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Re: What Is The Maximum Speed You Have Ever Attained While Driving A Car? by infofta(m): 10:20am On Oct 10, 2016
Done 220km/h with Audi A5 and 250km/h with GL500 4matic. Not in Nigeria sha and these cars are almost brand new. With the GL500 you won't feel the speed you only see cars go behind you as if they are driving on reverse. That car is monster.
Re: What Is The Maximum Speed You Have Ever Attained While Driving A Car? by Danfuster(m): 10:24am On Oct 10, 2016
sofadj:
not a very good thread, promotes speeding, especially in a country like Nigeria with bad roads.
Speed really kills.
MODS take this down

Come and go and teh dem on this thread angry, you think this thread is the real one. It's people like you doing 40km/h on the fast lane that put motorist at risk. angry

https://www.nairaland.com/999283/fastest-speed-ever-driven-car/

"Tell me: how many okada accidents are due to overspeeding? Have you ever wondered why a Formula 1 racecar, driving at speeds of up to 350km/hr can maintain balance without crashingmost times? Even when it does crash the driver rarely suffers more than a few scratches. The simple reason is that the factors of safety have been greatly enhanced in a Formula 1 race. The car, the road the driver all operate within a system ofimproved safety and control. Bearing that in mind I don't see anything wrong in travelling 200km/hr on a smooth, straight, longand unobstructed stretch of highway -IFyour engine can deliver and sustain such power.Lastly, always remember to wear your seatbelt no matter how fast or slow you drive; always pay attention on the road."

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Re: What Is The Maximum Speed You Have Ever Attained While Driving A Car? by princemillla(m): 10:28am On Oct 10, 2016
buchilino:


U DID 140 WITH A V6 ENGINE?, OL BOY GO TANK GOD SAY U STILL DEY ALIVE. I DID 100 WITH A V6 N AM STILL REGRETTING IT.

Ur horsepower might be higher than mine. Like I said I won't ever dare it again cuz to bring the vehicle to halt require some distance space
Re: What Is The Maximum Speed You Have Ever Attained While Driving A Car? by sashx(m): 10:31am On Oct 10, 2016
shockwave:

Yes that's about right! I did 207km/hr in my C280. Could've done more but borrowed myself sense grin
Pls take me to wia u borrow that sense. Cox itz lyk I need it. Jst luv speed lyk craze.
Re: What Is The Maximum Speed You Have Ever Attained While Driving A Car? by chikenicholas(m): 10:32am On Oct 10, 2016
So many speed masters in Nigeria. It's time FRSC begins to enforce speed limit in this country.
And all those Lie Mohammed coming here to tell us they did 200KPH on Enugu Onitsha expressway. Keep lieing to yourself, the thunder that will fire you is doing press up in APC headquarters.
My highest speed is 160KPH on Abuja-Airport Expressway and this was done in the night (1AM midght) with my Camry 2003 (Big for Nothing). I respect myself and stick to 120kph on a normal day.
Re: What Is The Maximum Speed You Have Ever Attained While Driving A Car? by stpat1(m): 10:36am On Oct 10, 2016
dokiOloye:
Was going to d east from Lagos in mid june wt my newly cleared mercedes C300.
Ol boy,I reached Ore where d road is good and wide,next thing I noticed was that it looked like I was practically flying but d speedometer was at 140.It didn't help too that I wound all up and was using d A/C.
It was after a time it occurred to me that d speedometer was in m/h and not k/h and it didn't help that all d cars I'd used b4 were calibrated in KMs.
No be person tell me to 'reduce' leg for throttle.

Same thing happened to me. I was driving from ph to lagos, Left home by 6 am and by 8:30 am I was leaving Benin. All the while, I never knew I was on 160 km/hr. I was looking at the upper reading of the speedometer which was in mi/hr. I only noticed that as soon as I take on the car in front of me I dust it then take on another. All the while the A/c was on.

