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Coupe Top Speed #1413070
26/02/2013 17:57
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Who's done the fastest top speed in a Coupe?

Drag strip or runway.

I managed 175mph at Bruntingthorpe with quite a bit more to go, but was afraid my tyres would pop so backed off.

Re: Coupe Top Speed [Re: ] #1413071
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my old coupe 160 with nothing left my new one 150 and then the back window blew out so no more high speed runs :-(

Re: Coupe Top Speed [Re: ] #1413072
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Done the meter out (+ 260km/h) several times on Autobahn with acceleration still, but as you; backed off every time - due to light steering feel and scary high revs/boost..

Re: Coupe Top Speed [Re: ] #1413075
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ive managed 164mph on a road angel in Germany!
there was not a lot left in it i think..

the steering going light is a weird feeling.

Re: Coupe Top Speed [Re: ] #1413076
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Have never done a straight line sprint - but I have seen 155 at Goodwood.

Re: Coupe Top Speed [Re: ] #1413085
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I have hit 250km/h and backed off because I dropped my testicles somewhere along the way.

Re: Coupe Top Speed [Re: ] #1413093
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Originally Posted By: Marco20ValveT
ive managed 164mph on a road angel in Germany!
there was not a lot left in it i think..

the steering going light is a weird feeling.


164 mph......!!!!

With 220 bhp I very much doubt that!! hehe



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Re: Coupe Top Speed [Re: ] #1413094
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down hill with a wind behind the car...... and u know where the wind is coming from

Re: Coupe Top Speed [Re: ] #1413101
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never say never over top speed .... i had a Fiat cinq sporting so called top speed 94mph and i had 112mph going down hill .... a steep hill and that was with a hand held GPS telling me how fast i was going ... the speedo was on its way for going round to the start.... and that was a 9.5 sphincter factor on the rectum scale never again

Re: Coupe Top Speed [Re: volumex] #1413104
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My speedometer only goes up to 160mph ...... wink

Re: Coupe Top Speed [Re: ] #1413106
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I think we need to get in touch with Craig at VMax for a Coupe day at Bruntingthorpe

I almost entered a full-blown VMax even, but baulked at the £200 cost

Would definitely like to try it though, just to understand what the car feels like flat out. Despite my power, I've only ever had about 150 out of it on an airfield day (although that was at the end of a 1km straight from a standing start)


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Re: Coupe Top Speed [Re: ] #1413108
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I've done the uk legal limit. A massive 70mph +/- 10%. Honestly. wink

Re: Coupe Top Speed [Re: ] #1413141
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137mph in my vis on Downhill autobahn run from Prague to Hamburg, with witnesses and very shakey video
Won't do it again mind you...



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Re: Coupe Top Speed [Re: ] #1413143
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I was cruising along quite happily and I saw a red thing appear in the mirror. I gunned it. He kept it coming and so did I, faster and faster we went..

...then I realised i'd missed my turning frown


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Re: Coupe Top Speed [Re: ] #1413146
26/02/2013 22:32
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Originally Posted By: Perf
I was cruising along quite happily and I saw a red thing appear in the mirror. I gunned it. He kept it coming and so did I, faster and faster we went..

...then I realised i'd missed my turning frown

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You'll get the thread locked if you talk about speeding on the motorway.

Re: Coupe Top Speed [Re: ] #1413149
26/02/2013 22:39
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Oh, well that happened on an autobahn then...

Re: Coupe Top Speed [Re: ] #1413153
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52 mph on the back of a recovery truck last Thursday. Hated every minute of it especially when it pulled outside my house with the neighbours watching.


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Re: Coupe Top Speed [Re: ] #1413154
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Originally Posted By: Biggenz
Originally Posted By: Perf
I was cruising along quite happily and I saw a red thing appear in the mirror. I gunned it. He kept it coming and so did I, faster and faster we went..

...then I realised i'd missed my turning frown


I'd done 144 on the autobahn.


You'll get the thread locked if you talk about speeding on the motorway.


Sorted laugh

Re: Coupe Top Speed [Re: ] #1413175
26/02/2013 23:43
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179.9mph on gps for me crazy

Re: Coupe Top Speed [Re: ] #1413184
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And that was down my local High St Barbz, lol. wink


Now in the 400+ bhp club!
Re: Coupe Top Speed [Re: ] #1413325
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~145 mph for me. The Continental GT in front just kept on going though. shocked


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Re: Coupe Top Speed [Re: ] #1413331
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148 on GPS

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Re: Coupe Top Speed [Re: ] #1413336
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Originally Posted By: Barbz
179.9mph on gps for me crazy

I take it thats a 6-speeder.. smile

Re: Coupe Top Speed [Re: ] #1413349
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I managed 176mph on the Döttinger Höhe straight of the Nürburgring last year. There was a Lotus Esprit V8 in front of me so there was considerably reduced wind resistance. The Esprit must have been easily doing over 180mph. The scary thing is the Coupe was still pulling and I started panicking that I was going to lose control. A Nissan GT-R came from behind and smashed into my side which sent me spinning out of control off the track and straight into a wall. I haven't played on Gran Turismo 5 online since.

Re: Coupe Top Speed [Re: cjh] #1413387
28/02/2013 00:37
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Originally Posted By: cjh
137mph in my vis on Downhill autobahn run from Prague to Hamburg, with witnesses and very shakey video
Won't do it again mind you...


Yes you will laugh


Re: Coupe Top Speed [Re: ] #1413396
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Guys, please don't incriminate yourselves by admitting to speeding on UK roads, the thread will be deleted if it carries on.

Re: Coupe Top Speed [Re: Per] #1413410
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Originally Posted By: Per
Originally Posted By: Barbz
179.9mph on gps for me crazy

I take it thats a 6-speeder.. smile


More likely, it'll be due to a (signficantly) raised rev-limit.


F****** b****** thing...
Re: Coupe Top Speed [Re: ] #1413449
28/02/2013 12:20
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Barbz has a 5 speeder and so have I.

Trappy you're right, it's due to a raised rev limit, not the gearbox.

Flea said with the gearing and revs, I could most likely do close to 200mph.

Re: Coupe Top Speed [Re: ] #1413452
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Isn't the 5 speed box geared for 186mph? It would be interesting to find out in reality.


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Re: Coupe Top Speed [Re: Jimbo] #1413517
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Originally Posted By: Jimbo
Guys, please don't incriminate yourselves by admitting to speeding on UK roads, the thread will be deleted if it carries on.


I meant on the autobahn, again, no worries!


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