I was not doing an indicated 147 while not chasing a GSXr750 down a 1.5mile private road With a bit more road would probably have gone to 150ish.

Standard MY97 Catalunya with 17" rims.

 

Got my 93 WRX up to just under 140mph indicated on the way back from Le Mans last year, but because I was carrying luggage for about 10 ppl, the front started to go light and I bottled.......then my mate passed in his identical (near-empty) WRX showing around 150mph & bouncing off the rev limiter!!

 

legacies go quickest ;-)

http://www.subaru-global.com/about/h...ml#subhead-001

and thats a totally standard GTB estate - the b4 gets to and indicated 170+ alarmingly quickly - without the feeling that the windows are about to implode either (as per impreza old-shape)- I do,however, worry about tyres at that kind of speed - not recommended too often. Looking at the fuel gauge after such a run is usually sobering enough to put you off doing it again :-(


Paul W

 

165MPH two up, uphill in my westie, it started to take off at that point so i said that was enough thanks. That felt quite quick being an open top cig packet on wheels It was geared for 175MPH at the time.

132MPH downhill into the foxhole at the ring in my Impreza Sport, that was 5th on the limiter.

Dunno on the STi5 Type RA, i dont intend to find out it's full top speed either as these cars dont like sustained high revs running. No Scoobs like it that much really.

 

97MPH on the M6,

Cheshire Police have got proof of this too... Doh!!

Ed.

 

Got off the clock on a private road after it was a year old....playing with a 600 CBR... !

 

i had 152 on the clock twice on a my 97 4 dr turbo with ss back box, had my p1 off the clock
mark

 

Me too, Also had my P1 off the clock....Up a private runway of course!!! 160mph +

 

how much are the GPS readers u can get? that tells u your exact speed?

 

btw, the fastest i have ever managed to get out of my car, was 40mph

 

Christian if you like the island life why not move to the Isle of Man?

 

152mph in my UK97 Wagon thru Belgium...
150+mph (wasnt checking) NOT on the M5...
147+mph when Thames Valley Police decided to put the helicopter up cos they were losing me on the M40 last October

...the Lotus'll only do 132mph

 

146 mph on the Autobahn on the way way back from the Ring , with a recalibrated speedo.

Not bad for my little 1.6 CTR, three up, luggage for 3 and A/c on

 

145 regularly

 

I had 140 MPH as measured on my GPS Blue i (on a private road) MY00 with plenty more to go I would love to have the RB5 WRSport flat out, and may try it when I attend the next ring trip, on the Autobahn

Cheers Phill C

 

147 flat out,didn't stay there for too long.Really wouldn't like a piston to let go at that speed.MY 99 UK.

 

I was not exeeding 155 whilst I was not being chased by an M3 EVO along an uphill stretch of my private runway STI type uk

 

Similar to others - 145mph with a bit more to go but would have missed my junction requiring an extra 30 miles to get home at 3am (obviously, this was when I used to live in Germany )!

Jamie
MY97 UK 4-door, Magnex cat-back, K&N

 

I hit a brick wall at 154mph in France, spoiler was slowing me down

 

166 MPH downhill educating the French not to even bother!

That is what the speedo said on the STi V - maybe they put the MPH speedo face on a bit anti clockwise (which is good news if that TVR educating SPECS thing comes through).

I must grow up, I must grow up... (waddya mean it should have long since happened by now!) Off to tell the 10 yr old next door now - yes it DOES do what it says on the speedo!!!!

D

 

Straight line speed is important but what about the bendy things, you know..................

 

my old lotus carlton did 180mph on the german autobann prob aboout 165-170mph really.

ive just got this 96 model sti type r been dyno'd at 350bhp but ive not had it flat out cos carnt find a decent road to do it(legally that is

 

I never been that sort of speed in my car, but my Blue i recorded 130 mph and the speedo was within 1 mph. I'm confident the speedo is quite accurate in a Scooby (MY00 at the time)

Cheers Phill C

 

of the clock 5up tonight

 

out of curiosity...why when people quote their top speed do they knock off around 10% ??
book figure for my motor is 144mph, so doesn't it do 144mph then ??
confused. I have had 150 showing on my speedo with 1000rpm left on a straight road (private)
so is it the book figure we deduct 10% from or the speedo figure ? the speedo figure I can understand, but some on here are quoting 134 for a scoob, surely not right
I always thought lotus carltons DID 182mph btw ??


shunty

 

anyone care to comment??

shunty

 

I have had 160 mph @ 6000 rpm (1000 to go ) then ran out of track so couldn't keep it going...

But still.... nice and fast with more to go!

 

Measured with a GPS I have done 150,8 mph with a total standard 218 bhp Impreza

 

Lars, which GPS device? and what was your speedo saying?

 

STi 5 - 165 in France 4 up with a full boot and another 800 rpm to go...

More bits done now so next time I go to France, I'll let you know the result!

How do I attach a picture??