Top Speed on the s2000
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From: Ex-pat f/Melbourne, Au. Now in
Originally posted by Kobe
unfortunately despite have a bit more power than standard US spec - my S2000 is electronically limited to 180km/h - like all cars in Japan
unfortunately despite have a bit more power than standard US spec - my S2000 is electronically limited to 180km/h - like all cars in Japan
I've seen 155mph in mine. Didn't seem to take too long to get there.
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From: Nashville
i *only* ever got 153 indicated on flat, but got 162 on a slight (very slight) bridge just outside of Harrisburg, PA.
Lots of 157's on slight downhills....i musta had a tailwind for the 162......now that i sold the s2000, my typhoon only does 120's
Scot
o ya...who the hell knows how accurate the speed is at those speeds.... need GPS to get a real number!
Lots of 157's on slight downhills....i musta had a tailwind for the 162......now that i sold the s2000, my typhoon only does 120's
Scot
o ya...who the hell knows how accurate the speed is at those speeds.... need GPS to get a real number!
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From: Maricopa County, Arizona
Hey EPFENNIG,
Take 395 down to Carson City, take a cell phone and have a friend (with cell phone) drive the stretch between Washoe City and the last hill to Carson. Then the friend pulls off at the last stop before the hill and watches for troopers. Nothing will catch up to you from behind at that speed unless they are within sight.
Let the friend get in position, then away you go! If the phone rings, SLOW DOWN FAST.
Very long (a couple miles), flat smooth stretch of road. My parents live in Reno and I took one of their cars up to 150 on the stretch the same way and was only half way down.
Enjoy!
Take 395 down to Carson City, take a cell phone and have a friend (with cell phone) drive the stretch between Washoe City and the last hill to Carson. Then the friend pulls off at the last stop before the hill and watches for troopers. Nothing will catch up to you from behind at that speed unless they are within sight.
Let the friend get in position, then away you go! If the phone rings, SLOW DOWN FAST.
Very long (a couple miles), flat smooth stretch of road. My parents live in Reno and I took one of their cars up to 150 on the stretch the same way and was only half way down.
Enjoy!
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From: Southern Cali
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After that pictureI chickened out, but I can see how ya'll describe how long it takes for our cars to pull at high speeds like those.
Also one question for any of ya'll, a while back I was doing 135mph on the freeway with the top down, going slightly uphill. My car didn't seem to pull any harder than that, anybody know why? Does lack of torque make that much difference? I forgot what gear I was in, 5th or 6th
After that pictureI chickened out, but I can see how ya'll describe how long it takes for our cars to pull at high speeds like those.Also one question for any of ya'll, a while back I was doing 135mph on the freeway with the top down, going slightly uphill. My car didn't seem to pull any harder than that, anybody know why? Does lack of torque make that much difference? I forgot what gear I was in, 5th or 6th
