how fast have you gone?
07-25-05 | 06:13 PM
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how fast have you gone?
My dad has just bought an 2001 Lexus LS430 ultra luxury... and he has hit 94 mph with it. i wonder if he's gone faster. whats the fastest you guys have ever gone in a LS?
07-25-05 | 08:39 PM
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I'll assume that you are young & just asking out of curiosity & have no intent of finding this out for yourself.
The safest demonstration I have ever seen of the top speed capability of an LS ( don't remember the year) was from a picture here at the CL Forum that showed a speed of 157 on a dynomometer test. This ofcourse would not account for aerodynamic drag that you would have in the real world, but is still rather amazing.
And, btw: I don't even think I would want to be in the same garage when any vehicle is at that speed on a dyno.
The safest demonstration I have ever seen of the top speed capability of an LS ( don't remember the year) was from a picture here at the CL Forum that showed a speed of 157 on a dynomometer test. This ofcourse would not account for aerodynamic drag that you would have in the real world, but is still rather amazing.
And, btw: I don't even think I would want to be in the same garage when any vehicle is at that speed on a dyno.
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07-25-05 | 08:52 PM
#5
Originally Posted by damon
I'll assume that you are young & just asking out of curiosity & have no intent of finding this out for yourself.
The safest demonstration I have ever seen of the top speed capability of an LS ( don't remember the year) was from a picture here at the CL Forum that showed a speed of 157 on a dynomometer test. This ofcourse would not account for aerodynamic drag that you would have in the real world, but is still rather amazing.
And, btw: I don't even think I would want to be in the same garage when any vehicle is at that speed on a dyno.
The safest demonstration I have ever seen of the top speed capability of an LS ( don't remember the year) was from a picture here at the CL Forum that showed a speed of 157 on a dynomometer test. This ofcourse would not account for aerodynamic drag that you would have in the real world, but is still rather amazing.
And, btw: I don't even think I would want to be in the same garage when any vehicle is at that speed on a dyno.
Then this video is for you:
http://videos.streetfire.net/Player....7-84DD5976EF03
07-25-05 | 08:56 PM
#6
Originally Posted by absolut
about 125mph while racing a mustang.
won't ever do it again though. my car is just too old to be driven that fast.
won't ever do it again though. my car is just too old to be driven that fast.
and dont think I forgot about you... here's a thread esp for you with pics of our member "Christian" going 280Km/h on the Autobahn
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...ight=top+speed
Last edited by GRAND_LS 4; 07-26-05 at 06:04 AM.
07-25-05 | 09:37 PM
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Hey guys
Well if yoo remember I hit 153mph in August of last year. The car was not slowing down at all. i was expecting a fuel cut off at 149 as the Lexus Owners manual says but I never hit it. I have hit the fuel cut of in many many cars including my RX. Now was the wind pushing from behind, was the spedometor wrong, who knows? It was just a total blast seeing the needle go that far to the right.
Now the speeding ticket that follow was extreamly painful.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...highlight=horta
If I rememebr right a CL member some years ago said his LS hit somewhere in the 160+mph in Eurpoe somewhere.
Here is my other speed post.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...ight=top+speed
Well if yoo remember I hit 153mph in August of last year. The car was not slowing down at all. i was expecting a fuel cut off at 149 as the Lexus Owners manual says but I never hit it. I have hit the fuel cut of in many many cars including my RX. Now was the wind pushing from behind, was the spedometor wrong, who knows? It was just a total blast seeing the needle go that far to the right.
Now the speeding ticket that follow was extreamly painful.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...highlight=horta
If I rememebr right a CL member some years ago said his LS hit somewhere in the 160+mph in Eurpoe somewhere.
Here is my other speed post.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...ight=top+speed
Last edited by Horta; 07-25-05 at 09:41 PM.
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07-26-05 | 06:05 AM
#10
Originally Posted by Christian
@GRAND_LS 4,
thanks for the link, but my name is "Christian". I'm not a female!
All LS430 I have driven here in europe were limited to 250km/h, the speedo always showed 260km/h.
Chris
thanks for the link, but my name is "Christian". I'm not a female!
All LS430 I have driven here in europe were limited to 250km/h, the speedo always showed 260km/h.
Chris
I won't do that again anytime soon let me tell ya! 
08-07-05 | 06:57 PM
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From: Texas
Upper 120s on Beltway 8 in Houston in the early AM, windows down as well as the sunroof... More wind than you can imagine at that speed.
Car was plenty stable, I just opted to get out of it as I like living at home not with the county.
Car was plenty stable, I just opted to get out of it as I like living at home not with the county.