Top Speeds!

desigNation · 6th January 2007, 15:53

i did 170kmph on the chennai-b'lore hiway in my baleno, thats the fastest i have driven on any car, i sat in a skoda rs petrol turbo while my friend was driving,it was doin 185kmph,thats the fastest i been on a road going vehicle.

Tool · 6th January 2007, 23:28

165 KPH im 3rd gear on marine drive !
180 KPH bombay pune Highway ( at night)

kchandr · 7th January 2007, 00:31

208 KPH in my BMW M3 in Atlanta
176 KPH in my Kawasaki ZXe 600 also in Atlanta

vichu_zen · 7th January 2007, 13:29

230 in Yam R1
240 in a Petes tuned Skoda Octavia RS.(stage3 inputs)
120 in CBZ

ICE MARI · 7th January 2007, 15:14

150 in Esteem
210-220 in R1
Both on Mysore Road...
Don't even think about doing it(120+) on that road...believe me..

vichu_zen · 7th January 2007, 20:59

After reading all those figures, i decided to test my Zen(yellow) to its limits.
After lunch, took my zen and tested it on NH 47. I almost reached 160Kmhr downhill. But at those speeds, its way too scary to sit inside a zen and i doubted that if i made a single jerk with my steering,my car would heve been totalled.... phew.... http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/images...s/Shockked.gif

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Originally Posted by vichu_zen

230 in Yam R1
240 in a Petes tuned Skoda Octavia RS.(stage3 inputs)
120 in CBZ

2fast4u · 7th January 2007, 21:07

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Originally Posted by RX135

I just loved reading it really! It brought back own memories.

I remember doing Satara-Pune in 1:20 minutes on RX135. Same day, did Katraj - KalyaniNagar in 20 min in evening crowd to catch up a conference call. Damn, I can't do that even in my car these days, which pumps in 10 times BHP and has double top-speed on 4-lane road with divider.

that reminds me of 1988 ride RX100 with my friend pillion from Luv & Kush, Shivapur (after having couple of Beers) to Siddeshwar Restaurant - Hadapsar Gadital (for grub) in 23 minutes on a rainy day.

The scariest part was doing something around 70 - 80kmph down the slope from Bharti Vidyapeeth and suddenly noticing the Fiat Padmini ahead has stopped and due to panic locked the rear wheel and a straightline skid heading straight into the Fiat and just at the last moment a neat left maneuver avoiding the Fiats rear lights by a few inches and stopping in style like Christian Pfeiffer. But that still did not dampen my charged spirits. My friend till this day recollects that ride and even I think of it as something I achieved in a very stupid and dangerous way. Would never even try to do that again.

vivekkr_99 · 7th January 2007, 21:17

195 km/hr in a Fiat Punto (Tangenziale in Sicily, Italy) - the car feels real cool even in that speed
180 km/hr in Renault Megane (Tangenziale in Sicily, Italy)
170 km/hr in Fiat Multipla (Naples - Rome Tangenziale)
140 km/hr in my Zen in 2002 (I wont even dare to think of taking her to 100 nowadays)

ironwalah · 7th January 2007, 21:29

Ladies n Gentlemen,

If I remember right it was over 900 kmph in a bus............................................... .................................................. .................................................. .........AIR BUS
Now please don't stone me ;-))

harsh87 · 7th January 2007, 23:15

I once did 165 on my xing but this was downhill on the new nh-8 flyover at rajokri
but i sweared to god that I would never do such loonacy in a car like the santro again... the car was literally flying
though have done such speeds in my dad's octy and it certainly feels much safer in that car

and I once sat in my brother's acura 3.2tl(I guess) in toronto while he was doing 190 and the car was rock solid at such speeds
he claimed he had done 230 once

CrAzY dRiVeR · 8th January 2007, 00:01

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Originally Posted by vichu_zen

230 in Yam R1
240 in a Petes tuned Skoda Octavia RS.(stage3 inputs)
120 in CBZ

R1???

