kinda upset about top speed
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Originally Posted by GEE35X
Man I know what you mean 
. This car sucks, I wouldn't have bought it myself if I had of known it wouldn't do 155mph. Heck when you are passing a line of traffic, it's nice if this thing would get up there. It sure would have been nice. My slug will only do about 135mph 
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J/K.. is the OP serious, I love my ride, why would you ever need that speed ???????
. This car sucks, I wouldn't have bought it myself if I had of known it wouldn't do 155mph. Heck when you are passing a line of traffic, it's nice if this thing would get up there. It sure would have been nice. My slug will only do about 135mph .J/K.. is the OP serious, I love my ride, why would you ever need that speed ???????
Originally Posted by douglas555
When exactly would "if need be" be???
See also: http://www.chron.com/class/cars/feat...le/040206.html
Last edited by Texasscout; Mar 11, 2007 at 11:35 AM.
Originally Posted by Texasscout
You asked, here is a GOOD reason: The Texas Mile 
See you there.
See you there.
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From: SC
Originally Posted by piranhag
just done some research and was suprised at the top speed (07 G35s auto)...I thought for sure it would be limited to around 155...didnt figure it would be lower than the last generation?...Im not a tech guy but is there an easy way to defeat this....I dont plan on going all out but would like to be able if need be....thanks
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Originally Posted by Railgunner
Where did you see if was NOT limited at 158? All the magazines have been reporting that the top speed is limited at 158...
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Originally Posted by sjharris
what is the top speed in the bmw 3 series, what about a4?
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Originally Posted by Garnet Canuck
And if some type of farm animal (or any other animal) decides to cross the road while you're doing 150 mph, what are you going to do then? IMO, there is NO safe place to drive those types of speeds except on the track.
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Originally Posted by Garnet Canuck
Overall, I honestly think that NA drivers are completely inattentive and inferior drivers when compared to our Euro friends.
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Originally Posted by picus112
Don't worry, all German cars are limited to 160mph, it's a gentleman's agreement they have.
Originally Posted by terrycs
Really? Euro Porsches limitied to 160?
Euro Porsches limitied to 160?
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"" Experts estimate that in the next few years, the EU will impose a standard speed limit on all European highways, including the autobahn.
An 80 m.p.h. limit on the autobahn between Berlin and Hamburg reduced annual traffic-related deaths from eight to zero last year, reports Rainer Hillgaertner of the Automobilclub Europa, one of Germany's biggest organizations for drivers. ""
An 80 m.p.h. limit on the autobahn between Berlin and Hamburg reduced annual traffic-related deaths from eight to zero last year, reports Rainer Hillgaertner of the Automobilclub Europa, one of Germany's biggest organizations for drivers. ""
Originally Posted by 04NismoV35
I can tell you that my bro's 335i is limited at 153, tested several times. Back when I had my Max the SE's were not limited and the GXE's were due to the tires. Same with my bro's '01 330i. Manufacturers will usually do that based on the tires included. The X's don't come with great V-rated tires so that makes sense.
Originally Posted by 04NismoV35
I dunno about that. When my bro and I raced a brand new Turbo out there, we hit 153 he was still going strong at a much faster rate. We both estimated him to be going at least 165-170.
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Originally Posted by picus112
335i without sports package is limited to 135mhp, 335i with sports package is 160mph. AFAIK all Audi, BMW, and Mercedes are limited to 160mph max due to an agreement between the three manufactures. Sort of like Japans old "nothing over 300hp" thing.
We hit that limiter at 153 maybe 154 about 15 times. Are the speedos that far off?