how fast has everyone taken the car and how did it feel to you at speed compared to other cars you've driven. Just curious what everyone else says about this.
top speed reached in GT so far.
- Thread starter Rob Ferretti
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davefordgt
GT Owner
- Feb 10, 2006
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went from LA to palm springs this weekend. My bro just got a Z06 and we where crusing at 160. He said is car did not feel to stable. But mine was like a brick. Cant wait to take her up to 200.
SLF360
GT Owner
well over 200 mph. :wink
No issues, surprisingly good steer and feel, compared to other nervous horses at that speed. In part, due to the superb roadhandling suspension, I feel .. :thumbsup
No issues, surprisingly good steer and feel, compared to other nervous horses at that speed. In part, due to the superb roadhandling suspension, I feel .. :thumbsup
Hit 175 this past Sunday and backed out of it. The car was incredibly stable with very positive feedback (no float/lift sensations). I wanted to go faster but I ran out of room. When you are not in a controled atmosphere it's a little scary @ that speed. Still had all of 6th gear left (I was in 5th when I got out of it @ what was around 6200 rpm, not positive on that but close)!!! :biggrin
Fast Freddy
GPS'D 225 MPH
0 mph so far :thumbsdow but when i get my hands on one 200 mph will come and go quicker than you can read this post :thumbsup
SLF360
GT Owner
Fast Freddy,Fast Freddy said:
you owe your name and us here that one.! Also to counter 1 of 19, with his frequent night runs north of 200.. !
find a good airfield, no one would want to do it on a higway, rriigggghhhhtt !? - unless you are on a good ' ol highway called Autobahn !
stefan
SuperB
Board of Directors/Owner
I've been to 160, all I had room for. Very stable and comfortable, and plenty of power left. Amazing acceleration even at that speed. I think I was in 4th gear, not sure.
AZGT
GT Owner
over 200 as a passenger , 190+ driving - feels very smooth and predictable , much better than my viper or z06
How fast?
120.....but I was picking up an order at the Jack in the Box drive-thru at the time. :biggrin
120.....but I was picking up an order at the Jack in the Box drive-thru at the time. :biggrin
EasyEric
GT Owner
About 140...and was very stable.
By the way, top speed is reached in 5th gear. Sixth gear is too tall and is there for cruising and gas mileage (overdrive).
Eric
By the way, top speed is reached in 5th gear. Sixth gear is too tall and is there for cruising and gas mileage (overdrive).
Eric
EasyEric said:
EE is that true? I'm very sure that when I backed out of the car @ 175 the tach was reading around 6000-6200. Do you think I had 30 mph or so left @ that rpm in that gear?
I'm positive that I was in 5th gear CP! I'll have to monitor my shift points (mph) and tach next time I get a chance to open her up...
centerpunch said:
I'm not an engineer CP, and I hear what you are saying regarding the drivetrain but in the same breath wouldn't aero dynamics come into play as well? If I'm driving 160 into a headwind of 20 mph vs. a tailwind of 20 mph, wouldn't that alter the load on the drivetrain? I'm just hoping to understand this a little better, thanks in advance. I've read a lot of your post's and you seem to know the car in and out! BD40
AZGT
GT Owner
bigdan40 said:
I agree with what Centerpunch indicated. :thumbsup
The car will go a set speed at so many RPM's. Like he said, gears are gears - the only thing that would change that would be taller or shorter tires.
The problem is can you get to those RPMs. Aerodynamics do play a part since it takes horsepower to overcome wind resistantace, etc. Say the car will go 170 in 4th gear at 6500 RPM (or whatever the actual numer is). If you can get to 6500 in 4th, it will go 170. If you can't get there, it won't go 170.
Just my interpretation for clarification.