Top Speeds!

funkydevil · 20th October 2007, 13:51

That vehicle is SSC Thrust it made the land speed record in 1997 and still holds it as the fastest car, its made by the same company that has made the SSC Ultimate Aero, the fastest production car on the planet. Beating the Bugatti Veyron, its capable fo reaching 437 km/h whereas the bugatti touches 408 km/h.

iraghava · 20th October 2007, 14:56

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Originally Posted by cheap_deal

you mean over 1000 kmph in a wheeled vehicle on land? i doubt anyone here on tbhp... yet.

The Ton usually refers to 100 mph and I'm sure there are a lot of people who've done more than that on the forum. But I'm not sure if that's what Srini meant.

ajrage · 20th October 2007, 15:40

i have clocked 170kmph in my octavia tdi on the mumbai pune expressway and a decent 160kmph on the palm beach marg in navi mumbai.

d_himan · 20th October 2007, 16:36

~ 185 kmph (speedo reading), 4th gear, RPM 5700, 3 people on board, A/C switched off, East Coast Road (Pondicherry to Chennai), Swift Vxi with stock tyres (~2.5 K on odo)

The engine feels smoother now at 10k+ and confidence's higher with Michelin Energy XM1s 185/70s...lets see..

BTW, we were going in pairs, Accent CRDi and the Swift. The Swift easily kept pace (in 4th gear) and in anything resembling a corner, the Swift just pulverized the Accent.

openroad · 21st October 2007, 10:47

115 (~185 kmph) mph on a Merc C230 on I15, LV to LA
120 kmph on Alto Lx, Mumbai Pune Expressway

Hyundai.Lover · 21st October 2007, 16:00

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Originally Posted by d_himan

~ 185 kmph (speedo reading), 4th gear, RPM 5700, 3 people on board, A/C switched off, East Coast Road (Pondicherry to Chennai), Swift Vxi with stock tyres (~2.5 K on odo)

The engine feels smoother now at 10k+ and confidence's higher with Michelin Energy XM1s 185/70s...lets see..

BTW, we were going in pairs, Accent CRDi and the Swift. The Swift easily kept pace (in 4th gear) and in anything resembling a corner, the Swift just pulverized the Accent.

No Offence but it is Not at all possible. 4th gear at 5700 RPM and touching 185 kmph? Duh!! Impossible. Your Speedo needs a good checkup dude.
Means if your 1.3L Car can cross 200 kmph at 5th gear. Duh!! Strange. Your gear ratios will not allow you to do it at any cost.

v1p3r · 21st October 2007, 19:44

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Originally Posted by Hyundai.Lover

No Offence but it is Not at all possible. 4th gear at 5700 RPM and touching 185 kmph? Duh!! Impossible. Your Speedo needs a good checkup dude.
Means if your 1.3L Car can cross 200 kmph at 5th gear. Duh!! Strange. Your gear ratios will not allow you to do it at any cost.

Very much possible. Please state the facts which enable you to conclude that it is not possible.

humyum · 21st October 2007, 20:08

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Originally Posted by Hyundai.Lover

No Offence but it is Not at all possible. 4th gear at 5700 RPM and touching 185 kmph? Duh!! Impossible. Your Speedo needs a good checkup dude.
Means if your 1.3L Car can cross 200 kmph at 5th gear. Duh!! Strange. Your gear ratios will not allow you to do it at any cost.

Dude the swifts top speed is achieved in the 4th gear and in the 5th gear and with a little downslope its very much possible to reach 185 (speedo read) and in 5th gear the top whack will be lower than the top speed achieved in 4th gear as the gear ratios are very tall.Also note he has a Vxi variant swift with stock tyres which are 165/80/r14 so rolling resistance is low too

abhinav.gupta88 · 21st October 2007, 20:14

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Originally Posted by Hyundai.Lover

No Offence but it is Not at all possible. 4th gear at 5700 RPM and touching 185 kmph? Duh!! Impossible. Your Speedo needs a good checkup dude.
Means if your 1.3L Car can cross 200 kmph at 5th gear. Duh!! Strange. Your gear ratios will not allow you to do it at any cost.

Maybe Possible

Its A petrol and in a petrol car the top speed is attained in 4th gear and not the 5th gear,

It is the diesel in which the top speed is attained in 5th gear

But That Would Then Mean a Low-Loaded Car. A downslope ( Maybe ) and a very Heavy foot!

