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Whats the most you took your gs to?

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Old 10-24-07, 01:55 PM
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Default Whats the most you took your gs to?

Just wondering has anyone took their car to the limit.
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145mphhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KH0KTHWuL5U


135mphhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlyAJ0H7IvY


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On one of the road trips I took, I led a caravan (strangers) of 4 cars and when we passed people, we all floored our cars and went up to about 120+ then shut down. It was pretty fun It's nice to be able to pull on the rest of the cars and stay in the front
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I took it to 145mph, wouldn't go anymore than that, did for about 2min then went back to 120 back to 145mph, the 71 is a real emtpy freeway...lol

Lexus says the GS350's tops speed is 141 but I guess with 18 inch rims it goes to 145!!!!
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The fastest I went on the GS350 was about 135MPH.

S500 --> 150MPH

Supra TwinTurbo (550HP on Wheel) --> 168MPH (could of gone faster but traffic ahead)
(before the mod, fuel cutoff at 159MPH)

Kawasaki ZX7RR --> 178MPH (I was drunk at the time, young and stupid)
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Originally Posted by slk_dds
Supra TwinTurbo (550HP on Wheel) --> 168MPH (could of gone faster but traffic ahead)
You gotta be kidding.....168 in traffic....holy ****
Old 10-25-07, 07:45 AM
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Californians beware: 100+ mph is now a felony. Not only do you lose your license, but your car may get impounded...
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slk

u got a large set brother lol respect
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140mph. But that was on a round track, not on a public street****** I would never break the law.
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Originally Posted by slk_dds
The fastest I went on the GS350 was about 135MPH.

S500 --> 150MPH

Supra TwinTurbo (550HP on Wheel) --> 168MPH (could of gone faster but traffic ahead)
(before the mod, fuel cutoff at 159MPH)

Kawasaki ZX7RR --> 178MPH (I was drunk at the time, young and stupid)
Holy wow... Kawasaki + alcohol + 178MPH?!

Maturity and stupidity cannot fully explain that my friend
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I used to do 130+ in the G35 regularly but I'm a little afraid to hit it with the GS. It's such a big car and i'm concerned it won't slow down and stop as fast as a lighter car would. I know the GS has a nice size brake in front but it's not nearly as good as the G35 brakes. I had no fear in that car.
I'm sure I'll hit it soon.
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actually the gs430 stops on a dime.. in my first vid someone came into my lane and i slammed on the brakes i went from 145 - 85 in no time. and thats with 20" rims
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GS350 has amazing brakes, I don't think the GS is that big has compared to a g35 but whatever.
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Did you notice the low tire pressure indicator warning on the GS doing 145MPH!! I was up to 120MPH on I-10 in the desert once for about 1 minute. The car was so smooth it felt like I was doing 80MPH at the most. What a blast!!
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Originally Posted by VAL678
GS350 has amazing brakes, I don't think the GS is that big has compared to a g35 but whatever.
Tests indicate "good" braking, but probably not in the awesome range (sub 120).

See around in 3:12 of this vid: http://www.cars.com/go/video/player....exus_GS430.flv


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