Whose R1 and where???

flipsyde · 8th January 2007, 00:27

ok here's mine
all are speedo readings
140 kmph - maruti 1000 (chennai to pondy)
110 kmph - pulsar 150 dts-i (bangalore to chennai)
and friends' cars
160 kmph - maruti esteem (chennai to pondy)
125 kmph - karizma (chennai to bangalore)
170 kmph - chevy optra 1.8 (chennai to goa)
160 kmph - ford ikon 1.6 (chennai to bangalore)
120 kmph - old merc ml 320 (chennai to mahabs)
180 kmph - old merc e 280 (chennai to nellore)
140 kmph - scorpio crde (chennai to chengalpet)

ronline · 8th January 2007, 11:58

I did 152 kmph something on my Santro running on Turanzas on the B'lore - Mys highway. It felt very stable just till a notch below 150 but immediately after that I was not sure of the car being able to hug ground well, though therewas was still some pump to go.

mobike008 · 8th January 2007, 12:48

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Originally Posted by Tool

165 KPH im 3rd gear on marine drive !

Was that a ferrari you were driving???

esteem_lover · 8th January 2007, 14:02

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Originally Posted by mobike008

Was that a ferrari you were driving???

A baleno or an OHC Vtech should do that with ease.

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6th January 2007, 15:53	#976
desigNation BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: calicut Posts: 661 Thanked: 52 Times View My Garage	i did 170kmph on the chennai-b'lore hiway in my baleno, thats the fastest i have driven on any car, i sat in a skoda rs petrol turbo while my friend was driving,it was doin 185kmph,thats the fastest i been on a road going vehicle.
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6th January 2007, 23:28	#977
Tool BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 350 Thanked: 4 Times View My Garage	165 KPH im 3rd gear on marine drive ! 180 KPH bombay pune Highway ( at night)
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7th January 2007, 00:31	#978
kchandr Newbie Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA and Chennai,TN Posts: 13 Thanked: 0 Times	208 KPH in my BMW M3 in Atlanta 176 KPH in my Kawasaki ZXe 600 also in Atlanta
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7th January 2007, 13:29	#979
vichu_zen Newbie Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Aleppey Posts: 18 Thanked: Once	230 in Yam R1 240 in a Petes tuned Skoda Octavia RS.(stage3 inputs) 120 in CBZ
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7th January 2007, 15:14	#980
ICE MARI Newbie Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 16 Thanked: 0 Times	150 in Esteem 210-220 in R1 Both on Mysore Road... Don't even think about doing it(120+) on that road...believe me..
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7th January 2007, 21:17	#983
vivekkr_99 BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Trivandrum Posts: 196 Thanked: 43 Times	195 km/hr in a Fiat Punto (Tangenziale in Sicily, Italy) - the car feels real cool even in that speed 180 km/hr in Renault Megane (Tangenziale in Sicily, Italy) 170 km/hr in Fiat Multipla (Naples - Rome Tangenziale) 140 km/hr in my Zen in 2002 (I wont even dare to think of taking her to 100 nowadays)
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7th January 2007, 21:29	#984
ironwalah Newbie Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: chennai Posts: 13 Thanked: 0 Times	Ladies n Gentlemen, If I remember right it was over 900 kmph in a bus............................................... .................................................. .................................................. .........AIR BUS Now please don't stone me ;-))
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7th January 2007, 23:15	#985
harsh87 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Delhi Posts: 169 Thanked: 3 Times View My Garage	I once did 165 on my xing but this was downhill on the new nh-8 flyover at rajokri but i sweared to god that I would never do such loonacy in a car like the santro again... the car was literally flying though have done such speeds in my dad's octy and it certainly feels much safer in that car and I once sat in my brother's acura 3.2tl(I guess) in toronto while he was doing 190 and the car was rock solid at such speeds he claimed he had done 230 once Last edited by harsh87 : 7th January 2007 at 23:17.
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8th January 2007, 00:27	#987
flipsyde BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Chennai Posts: 643 Thanked: 84 Times	ok here's mine all are speedo readings 140 kmph - maruti 1000 (chennai to pondy) 110 kmph - pulsar 150 dts-i (bangalore to chennai) and friends' cars 160 kmph - maruti esteem (chennai to pondy) 125 kmph - karizma (chennai to bangalore) 170 kmph - chevy optra 1.8 (chennai to goa) 160 kmph - ford ikon 1.6 (chennai to bangalore) 120 kmph - old merc ml 320 (chennai to mahabs) 180 kmph - old merc e 280 (chennai to nellore) 140 kmph - scorpio crde (chennai to chengalpet)
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8th January 2007, 11:58	#988
ronline BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: New Delhi Posts: 43 Thanked: 14 Times	I did 152 kmph something on my Santro running on Turanzas on the B'lore - Mys highway. It felt very stable just till a notch below 150 but immediately after that I was not sure of the car being able to hug ground well, though therewas was still some pump to go.
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