Hyundai.Lover · 22nd October 2007, 01:49

Here, i'm not talking of achieving 185 kmph on stock tyres. But i'm talking of the RPM which he mentioned to achieve this speed.

cyneverdie · 22nd October 2007, 06:02

petrol swift
195/60 r 14s
182 actual maybe 174

think i can do better now
will update

doctorque · 22nd October 2007, 18:19

215kmph in a 2nd generation 2007 X5 3.0D 235bhp, 520nm of torque, mumbai pune expressway.

Bhargava_sr · 23rd October 2007, 03:23

165Kmp in my Esteem in Hosur --- Krishnagiri Hwy

rjstyles69 · 23rd October 2007, 09:14

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Originally Posted by Hyundai.Lover

Here, i'm not talking of achieving 185 kmph on stock tyres. But i'm talking of the RPM which he mentioned to achieve this speed.

OT : What are you doing here ? Swift versus Hyundai now

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Lets finish the Hyundai beating the baleno talk 1st.

Please join us here (Accent 1.6L vs Baleno 1.6L), we need you for the conversation on that thread.Kindly do join in.

rocksterraghu · 24th October 2007, 02:30

Maruti 800 - 120 kmph (Thanks to gravity

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Esteem - 140 kmph
Baleno - 170 kmph

View Poll Results: Whats your top speed
50-99 kmph	62	4.35%
100-149 kmph	492	34.55%
150-199 kmph	632	44.38%
200-249 kmph	167	11.73%
250-299 kmph	41	2.88%
300+ kmph	30	2.11%
Voters: 1424. You may not vote on this poll

20th October 2007, 13:51	#1546
funkydevil BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Dubai, UAE Posts: 362 Thanked: 102 Times	That vehicle is SSC Thrust it made the land speed record in 1997 and still holds it as the fastest car, its made by the same company that has made the SSC Ultimate Aero, the fastest production car on the planet. Beating the Bugatti Veyron, its capable fo reaching 437 km/h whereas the bugatti touches 408 km/h.
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20th October 2007, 15:40	#1548
ajrage Newbie Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 7 Thanked: 0 Times	i have clocked 170kmph in my octavia tdi on the mumbai pune expressway and a decent 160kmph on the palm beach marg in navi mumbai.
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20th October 2007, 16:36	#1549
d_himan BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Bombay Posts: 862 Thanked: 947 Times	~ 185 kmph (speedo reading), 4th gear, RPM 5700, 3 people on board, A/C switched off, East Coast Road (Pondicherry to Chennai), Swift Vxi with stock tyres (~2.5 K on odo) The engine feels smoother now at 10k+ and confidence's higher with Michelin Energy XM1s 185/70s...lets see.. BTW, we were going in pairs, Accent CRDi and the Swift. The Swift easily kept pace (in 4th gear) and in anything resembling a corner, the Swift just pulverized the Accent.
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21st October 2007, 10:47	#1550
openroad BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 35 Thanked: 11 Times	115 (~185 kmph) mph on a Merc C230 on I15, LV to LA 120 kmph on Alto Lx, Mumbai Pune Expressway
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22nd October 2007, 01:49	#1555
Hyundai.Lover BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: New Delhi Posts: 344 Thanked: 0 Times	Here, i'm not talking of achieving 185 kmph on stock tyres. But i'm talking of the RPM which he mentioned to achieve this speed.
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22nd October 2007, 06:02	#1556
cyneverdie BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: bombay Posts: 440 Thanked: 6 Times	petrol swift 195/60 r 14s 182 actual maybe 174 think i can do better now will update
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22nd October 2007, 18:19	#1557
doctorque BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 565 Thanked: 404 Times	215kmph in a 2nd generation 2007 X5 3.0D 235bhp, 520nm of torque, mumbai pune expressway.
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23rd October 2007, 03:23	#1558
Bhargava_sr BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: HOSUR Posts: 317 Thanked: 18 Times View My Garage	165Kmp in my Esteem in Hosur --- Krishnagiri Hwy
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24th October 2007, 02:30	#1560
rocksterraghu Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,240 Thanked: 236 Times View My Garage	Maruti 800 - 120 kmph (Thanks to gravity ) Esteem - 140 kmph Baleno - 170 kmph
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