I only notice the speedometer when I stopped by Uniben gate to buy something. E sweet sha, but as soon as I discovered, I just couldn't exceed 100 again.

Now I understand how I left bonny by 9am, got home around 12pm, pick the car and head to Owerri. Spent about 2 hrs in Owerri and by 4pm I was back home and I still went back to bonny same day.

I love Hondas. With just like #2000 fuel o. That was before the price hike.
Re: What Is The Maximum Speed You Have Ever Attained While Driving A Car? by akin003(m): 10:41am On Oct 10, 2016
I have clocked 100mph which is about 160km/hr for just about 30 secs, before I reasoned to myself that 'if I die now,how would i/people explain it, shey na euphoria ni abi joy or wetin exactly dey chase am'
So I just removed my leg from the accelerator for the car to return back to its 100-120kph speed.
That was ibadan-lagos express road just after that sagamu interchange, the road there is super smooth and wide. A nissan altima i4 with 2.5 litre engine.
Re: What Is The Maximum Speed You Have Ever Attained While Driving A Car? by ojuolu(m): 10:50am On Oct 10, 2016
dokiOloye:
Was going to d east from Lagos in mid june wt my newly cleared mercedes C300.
Ol boy,I reached Ore where d road is good and wide,next thing I noticed was that it looked like I was practically flying but d speedometer was at 140.It didn't help too that I wound all up and was using d A/C.
It was after a time it occurred to me that d speedometer was in m/h and not k/h and it didn't help that all d cars I'd used b4 were calibrated in KMs.
No be person tell me to 'reduce' leg for throttle.
I was following a Benz C320 from Abuja to Ibadan Last Month and i was in Camry 1999 model. I was on 180 -200 km most time and the guy, i dont know what he doing but i never seems to be able to catch up with him at all and i start wondering if he is conscious of the road at all.
Re: What Is The Maximum Speed You Have Ever Attained While Driving A Car? by eghuan1(m): 10:55am On Oct 10, 2016
130M/hr (approx 230km/hr) on 3MB at 12:30am about three months ago. am not proud cos I for die that day. oh by the way in a 2008 corolla
Re: What Is The Maximum Speed You Have Ever Attained While Driving A Car? by eddy1212(m): 10:58am On Oct 10, 2016
tnktosin:

Not necessarily a lie, boys clock 298Km/h in 1000cc bikes on naija roads. I once maxed out my '06 Yamaha R6s at 256Km/h along koko road @ Oghara sometime in 2010.

i do it all the time so anyone can say anything they like...thats why i like this place. peeps make me laugh

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Re: What Is The Maximum Speed You Have Ever Attained While Driving A Car? by maturemindsonly(m): 11:05am On Oct 10, 2016
profet:
200km/hr in my Volvo s80 2002.....very rugged and balanced ride..... on Ore Benin express way.

Raced with my friend using Honda . end of discussion......

Got to Benin from Ore in less than 45mins...

The only ride that will give me better satisfaction is the Mercedes Benz.

#Team Volvo.

Note.....Do not try this on the road. Speed Kills.


Try BMW X6 M.. you'll hate benz

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Re: What Is The Maximum Speed You Have Ever Attained While Driving A Car? by kingreign(m): 11:05am On Oct 10, 2016
colossus2:

Boss, I be speed demon oh cheesy
But I don't clock 180km/hr always.
I once tried clicking 140mph and next moment my heart skipped (I wonder why) grin
Most times I like the feel of the RAV4's quick take off when you rev it high wink
That RX300 1M-ZFE were notorious for knock sensor malfunctions, when they have such problems, their ECU goes into limp mode and disables the overdrive gear. You're throttling hard will make the engine over work the 3rd gear and this will in turn make the engine to redline and destroy the engine.
Re: What Is The Maximum Speed You Have Ever Attained While Driving A Car? by Aliku: 11:26am On Oct 10, 2016
225km/h Benin-Ore expressway: BMW 325xi, 2006.

