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Old 02-08-23, 11:15 AM
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167 or so in a stock car on Charlotte Motor Speedway.

In a street car? 149, hit the limiter in the LS400 when I was young and dumb.

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600 MPH in Boeing jets.
Haha, thats pretty good.
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200kmph in my AMG GT S, for not more than 2 seconds, then slowed down quickly, didn’t want my car to get impounded lol.
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I think it was either 120 or 130 in my mother in law's ...Sienna. I haven't passed 80 for a long long time. Lol.
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Originally Posted by SW17LS
167 or so in a stock car on Charlotte Motor Speedway.

In a street car? 149, hit the limiter in the LS400 when I was young and dumb.

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I'm not saying you are but we all go though a "young and stupid" phase. Here's how well that '98 LS performs at that speed, though:

Go 3 minutes in. I'd believe it if he said he was going 70. Looks like he could drive it with one finger at max speed.

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About 130ish in the GS350 F Sport, about 150ish in my C6 Vette, about 150 in my STSV and around 180 on my stock Hayabusa. It’s not just the speed, it’s the a c c e l e r a t I o n. It takes around 1,000 hp to out accelerate the Hayabusa. Power to weight ratio is very important.
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hit the 155 limiter in the E55, it was still pulling like a bullet train until the electronics kicked in

i reached 162 when my dad and i took his then year old 2015 E63 S to pocono raceway, he only managed 158 so i got to briefly deploy the smug face after that lol
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Originally Posted by SW17LS
In a street car? 149, hit the limiter in the LS400 when I was young and dumb.
very nice how'd it feel at those speeds?
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Old 02-08-23, 12:47 PM
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244 in a Porsche 911T, 210 in an forced induction 4th gen viper. 187 in a personal car, yes I am aware of irony that the fastest I've been is in a 6 cyl but to be fair a 9ff is a really good 6
whoa a 9ff!?!? how'd you get seat time in one of those? please describe the experience using in depth and colorful language

if it's anything like this:

it must've just been complete sensory overload haha
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244 in a Porsche 911T,o.
that’s is MPH? Where?
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that’s is MPH? Where?
Yes MPH, backroads out here. There are some seriously fast cars in Ohio.....we don't have much else to do around here lol!

Look up the triple F collection, they even have an F1
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in a car, probably 170ish in an LFA as a passenger with the amazing Scott Pruett at Homestead Motor Speedway.

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Originally Posted by Stroock639
very nice how'd it feel at those speeds?
Until he gets back to you go up and watch the video I posted at about 3:00 in. 1998 LS400 flat out.
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Until he gets back to you go up and watch the video I posted at about 3:00 in. 1998 LS400 flat out.
oh believe me i saw that vid YEARS ago, there used to be a version uploaded in better quality too but the damn bbc copyright claimed it

that was also on a runway, i'm curious how it was in the real world... i've had my LS up to 140ish in northern VT one summer and it felt just fine, i imagine another 10mph didn't make much difference lol
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Originally Posted by Stroock639
oh believe me i saw that vid YEARS ago, there used to be a version uploaded in better quality too but the damn bbc copyright claimed it

that was also on a runway, i'm curious how it was in the real world... i've had my LS up to 140ish in northern VT one summer and it felt just fine, i imagine another 10mph didn't make much difference lol
You can drive an LS430 at top speed with one finger. The car buckles down more the faster you go. I’ve driven it at 130 for hours straight in the desert…..cake.

I’m interested in comparing my SL to my LS, the high speed stability above 100.

The Mercedes is an autobahn thoroughbred but the drag is way worse than LS. Mercedes has stronger engine though.
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195 on my Busa
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