Fastest road-legal car you've ever driven?

ssh · 09-12-2005 01:37PM #1

Another one of these post your... threads.

Like the title says, what's the quickest thing you've driven by whatever metric you choose to use.

In my case, probably an MR-2 Mk.II turbo, which should hit 60 in under 5.5 seconds. After that, an S2000 and then a BMW 530D.

impr0v · 09-12-2005 01:44PM

An Evo VII

skibum · 09-12-2005 02:01PM

Corvette in usa
BMW 750il, big bugger but by god could it shift

drdre · 09-12-2005 02:07PM

i have driven my uncles, s500, my cousins f430 and new m5
now i think nobody can beat that.

Seth Brundle · 09-12-2005 03:21PM

E39 M5, unless driving an E60 M5 for less than 10 yards counts!

JohnCleary · 09-12-2005 03:24PM

2005 Impreza STI - Not that it was the fastest id ever driven (was only doing about 30MPH tbh)

and an MR2 which OMG scared the crap out of me

Firewalkwithme · 09-12-2005 03:29PM

VW Passat Estate - Diesel.

I got it up to 40mph with the handbrake on before my Dad shouted at me to pull over.

That was the end of my one and only driving lesson.

I think I'll stick to the motorbike

MercMad · 09-12-2005 04:01PM

Fastest I ever drove myself was 150MPH (indicated) in a Sierra Cosworth, been in an SL55 AMG flat out at a definite 155MPH !

Also had an E36 M3 flat out in top gear !

merlinsmerryman · 09-12-2005 04:12PM

02 Audi A8 4.2 Quattro, a 05 Lancer EVOIX, and have been driven in an F430 and a Bentley Continental GT at about 165mph, great fun:D

el tel · 09-12-2005 04:13PM

Fastest I've driven was flat out at 150mph indicated in a 944 Turbo (on a track).

(The fastest I've been driven was also 150mph, on the M1 near Dundalk, in a 78 AM Vantage. Never again - the smell of burning clutch is still in my nose).

michaelanthony · 09-12-2005 04:50PM

A 95 E320

Stevo11 · 09-12-2005 05:16PM

Fastest (top speed) I've been driven was 155mph in a '04 Jag XK8 (? the coupe monster one), I was in the passenger seat with my nails dug into the dash.
Quickest.. one of three turbo'd MX5's I've driven, not sure which one is faster. Short gearing + all are in and around 10lbs/tonne (for frame of reference, an Elise is between 14 and 12.9lbs/tonne depending on who you ask : http://www.sandsmuseum.com/cars/elise/thecar/performance/historicalperformance.html )

Steve

Squirrel · 09-12-2005 05:25PM

Fastest car I've driven would be a 05 Audi A8 4.2 Quattro, wasn't going quick at all. Fastest I've driven would be about 60mph in a 05 Golf GTI. I'm 16

prospect · 09-12-2005 05:34PM

Drove the new bugatti veyron in munich at a press day last week...

**Edit: JOKE

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chern0byl · 09-12-2005 05:38PM

prospect wrote:

Drove the new bugatti veyron in munich at a press day last week...

You too? You find the seats a little uncomfortable aswell? I found the diamond in the spedo a little off-putting...but maybe thats just me!

prospect · 09-12-2005 05:56PM

chern0byl wrote:

You too? You find the seats a little uncomfortable aswell? I found the diamond in the spedo a little off-putting...but maybe thats just me!

HHmmmm, yeah,
And my texaco card has never seen such abuse. 70mile round trip, and the magnetic strip on the card has worn out....

PlayaFlow · 09-12-2005 06:26PM

nice cars u drove, heres mine:

'85 BMW m5 ....when i was 7yrs old ( i got to steer it round a car park)

pontiac trans-am 5.7 v8 when i was 16 and also a mustang 4.2

BMW m3 convertible whe i was 17 (good story behind that one

)

CLK 320 when i was 18

thats about it !, ive had a 2yr void since (unles a merc 270cdi counts )

Dcully · 09-12-2005 06:28PM

Toyota Supra,cant remember exact engine spec but fook me it was awesome.

KTRIC · 09-12-2005 06:34PM

Suzuki Hayabusa - 170 mph - not saying where

jayok · 09-12-2005 06:57PM

Well the fastest road car I've driven is a Civic Type-R. Its rated top speed is 146mph but never done that sort of speed in it. Also driven an Accord Type-S but still think the CTR was faster. The CTR was 0-60 in 6.6s and the Accord was 7.9s

Fastest, I've ever driven is 122mph in a Ford Focus 1.6 Estate on the German Autobahn.

