I know, I might be annoying. But driving the topspeed once doesnt say much.

It will always be just that one moment. If you can drive the car flat out more often, you will notice that the car wont do this everytime.

There a better and worse days. Although weather and wind seem equal, the car will vary in topspeed.

Had my tdi pd at 256 km/h once (behind a M5 V10 who didnt press on, but took me with him in his slipstream. This was at night on the A3 where the autobahn was descending)

Never had the opportunity to do this speed again.

Same with the audi, 255 indicated is repeatable, but the 268 isnt.

My best GPS was 243kph but what you say is absolutely correct conditions make the difference. Nice crisp air not too hot in theory should give a better burn. Then as you also said traffic can be the pain like this VW tool bag! Wasn't accelerating as hard as car can but a brisk run, 227/228kph before the tit came off slip road on a mission was me pausing for junction. Uphill from start then only slightly up hill.

GPS went nuts as camera did its accident thing I think but I dropped to just below 90kph on speedo because of this sod! 1.2G's under braking was recorded.

1080p FTW

Find somewhere with a set of Laycock rollers. You can go flat out and stay in the same spot all at the same time!

Bradford somewhere - road law doesn't seem to apply there...

TBH you'd do well to walk away from a tyre letting go at those speeds anyway

True.

Then as you also said traffic can be the pain like this VW tool bag!

I don't think you can really complain about that one....to be fair it's not like he pulled out in front of you or anything. You would have been a mile behind when he started that overtaking move.....and he pulled in at the first opportunity.

You have to expect these things when travelling at over 140 mph.

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I don't think you can really complain about that one....to be fair it's not like he pulled out in front of you or anything. You would have been a mile behind when he started that overtaking move.....and he pulled in at the first opportunity.

You have to expect these things when travelling at over 140 mph.

A mile (1609 meters)..... no she was just 200-250 meters ahead when she entered my lane (markers on side of carriageway show this from point she entered my lane to me) directly from the slip road in one maneuver, without even indicating onto an unrestricted 2 lane autobahn. It was a retarded move to make and she didn't look nor nor take the time to, or care about speed of traffic closing so that she could 'try' to out accelerate the Merc in front of her... Had the car been sporting a UK registration plate I would have expected this, as such said cars are given a fairly wide berth. With her hamster running furiously under the bonnet she had not even made 90kph after covering 600 meters directly in my path. To pull out to lane 2 was annoying to say the least, but I did allow for this happening by not accelerating on just in case someone did exactly that and left enough room to brake. Accelerating from such low speed lane 2 will never be the place unless you are in a very powerful machine. I have been travelling at 180mph on a bike and been passed by a car before on the same stretch of autobahn and I made sure to not hinder the car closing on me at that speed. I sure as hell didn't pull out in front of it from around 40kph 200 meters behind me lol.

Did this happen on an autobahn with no speed limit?

Did this happen on an autobahn with no speed limit?

Yes lol wouldn't be legal anywhere else I referred to Autobahn when posting didn't state it was, I assumed people would tell by the German signage and names, sorry.

Ah I see.

I only watched the video in small screen and couldn't tell it was in Germany. I also didn't see that she pulled straight out from a slip road.....just watched it in full screen and see what you mean.

Fair one.....she shouldn't have pulled into lane 2 so quickly.

Did this happen on an autobahn with no speed limit?

This was also on an unrestricted section, Merc was exiting and started to indicate as such but didn't want to wait an extra few seconds behind the VW so with right indicator still on moved out into my path (GIT) was another one of those "Oh no you didn't" brake pad wear moments. :(

If a CR 170 has a claimed approx. 140mph top speed its usually possible to get another few MPH in the right conditions with the right run up. I'd say 145 woukd be about your lot if really commited; aerodynamics, tail off of engine power and tall gearing would end the show around there.

That said though some diesels have soft speed limiters on them; know the old Astra H 1.9 CDTi 150's had a 130mph limit on them due to the speed rating on the OEM tyres; literally hit a brick wall at 4k in 6th as i understand it. A remap did away with the soft limiter though.

