someting in my 540i on the 15N between Barstow and Vegas.

tdgard

03-22-2006, 01:04 AM

I got to about 140 in my 533 on Rt 50 in Nevada. Fastest I've ever been was shooting a commercial for the Petty Experience. We were going about 200 mph at Atlanta Motor Speedway--best part about it was Richard was driving.

Tcdoe

03-22-2006, 01:48 AM

My manual says the top speed of the 535 is 230km/h, one guy said he has been 250, can this be?
My manual says 235 km/h for the manual transmission and 231 km/h for the auto. So even though I saw 252 indicated speed, 235 km/h is probably quite close to the truth in actual speed. The car has been chipped tho, which does raise the revlimit a bit, some chip manufacturers do claim a small increase in top speed. Anyway, that doesn't really matter, I've only taken the car there once and I don't intend to do it again.

tonytw34

03-22-2006, 04:47 AM

i did 205 in a lamborgini diablo was very good and a fast car

Kobe Diesel

03-22-2006, 08:42 AM

Just yesterday, 135mph in my brother's '91 M5 on Rt 15 in Ct. It wanted more but I was afraid to give it more.

angrypancake

03-22-2006, 08:53 AM

Just yesterday, 135mph in my brother's '91 M5 on Rt 15 in Ct. It wanted more but I was afraid to give it more.

...thats what she said

Rick L

03-22-2006, 09:34 AM

My Maserati at just under 140 M.P.H. on 53 just northwest of Chicago. :D I think the bucky shape of the car slows it down and max out at that speed. However, IT SURE GOT UP THERE PRETTY FAST! :D

http://home.comcast.net/~jungerishere/MyMaserEngine.JPG

Kobe Diesel

03-22-2006, 11:37 AM

[QUOTE=Rick L]My Maserati at just under 140 M.P.H. on 53 just northwest of Chicago. :D I think the bucky shape of the car slows it down and max out at that speed. However, IT SURE GOT UP THERE PRETTY FAST! :D

Always had a place in my heart for the Maserati Biturbo, something about Italian cars, you have the cleanest Ive ever seen.

TWISM

03-22-2006, 04:11 PM

225 kilometers per hour in a E34 525TDSA Touring...
Yes, a diesel with automatic gearbox! From 1992!
This was on the A7 in the Netherlands.

230 kilometers per hour wirh my current E34 525i Touring 5-speed manual.
He could go faster, but I had to break...
This was on the A4 in the Netherlands.

The fastest was with an tuned M3 (about 475bhp).
That was around 330 kilometers per hour on the straight of the Nurenbergring in Germany...

Henderson&co

03-22-2006, 04:30 PM

just yesterday i went 150MPH (241 kph) on my suzuki gsx-r 600.
on a highway (55m (~85k) speed limit) at around 7:00pm.

in my 90' 535i i went 130m (~210k) at around 2AM.

joshua43214

03-22-2006, 05:56 PM

finaly took the time to read all these, very fun thread.

all in columbus, Ohio, mostly during work hours....
saab 9000t 115mph on r315, customer complained about high speed misfire..
95 540i i71, 132mph,was in for a service II but who can resist.
944 turbo i70, pucker fast, was too busy dodging cars to see speedo, but was over 130.
928turbo i71, 128mph, I just like 928's and needed to warm up oil for service...
saab 900base auto with rod knock, redlined it at about 90mph for about 8 miles trying to blow it up for customer...
MB gul wing (1956?) 90 mph, who can resist a museum car?
RR 330 10mph accross shop floor,(very very carefuly)

and the dumbest of all
my 94 540ia, raced an evo in early rush hour trafic on i270, backed off at 142mph, evo won, not sure I could have taken it even if he hadnt got the jump on me though.

I made it all up, I swear I did ;)

McWatters

03-22-2006, 07:46 PM

how dare u race... just playin man, dunno if u missed the huge hate fest i for for mentioning the word race

cheers

J.McWatters

joshua43214

03-22-2006, 08:08 PM

how dare u race... just playin man, dunno if u missed the huge hate fest i for for mentioning the word race

cheers

J.McWatters

errr...uhhhh....hmmm....uhhhh. Did I say race? errr....I meant...hmmmm....

kyleN20

03-22-2006, 08:44 PM

whatever

beemer2002

03-22-2006, 09:42 PM

135 MPH I94 in USA in my 1971 2002 stock with dual Webers..

kyleN20

03-22-2006, 09:51 PM

wow, thats impressive, i think i posted already, but i got my 535im to 150 in northern MI

Rick L

03-22-2006, 10:37 PM

Thanks! I try to keep it in tip-top-shape and I'm sure it is one of the cleanest one around... :D

Always had a place in my heart for the Maserati Biturbo, something about Italian cars, you have the cleanest Ive ever seen.

NovceGuru

03-29-2006, 09:20 PM

Cactuar

03-30-2006, 03:56 AM

Around 160km with the 525i (my first car).

I love life too much to drive at excessive speeds. There's no point and if you're in a hurry, just leave earlier.

rob101

03-30-2006, 04:10 AM

yeah i did 155 in my 525i a couple of weeks ago i took it up that high then back to a more reasonable cruise speed......... i don't really want to go really really fast around here as i've seen the highway manners of the people around here...... "whats that i need to merge there's a car approaching" "oh well he can slow down" yeah slow down when we're both wrapped around poles you idiot!

MTechnik540i

03-30-2006, 06:14 AM

The fastest I ever drove was in Germany about 220km/h in a Volvo station wagon, wouldn't go any faster. I also drove a Toyota Azenis at about 210km/h, also the max for the car.

This sounds like a setup, you a po-po?

:D

pundit

03-30-2006, 06:28 AM

bulldog_shotgun

03-30-2006, 06:58 AM

I see that some of our definitions of FAST are different.
fastest i've ever been on 2 wheels was 186mph on my gsxr
fastest ive ridden in a car was 212mph in a crazy ass blown ****er.
fastest i've driven a car was about 175 in a firehawk.
fastest i've had the 535i was 140 but it seemed pretty stable.
i hit 100 every day but then again i live out in the boonies.
no cops no traffic just long straight flat roads.

Don

03-30-2006, 09:00 AM

In 1956 I drove my 1955 Thunderbird to the limit of 5000 RPM which correlated to 150Mph. The speedometer was pegged at over 150.

Now the stupid part.

I did this crossing the Mojave Desert, temp was 110F and I was riding on recaps.

I am soooo lucky I can't believe it

Don