Whats the fastest car you've driven

pm.

the reason i ask is because my mate just got a nissan skyline 2.5 turbo 400bhp, the power was unreal compared to my 110 hp focus:) i could feel myself been pushed back into the seat ad he accelerated feeling the power was unreal.

Lorax

Ive driven a skyline turbo too, dont think it was 400bhp tho.. they are absolute beasts tho.. knock the s**t out of most BMW's/Merc's etc

Squirrel

I've been driven in a Ferrari 360 Spyder, that was special. But of a car I've driven, probably was limited to 155mph. I worked for an Audi dealer so drove a fair few of the 4.2 V8's, and as far as I know, they're limited

pm.

Lorax wrote:

Ive driven a skyline turbo too, dont think it was 400bhp tho.. they are absolute beasts tho.. knock the s**t out of most BMW's/Merc's etc

this one was modified, all that power on the rear wheels:eek: :eek:

Kinetic^

Porsche Carerra 4 (I hope I've spelt them right )

AJ!

Ferrari 360 Spider

Just Drove A Ferrari

$Leon$

Probably a CL 55 AMG

Villain

Subaru WRC and Ford Escort WRC

Henry Ford III

I did a speedrun in a 3 door Sierra Cosworth at Bruntingthorpe (an airfield), Leicestershire a few years ago.

The car was uprated to 330bhp and we broke the timing lights at over 170mph.

Pretty quick.

copacetic

new s3, 260bhp and 4 wheel drive. limited to 155 though.
presume audi guy above has tried one too, pretty sweet.

afatbollix

been in a subaru wrc but dident check the speedo... fastest ive been in a car is a pug 205 at 120mph on gravel.... some buzz

Biro

Lorax wrote:

Ive driven a skyline turbo too, dont think it was 400bhp tho.. they are absolute beasts tho.. knock the s**t out of most BMW's/Merc's etc

The 2.5 single turbo is about the 230bhp mark so far as I know. The 2.6 twin turbo GTR (R33 and R34) is about 276bhp standard.
@ Irish1 - we have a winner!

drdre

I have driven alot of fast cars,Donot worry there not mine these were my cousins as im not rich
f430,lambo gallardo spider,M5 and bentley flying spur.
I drove the m5 the most eg motorway driving and the others just down a normal road for afew minutes.This was in the UK and not ireland

Owen

Spent a weekend in the new BMW M5 507 Bhp, me, the SMG gearbox, and a rapidly depleting tank of fuel. Well worth it though.

drdre

ned78 wrote:

Spent a weekend in the new BMW M5 507 Bhp, me, the SMG gearbox, and a rapidly depleting tank of fuel. Well worth it though.

Thats restricted to 155mph.The one i drove in the uk is derestricted and ecu remapped to 215mph.Now thats what you called nippy.

junkyard

Merc SLR McLaren:)

drdre

junkyard wrote:

Merc SLR McLaren:)

Junkyard did you really drive that.What did you think and who owned it?

Max_Damage

Alfa Romeo Brera

bennyx_o

A Lotus Elise, nothing too exotic, but quick none the less.

Plug

Does a 75mph remote control car count?:D

craichoe

Jaguar XKH and an Audi S3 modded with Induction kit, ecu remap and dump valve. first time in a car with 6 gears .. and one that would push you into the seat.

Drove a Suzuki SV650 though with a race exhaust system and that was alot more exhilerating ... v-twin engines make a lovely noise ...

KeRbDoG

Feeling of speed: Original Mini Coop - crazy speeds through corners!
Speed: Bosses B5 VW Passat with upgrade turbo. Madness

galwaytt

only my old 911 for me............

junkyard

drdre wrote:

Junkyard did you really drive that.What did you think and who owned it?

Yeah I really drove it, had it for an afternoon in Italy a couple of years ago. It was owned by Mercedes U.K. and was used as a pace car or something on the Mille Miglia rally. I was doing back up at the event and grabbed the opportunity, even though I wasn't driving it on it was an amazing car in every respect.

peasant

Never drove anything super-fast, the acceleration in the old 900 turbo was a hoot though.

The fastest I've ever driven was a full hour at 200+km/h on the autobahn (Audi A4 1.8, pedal to the metal) ...very, very draining ...the concentration is unbelievable.

commited

A 200bhp BMW E30 M3. Lovely car.

pm.

commited wrote:

A 200bhp BMW E30 M3. Lovely car.

isn't the m3 330 bhp ?

commited

Not an E30 M3.

milltown

Boss's 911 Carrera 2 was probably the fastest car I've ever driven but had a go of his TVR 3000S and it felt quicker, but probably because of the open top, the noise and the 15 year old brakes!