Bearing in mind manufacturers' liking for quoting unachievable economy, I'd be surprised at them being shy at quoting unachievable maximum speed figures

If a CR 170 has a claimed approx. 140mph top speed its usually possible to get another few MPH in the right conditions with the right run up. I'd say 145 woukd be about your lot if really commited; aerodynamics, tail off of engine power and tall gearing would end the show around there.

That said though some diesels have soft speed limiters on them; know the old Astra H 1.9 CDTi 150's had a 130mph limit on them due to the speed rating on the OEM tyres; literally hit a brick wall at 4k in 6th as i understand it. A remap did away with the soft limiter though.

I can vouch for that in the Astra's I experience that wall nearly every day in work Astra's such a shame has a good few revs to go in 6th......

Bearing in mind manufacturers' liking for quoting unachievable economy, I'd be surprised at them being shy at quoting unachievable maximum speed figures

I think they would have to give speed based on certain conditions where as we get that little bit more for the right temp and wind conditions. Might even be with a set amount of weight etc. What has the JPS been up to?

I think they would have to give speed based on certain conditions where as we get that little bit more for the right temp and wind conditions. Might even be with a set amount of weight etc. What has the JPS been up to?

Mine's driven for comfort, not speed

Mine's driven for comfort, not speed

cough cough, I have seen some track day footage from you that begs to differ Mr B. :p but I know where your coming from, mine is largely the same I am just spoilt over here I have the freedom to choose my own pace at times.

cough cough, I have seen some track day footage from you that begs to differ Mr B. :p but I know where your coming from, mine is largely the same I am just spoilt over here I have the freedom to choose my own pace at times.

Exactly, right place, right time

rolling road?

Oh on the topic again, I forgot to mention someone posted a vid of a Octy II PD TDi doing 160mph ish on autobahn on GPS, was it VRS Carl? I can't find it sorry.

**EDIT** It was Carl's 'Blue Bullet' I was thinking of but it was a TFSI

Still a cool vid!

http://youtu.be/Z_WV3p9YZtc

Off to Germany in a few weeks on a business trip. I'd be interested to see if all those you tube videos are true, in theory it should hit the rev limiter in 6th whatever that equates too.

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Doesn't look the best stretch of road to be travelling at that speed.

Directly above the centre point of the satnav, you can see a little way down the road a gap in the Armco where you, and your 3 passengers would have died if a tyre had let go at that point.

if a tyre lets go at 70 mph on a british motorway you could die. any number of random thing MAY happen. I was happy with my risk assesment at the time, yet you seem to be saying from a camera snapshot you can make a better informed risk assesment than I can? I was there and you were not. I had also bought new tyres specifically for this trip, we didn't travel the whole way though Germany like this if you want to say i was risking my passengers lives for doing this its your call, but you wern't there, and you don't know me, I was happy to have fun in my car , and so were my passengers.

So why so secretive?

Unless it's BS, of course

Well,

I don't want to hand myself on a plate do I ? LOL

TBH Dave, out of all the members I know on the forum (a lot) you are one of only a handful of people I would completely trust to drive at that speed and would certainly not be questioning your risk assessment in that situation...

TBH Dave, out of all the members I know on the forum (a lot) you are one of only a handful of people I would completely trust to drive at that speed and would certainly not be questioning your risk assessment in that situation...

why thankyou sir (and he knows me.)

The little fabia was only ticking over at that speed.

It's nice to see fellow briskys looking out for your wellbeing Dave.

Dam near perfect road conditions. Road empty, light, worm, clear.

Luckily you cannot see behind at the octy catching him...

The little fabia was only ticking over at that speed.

It's nice to see fellow briskys looking out for your wellbeing Dave.

Dam near perfect road conditions. Road empty, light, worm, clear.

Luckily you cannot see behind at the octy catching him...

one of our fellow travellers, also driving very well I may add..... (and I did notice the octy behind me )