Funniest high speed driving was 106mph in a 1994 1.1 litre Fiesta while in France. It took about 6 miles of flooring it out to go from 98 mph to the final 106mph and the wing mirrors, steering wheel, rear-view mirror shaking like mad. It was like a scene from Star Trek and I was waiting to hear "She's gonna blow!"

CrowdedHouse · 09-12-2005 07:28PM

Jaguar XKR but only about 60 or so,would definitely be me !
Getting a new Golf GTI in Jan,they're supposed to be lively enough,146 mph claimed

zilog_jones · 09-12-2005 07:38PM

jayok wrote:

Funniest high speed driving was 106mph in a 1994 1.1 litre Fiesta while in France. It took about 6 miles of flooring it out to go from 98 mph to the final 106mph and the wing mirrors, steering wheel, rear-view mirror shaking like mad. It was like a scene from Star Trek and I was waiting to hear "She's gonna blow!"

Wow, you must have gone deaf from that lawn-mower engine!

Con_316 · 09-12-2005 08:21PM

Arent Autobahns great? My mate and i once got 104/ 105 ish out of a '78 transit diesel in germany after going flat out for about 10 minutes scary as hell because thise things have practically no steering beyond 60mph. :eek: a bit like that fiesta incident except in our case , a coolant pipe exploded and we had to pull off into a small village. it took a quarter of an hour for steam to stop coming out and the diff was actually glowing red at the back. Fun while it lasted all the same. Fastest road legal cars ever driven would be, sierra cosworth, A jag xjs v12 and a bmw m5, sadly none of them mine.

junkyard · 09-12-2005 08:31PM

Fastest I've ever gone so far is 178 ( not in Ireland, needless to say) and before any one butts in my M5 doesn't have a limiter, the previous owner ordered it like that. I've been told it will do 196 but I need to find a good enough road and I'd say I'll have to go back to Germany for that.Riviting stuff though.:D

The Clown Man · 09-12-2005 09:38PM

Escort cosworth @ 400bhp

Porshe Boxter S

And a Renault 5 Turbo (with adjustable turbo set to 1,500 revs - absolutely impossible to drive but really good fun once you got moving

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Volvoboy · 09-12-2005 09:45PM

'94 Toyota Starlet gi
'03 Mercedes cl600
'99 Mercedes s500
'99 Bmw 330i

turbot · 09-12-2005 09:47PM

I've been in a Lotus Esprit 100mph, a Black Ferrari (80mph) and best of all, the quickest type of Porshe 911 at a cool 150mph. All of this took place in the UK and I wasn't driving.

Abelloid · 09-12-2005 09:55PM

Yep definitely Germany for that Junkyard

I was in a taxi in Dusseldorf last year, crazy driver was doing around 220k
while on the phone and checking his sat nav, this wasn't even on the autobahn.

Fastest car I have driven is pretty mild in comparison, my humble 1957 beetle- 15 second standing quarters (around 7ish 0-100).

Gary ITR · 09-12-2005 11:57PM

Ah fastest I've driven.. volkswagen caddy tdi at 118!! Fastest car though was a mkII golf gti with lots of engine upgrades and original exterior. Sadly somebody bought before me:(

ciarsd · 10-12-2005 12:44AM

Fastest car, my friends E46 M3 - never been speeding in it with him. In fact I don't think I've ever been in a car over 100MPH

After that, a tuned 04 WRX STi - crazy acceleration

peasant · 10-12-2005 01:06AM

Fastest I've ever driven:

90 km/h around a bend in a Renault 4 van. Actually lifted one rear wheel. (Stupid bet (I was a lot younger then) with a golf GTI driver, who said I wouldn't dare ... he wouldn't do more than 85 through that particular bend either:D ) ...never again:eek:

Fastest car I ever drove:

Merc S 600 (rental) ...rented a Golf and got "upgraded" to that:D ...because I happened to be going where the car needed to be the next day. It appears that i look trustworthy enough. Couldn't really "drive" it though ...traffic all the way:mad:

Fastest I've ever been driven:

200 km/h in some manager-types E-Class ...on the Autobahn, in lashing rain, no visibility and about two car lengths distance to the car in front ...

...asked to be let off at the next train station

Fastest road-legal car you've ever driven?

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