Top speed?

[Raptor6767]

Well it seems to !

Yes it does:

My 197 without the Cup spoiler = 230 km/h
Friends 197 with the Cup spoiler = 215 km/h (he claims so)

 

[RalphyBMW]

But do you both have the same gearbox, and are you talking about displayed speed or GPS speed?

230km/h = 143mph which is about the same as the displayed speed of an early gearbox car on the rev limiter.

With a later gearbox car, the impact will be a touch further down the rev range, where the car isn't yet developing peak power or torque, and is therefore overwhelmed by the drag.

Also maintenance can make quite a difference too.

 

[Raptor6767]

But do you both have the same gearbox, and are you talking about displayed speed or GPS speed?

230km/h = 143mph which is about the same as the displayed speed of an early gearbox car on the rev limiter.

With a later gearbox car, the impact will be a touch further down the rev range, where the car isn't yet developing peak power or torque, and is therefore overwhelmed by the drag.

Also maintenance can make quite a difference too.

Same gearbox, looking at the display speed.

Both cars are maintained properly.

Although, I've never tried his car, but he claims that he can't go >215km/h.

 

[Black-hawk]

110-120 airborn, the day after i picked it up.

 

[Roy]

Pre Jan 2010=135
since then 40 wife driving lol

 

[Paul]

Pre Jan 2010=135
since then 40 wife driving lol

LOL Roy, I really hope your wife never stumbles across this site... :slap:

 

[clio200cup]

151 indicated. so take a little off. not 10% though, as i find the clio speedo to be much more accurate to true speed than any previous cars i have owned.

 

[Paul]

TBH the speedo and GPS have always been beween 2/3 mph when I have checked, maybe 4/5mph at that speed but it is still good.

 

[Roy]

LOL Roy, I really hope your wife never stumbles across this site... :slap:

she does every now and again Paul.lets just say she is not very complementry about what i say lol:eek:

 

[Nath]

130mph down Conrod Straight at Mt Panorama, Bathurst (GPS - speedo probably showing 140 but I wasn't looking as there was a corner coming up ). This was in my 172 though.

Have done 160+ on various sportsbikes.

 

[Black-hawk]

130mph down Conrod Straight at Mt Panorama, Bathurst (GPS - speedo probably showing 140 but I wasn't looking as there was a corner coming up ).

90' left:biggrin:

 

[Nath]

90' left:biggrin:

Close - I'd dropped back to 125 mph by that point

(very slightly backed off before the kink before nailing it again - haven't yet managed to hold it flat out through the kink inky

 

[Goose197]

130mph no problem with slight corners on the road - oooops! That was an adrenaline rush for you. Good fun!

 

[coyle]

Had 140 (on the speedo) that was in the 197 on a massive downhill straight with no interuptions.

Had the old car, S3 at 160, and the clio didn't feel any less stable

 

[Roger200]

had a shade over 140 from the 200

 

[Black-hawk]

135ish downhill and seemed to run out of revs, did'nt look at the rev counter.

 

[catwalrus]

132 -135ish not to hard to get the 197 there. been 145 in a bmer 5 series estate diesel but lets be fare its not all about the top end and the indicated speed is shot in the dark. I would be fairly confident turning in in the clio regardless of the number on the dial!

 

[TFS89]

145mph indicated out of the 200, felt fine.

 

[Black-hawk]

Off the 160mph clock (162gps) accelerating on the flat, backed off for a incline/corner but it was still pulling, my impreza.

 

[kinetic]

just over 130 in 5th in my clio 200:bounce: