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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: whitegtidriver on 26 September 2007, 22:28

Title: your topspeed
Post by: whitegtidriver on 26 September 2007, 22:28
whats your top speed, mine was 150.8 mph on autobahn last wednesday must say it felt very stable. saw the pirelli gti at the motorshow loving the wheels and seats is it comin to the uk.
Title: Re: your topspeed
Post by: GTI 5 on 26 September 2007, 22:41
Are you an undercover cop??? :huh:
Title: Re: your topspeed
Post by: whitegtidriver on 26 September 2007, 22:45
in a white gti :smiley: :smiley:i expect all answers to be on private roads tracks or foreign roads of course.
Title: Re: your topspeed
Post by: GTI 5 on 26 September 2007, 23:05
Grando. 230km (thats just over 140mph on my own private runway in my back garden of course) ran out of road so had to back-off. I'v only had the car a few weeks so I hav'nt tried anything 2 mad!! Especially after my little scare in Deutschland last month :sick:
Title: Re: your topspeed
Post by: Hurdy on 26 September 2007, 23:15
Not had chnce to go for it abroad - yet :smiley:

Title: Re: your topspeed
Post by: GTI 5 on 26 September 2007, 23:23
What about private roads hurdy????
Title: Re: your topspeed
Post by: Phil mcavity on 26 September 2007, 23:30
 :shocked:
Title: Re: your topspeed
Post by: RedRobin on 26 September 2007, 23:31
143 mph on GPS. Regularly 130 mph - All on German unrestricted autobahns. It feels great to drive for half the day and find you have averaged over 90 mph  :cool: You feel it's what the Mk5 GTI is designed and built for. Fecking UK driving is a drag looking out for someone out to get you every time the conditions are safe for making progress :(.
Title: Re: your topspeed
Post by: Hurdy on 26 September 2007, 23:39
What about private roads hurdy????

Only got to 120mph on GPS at Santa Pod after the 1/4 mile was over, so didn't really think it was worth a mention.

I have done some track days in Supercars, but haven't had the bottle to look at the speedo's at well over 100mph.

I'd love to give it the beans for the full stretch at Bruntingthorpe though :evil:
Title: Re: your topspeed
Post by: RedRobin on 26 September 2007, 23:44
I thought this thread was asking top speed in Mk5 GTI and not other cars.
Title: Re: your topspeed
Post by: GTI 5 on 26 September 2007, 23:51
Well the conversation is moving on lol :grin:............... wat kinda supercars???? Just bak from the ring at DTM race weekend!!! 180mph in a gt3 and a speeding fine of 1182 euro (not caught at 180m) different day!
Title: Re: your topspeed
Post by: Manu_R32 on 27 September 2007, 00:57
I did around 245km/h in my backgarden, had a few hard turns and stuff and was quite suprised to how smooth the golf was compared to the clio, even had my passenger and the three people at the back sleeping after a night out up the coast  :smiley:

(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l304/clio_gib/DSC01533.jpg)
Title: Re: your topspeed
Post by: Hurdy on 27 September 2007, 01:36
Well the conversation is moving on lol :grin:............... wat kinda supercars???? Just bak from the ring at DTM race weekend!!! 180mph in a gt3 and a speeding fine of 1182 euro (not caught at 180m) different day!

Been on some of these....amongst others

http://www.trackdays.co.uk/Driving-experiences/DriversDream-Experiences/DriversDream-Experiences.htm
Title: Re: your topspeed
Post by: Peskarik on 27 September 2007, 07:48
230kmh by GPS so far.
Title: Re: your topspeed
Post by: GreyTornado on 27 September 2007, 09:35
140 mph late one saturday nite... had to let her stretch her legs  :smiley:
Title: Re: your topspeed
Post by: illyun on 27 September 2007, 09:41
Are you an undercover cop??? :huh:

 :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:

Mine was 145mph - on the speedo - in Germany of course  :evil:
Title: Re: your topspeed
Post by: Phil mcavity on 27 September 2007, 11:43
120mph with the engine turned off!!!  :wink:


well i was on the channel tunnel car transporter!! :laugh:
Title: Re: your topspeed
Post by: Manu_R32 on 27 September 2007, 12:10
120mph with the engine turned off!!!  :wink:


well i was on the channel tunnel car transporter!! :laugh:

car transporter?? what happened lol
Title: Re: your topspeed
Post by: Phil mcavity on 27 September 2007, 12:15
No theres a train that carrys cars with people on them between dover and calais!!
Title: Re: your topspeed
Post by: acwats on 27 September 2007, 19:29
Hired a Merc ML 320 CDi on Monday in Munich.