Yet to drive a car that felt(was?) as fast as my old GSXR400R though.

As regards cars that are limited: I understood the spirit of this thread to be what fast cars you have driven, not how fast you have driven them. While an M5 is limited to 155mph out of the box I would still consider it a faster car than many that can do >155.

I think Junkyard has pretty much everyone beat though.

Stephen

Fastest I've ever driven is a 2.2 litre Honda Accord... diesel
Fastest I've ever been a passenger in, though, is an R33 Skyline GT-R V.spec. God that thing was an animal. It felt like someone was forcing you into the back of the seat when it accelerated.

SGKM

For me its a toss up between a 305bhp 2006 BMW 740i or a 2003 Golf GTI chipped to 230bhp, which felt fatser than the BMW but probably wasnt. They arent too impressive compared to some people here, especially the SLR, but I'm only 20:o

plonk

Bmw 330ci or lexus ls400-- which felt pretty damn quick

Kersh

The quickest accelerating was this..



The highest speed was this 400+ bhp 300zx tt , unfortunately I sold it..



Similar quick car which i still have, only 360 odd bhp..



And a 911 sc and Ferrari 308 Gtb , neither of which is quicker than the above..

dubtom

Nothing exotic, my mustang feels fast but won't go over 120 mph. The fastest I've ever been driven was 145 mph in a honda accord aerodeck with 5 people in it, that was in the early 90's and scarey.

BostonB

AJ! wrote:

Ferrari 360 Spider

Just Drove A Ferrari

Just read that thread? Did you ever get photos?

Owen

Buddy of mine's building a Z car, classic MINI body, CF Roof, Bootlid, and Bonnet, Civic VTec Type R tuned to 250 brake. He'll have it by the end of May for about 28k euro. Should be a hoot!

MadsL

This brute. Vegas, Arizona over Route66, Navajo nation, round Monument Valley, then up to the Colorado Rockies and back to Vegas.

4.6 liter V8 [vroom vroom] only 300bhp though


http://www.supercarnews.net/ford/picture/2005-ford-mustang-convertible-fa-beach-1673/

RedorDead

A 5.2 V10 450BHP Audi S8 in Mondello Park last Autumn. Handles in a way you would not expect from such a big car.

Beekay

em..a 95 Mini Cooper...Its great through corners!!:D

qz

My Dad's former e39 M5

ianobrien

The fastest (and most fun) I have driven was 93mph in a 1.0l micra on a gravel road. The car had road tyres, and I couldn't hit the brakes, as the back of the car was moving around the road so much! The long right corner at the end of the straight was taken at 75-80mph, with oversteer all the way.... (induced to aovid understeering into a tree)

That was fun!

The fastest Driven on public road was 80mph on a motorway (dull on public road, madman on private roads)

Paparazzo

If you want serious acceleration for under €4,000 that will beat anyone at the lights, just get one of these

drdre

it looks like the best car so far was the SLR.And im second

TimG

4 wheels is just 2 too many, "fastest" thing I've been on is a cr125 motocross, ur average speed durin a race might only be 50mph, but it feels faster than any car.

natnif

I drove a holden monaro in melbourne a few yrs ago...VERY fast car

tc20

Just shy of 140mph in a Mk3 Golf VR6 on the autobahn. Didnt feel so fast.
But on the back of a Fireblade (friend driving) doing 140+ on the autobahn, now that was fast :eek:

Owen

Paparazzo wrote:

If you want serious acceleration for under €4,000 that will beat anyone at the lights, just get one of these

VMax? Yes, then you come to a corner, and it's all t*ts up. Buy a blade for that money, or an early Blackbird. They'll accelerate faster, and actually go around corners without a week's written notice.

bennyc

New Volvo S80 V8 AWD 4.4ltr not too sure on the BHP but a class drive.

There was one in the country November for testing and it made its way round the dealers, a mate bought one (2.5 on order) and had this out for two days. I am going to be honest here and had it at 135 in little over 10 seconds. It had plenty more in it but not enough road and scared the bejesus out of me.

smash

Ferrari 360, but for something I actually owned myself, my Celica 190

leon8v

Not sure which was the fastest but the quickest ones I have driven in no particular order are a 460bhp MTM RS4, E39 BMW M5 and I drove my own Alpina B10 Bi-Turbo across Europe.

pm.

from all the cars mentioned i think id go for the m5, when unrestricted it will do 220 mph and for such a big car thats just mad ted.