Re: What Is The Maximum Speed You Have Ever Attained While Driving A Car? by iPopAlomo(m): 11:29am On Oct 10, 2016
Seeing this thread hurts me alot...

I made a similar thread asking the same question last year and the thread got hidden... Because the mods thought i was encouraging overspeeding...

Seun... For the sake of justice... Unhid my thread or take this off frontpage cos no lies... I'm pained!!!

Can someone cc the mods in the auto section...

Lalasticlala... You no try o...
Re: What Is The Maximum Speed You Have Ever Attained While Driving A Car? by ifyalways(f): 11:34am On Oct 10, 2016
nasonaso:
wink

Always saying you are old whereas u never reach 90.

BTW she is a beautiful woman. Hope family is good. wink

But I'm proudly old na. Grannie of beautiful kids and soon, Insha Allah, a great grand mother.

We are all good, thank you. Pushing it slow and steady in this kurukere economy. cheesy

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Re: What Is The Maximum Speed You Have Ever Attained While Driving A Car? by azpekuliar: 11:35am On Oct 10, 2016
snipesdam:


LIE!!! LIE!!! that car that's very light.... @ 140 you feel the tyres aren't on the ground again...


Why would I lie about it? That it is a light car does not mean that it can't go that fast. Even on a recent trip to the East, I was averaging 160km/h - 180km/h with the same vehicle. Whether I felt comfortable with the car at such speeds is a different matter entirely.
Re: What Is The Maximum Speed You Have Ever Attained While Driving A Car? by Chelseafan1: 11:39am On Oct 10, 2016
ifyalways:
60 km/h.

Yeah, I'm that slow and steady old lady that every one honks for, screams at but I never budge. My AC on, music blasting, slow pace steady and I no send you face super tight. cheesy tongue

Lol, I like your style jare....but 60 slow die....if I never do 100, 120 even on a tiny road....my body never sweet me.

Its always nice when u wind up, AC chilling and blasting correct Music.
Re: What Is The Maximum Speed You Have Ever Attained While Driving A Car? by mranswer: 11:41am On Oct 10, 2016
My hobby

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Re: What Is The Maximum Speed You Have Ever Attained While Driving A Car? by azpekuliar: 11:42am On Oct 10, 2016
Lucasbalo:
[i][/i]Speed kills too especially on Nigeria pot filled roads.

No doubt. Pot-holes act as natural speed breakers anyway. cheesy Speeding on such roads will only hand you a hefty repair bill or worse.
Re: What Is The Maximum Speed You Have Ever Attained While Driving A Car? by azpekuliar: 11:47am On Oct 10, 2016
iPopAlomo:
Seeing this thread hurts me alot...

I made a similar thread asking the same question last year and the thread got hidden... Because the mods thought i was encouraging overspeeding...

Seun... For the sake of justice... Unhid my thread or take this off frontpage cos no lies... I'm pained!!!

Can someone cc the mods in the auto section...

Lalasticlala... You no try o...

Seun, can the injustice meted out to this chap, be addressed. This blatant favoritism was why I stopped creating threads back when Mukina2 was a supermod. You would create a thread, and almost beg the mod to take it to FP and he or she would ignore. You log-in few days or weeks later and see a similar thread on the front page just because it's creators have the ear of the Super Moderator. Till now I have not gotten over it.

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Re: What Is The Maximum Speed You Have Ever Attained While Driving A Car? by Abdulazeez007(m): 11:48am On Oct 10, 2016
130km/h wch lasted fr abt 1hr with a benz ml350 @ilorin
Re: What Is The Maximum Speed You Have Ever Attained While Driving A Car? by igwegeorgiano(m): 11:56am On Oct 10, 2016
skoriba:
I have done 200km/hour with my 2015 Toyota corolla late last year at Kwali road along Lokoja -Abuja Express road....
Also in July 2005 with my Opel Vectra 1998 Model I did 180km/hour along Lagos-Ibadan Express road.

