Speed test

[FalcoColumbarius]

1. Aerospatiale Ecureuil AS350 B2.

2. 350 Km/hr.

Does it count?

There is a fine line between "driving fast" and "flying Low"... smiles.

[1994delicaman]

1994 L400, glass pack muffler(soon to be 4 inch turbo back exhaust ), tuned IP,154km/hr

2006 smart car crdi, egr delete and straight pipe exhaust,140km/hr

[Fishtank]

There is a fine line between "driving fast" and "flying Low"... smiles.

drive |drīv|
verb ( past drove |drōv|; past part. driven |ˈdrivən|)
1 [ intrans. ] operate and control the direction and speed of a motor vehicle.

It's still a motor vehicle...

[jessef]

Are we limited to land or does a body of water count as a surface

[mararmeisto]

Are we limited to land or does a body of water count as a surface

37 knots in 4500 tonnes of Canadian Patrol Frigate! I was at the helm a number of times during my naval career when it was time to do full-power trials.

And if that doesn't sound all that fast, the next part is: stopping the vessel within two ship lengths (less than 900 feet total)! I don't think there's a road car in the world that can stop that short (not without hitting something).

[mararmeisto]

I guess thats kinda why I like this Vid.

After only WATCHING that video, I gotta go check the tires on Monty to see if there's any tread left!

[alti2d]

C550B - 750km/h
Triumph Daytona 675 - 258km/h
Delica L300 -138 km/h (it was a steep hill)

[nvanadm]

130, 140 ~ MPH. Jensen Interceptor. It was in another country, in a time long, long ago.

Only time I exceeded that land speed was in a Red Barchetta.

Falco.

Falco, Have you watched Episode 5 of this Series of Top Gear (Series 17)? They have a really good bit on the Jensen Interceptor. Worth checking out!

And to stay on topic...1993 L300 Super Exceed - 125kms/hr (I like to baby it).

[westendah]

130, 140 ~ MPH. Jensen Interceptor. It was in another country, in a time long, long ago.

I've loved those cars ever since I watched MAD MAX!


Funny thing too, there's a company who offer turn-key replicas of the Mad Max car (link is a little buggy):
http://www.lastinterceptor.com/

@ madmazda
I loved those 323 AWD turbos when I was in high school, those and Omni Turbos, cool little sporty hatchbacks.

@ bassnailer
If you liked doing 74 km/h I think you'd like this video:


@ thedjjack
280 on one wheel is pretty impressive indeed - but have a look at this 500 hp turbo Hayabusa, pulling wheelies at 300+, on the road (skip to 2:30 in video to skip the silly part):


My absolute favorite speed daemon has to be the late Georg Plasa in his insane Judd V8 BMW 134 (skip to 1:30 to hear the beast scream):


As for myself, my fastest while driving is around 215 in a stock 1986 2.0 Accord hatchback. I came close to that with my 1995 Accord EX-R. Fastest for me as a passenger was close to 900 km/h, on an intercontinental flight ;)

[Jensen]

Fastest I've driven - 220kph as my BMW had the electronic limiter still engaged.
Fastest as a passenger - 270'ish in a highly modified FD RX7.

[Strada 92]

Hyundai Scoupe Turbo 1993=210km/h

Top speed in Strada=130km/h