But this days you can hardly do 70km/hour due to bad situation of our roads.
that was risky man
Re: What Is The Maximum Speed You Have Ever Attained While Driving A Car? by buchilino(m): 11:56am On Oct 10, 2016
princemillla:


Ur horsepower might be higher than mine. Like I said I won't ever dare it again cuz to bring the vehicle to halt require some distance space


LOL
Re: What Is The Maximum Speed You Have Ever Attained While Driving A Car? by mriyesecnerwal(m): 11:57am On Oct 10, 2016
How can someone be saying he's clocking 200+ when its not formula two. I haven't even tried clocking 140 yet on my honda accord. May God epp us ooo #speedkills
Re: What Is The Maximum Speed You Have Ever Attained While Driving A Car? by kaycodes: 12:23pm On Oct 10, 2016
eddy1212:
215km/hr range rover supercharged and 250km/hr suzuki GXSR 750 bike.

This world is not my home... I am just passing through grin grin

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Re: What Is The Maximum Speed You Have Ever Attained While Driving A Car? by NemzySeries(m): 12:24pm On Oct 10, 2016
180km/h wit honda babyboy alone deidei/kubwa xpress in 2011 & same 180km/h wit 2006 highlander alone airport road abj.....wud do beta wen I finally acquire d only car wit a sur name (Benzzzzzzzzz)
Re: What Is The Maximum Speed You Have Ever Attained While Driving A Car? by Nobody: 12:27pm On Oct 10, 2016
170kph with a 2003 Honda Accord on Ore-Benin highway
Re: What Is The Maximum Speed You Have Ever Attained While Driving A Car? by Chelseafan1: 12:42pm On Oct 10, 2016
maleeks:

with your bugatti veyron or chiron
mine was 240km/h cruising in double R
Ogbomosho-ilorin express, that road make sense


shockwave:
The maximum I attained was 207km/h in my 2007 Mercedes Benz C280 4MATIC. It was along Ilorin ogbomosho expressway in June this year.
Its the smoothest road I've known that still exists for over 10 years.


But trust me, I burned 15 litres of my tank for 40km, which would normally take me from Lagos to Ibadan with AC at an average speed of 80km/h

And the only tokunbo tyre I had got twisted after the whole adventure which cost me another 35k to change!


Correct ninjas wey don drive for better road.....dt road sweet die but not as sweet as the new road construction going on along Lagos - Ogun state expressway....when I got to that road for the first time this past August, I was in awe.....abeg, dt road remains the best in naija for me, over smooth dey worry am, I wish all naija roads can be like that.
Maybe that is how roads are in developed countries.
Re: What Is The Maximum Speed You Have Ever Attained While Driving A Car? by AlexVercetti(m): 12:46pm On Oct 10, 2016
160km/h wit a Rav 4..Then didn't know I was at dat speed cuz of d AC,d road was free n it felt like I wasn't even speeding. .Wanted to reach 200 but didn't in d end..Fear of accident. .I now understand why people have accidents
Re: What Is The Maximum Speed You Have Ever Attained While Driving A Car? by kan12(m): 12:49pm On Oct 10, 2016
FROM Okigwe to Enugu just from Camp of faiths gate I was doing 220kmph..V.boot was with my brother hu was encouraging me to fire on.
Re: What Is The Maximum Speed You Have Ever Attained While Driving A Car? by Nobody: 1:07pm On Oct 10, 2016
eddy1212:
215km/hr range rover supercharged and 250km/hr suzuki GXSR 750 bike.
wow
another biker on here, did you attended the just concluded convention?
Re: What Is The Maximum Speed You Have Ever Attained While Driving A Car? by Nobody: 1:25pm On Oct 10, 2016
Organizer111222:
180 was being chased by custom
were you caught?

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