Wished I had a GTI - I set the speedo on MPH but the digital showks KPH. Remarkabley steady on the Autobahn at this speed. I did see 215 at one stage.

(http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee220/acwats/IMG00017.jpg)
Title: Re: your topspeed
Post by: R32UK on 27 September 2007, 20:00
I will be hitting 150 soon... just waiting for the old bill to go on strike! :laugh:
Title: Re: your topspeed
Post by: Phil mcavity on 27 September 2007, 20:16
MERC ML  is the biggest overpriced pull of sh!te going, friend has one, been in it recently and boy boy, what a shocking effort :sick:
Title: Re: your topspeed
Post by: TagnuT on 27 September 2007, 20:37
Well the conversation is moving on lol :grin:............... wat kinda supercars???? Just bak from the ring at DTM race weekend!!! 180mph in a gt3 and a speeding fine of 1182 euro (not caught at 180m) different day!

Been on some of these....amongst others

http://www.trackdays.co.uk/Driving-experiences/DriversDream-Experiences/DriversDream-Experiences.htm

Just have to save their homepage to my desktop..Mmmmmm oh look at that Mrs T that looks interesting....... :smug: :smug:
Mind you could take her shopping in York for the weekend and then ask her......... :shocked:
Title: Re: your topspeed
Post by: Hurdy on 28 September 2007, 00:10
Well the conversation is moving on lol :grin:............... wat kinda supercars???? Just bak from the ring at DTM race weekend!!! 180mph in a gt3 and a speeding fine of 1182 euro (not caught at 180m) different day!

Been on some of these....amongst others

http://www.trackdays.co.uk/Driving-experiences/DriversDream-Experiences/DriversDream-Experiences.htm

Just have to save their homepage to my desktop..Mmmmmm oh look at that Mrs T that looks interesting....... :smug: :smug:
Mind you could take her shopping in York for the weekend and then ask her......... :shocked:

Boss won't let me book the corporate day :cry:

Done the Porsche, F355, a Lotus V8 a long time ago and the rally day at Silverstone when they had stripped out Peugeot 306's :evil:

Next on my list will be the Lambo and the DB9 :drool:
Title: Re: your topspeed
Post by: GTI 5 on 28 September 2007, 12:11
You guys are mad!! Would'nt be too impressed if I minced one of those into an armco barrier!! That chap who writes for evo mag smashed his Porsche Gt, wouldnt wana see that repair bill!!
Title: Re: your topspeed
Post by: Hurdy on 28 September 2007, 12:18
You guys are mad!! Would'nt be too impressed if I minced one of those into an armco barrier!! That chap who writes for evo mag smashed his Porsche Gt, wouldnt wana see that repair bill!!

 :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil:

Best fun on 4 wheels :wink:
Title: Re: your topspeed
Post by: acwats on 28 September 2007, 19:58
MERC ML  is the biggest overpriced pull of sh!te going, friend has one, been in it recently and boy boy, what a shocking effort :sick:

As I said it was a hire car - not my choosing but I was quite impressed by the quality and performance on the road. The 320 diesel engine's not a patch on my 2.7 Jag and seemed much coarser than the the E320s I've driven.

Anyway back to the GTI's..... (which I haven't got yet - see Motoprovider post - no more photos Phil I can't bear to go past my local dealer) :cry:
Title: Re: your topspeed
Post by: GTI 5 on 28 September 2007, 21:31
Talking about rental speed, got 220kmh out of a 320 touring SHED on the autobahn last month!! There was road works and it was restricted to 60kmh and nearly sh1t myself when I flew past a 2 police cars going 160km over the limit with a car full of drunken idiots roaring and shouting!!! Good times..................... gooood times lol :grin: :grin:
Title: Re: your topspeed
Post by: Hurdy on 29 September 2007, 14:03
I'm ALWAYS careful about the speed I do in England.....I'm off up to Scotland next week :evil:
Title: Re: your topspeed
Post by: bmx on 29 September 2007, 16:49
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Lwc8eB9lHQ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Lwc8eB9lHQ)
Title: Re: your topspeed
Post by: whitegtidriver on 29 September 2007, 21:05
he wins :cry:
Title: Re: your topspeed
Post by: speedynz on 30 September 2007, 09:07
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Lwc8eB9lHQ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Lwc8eB9lHQ)
I think that it would have gone faster, the speedo was still climbing when he backed off.

Brilliant!
Title: Re: your topspeed
Post by: speedynz on 05 October 2007, 02:11
I'm just back from a run in the country and came across a deserted, very straight piece of tarmac that ran for as far as I could see. 

What to do? 

Well I did what any self respecting petrol veined enthusiast would do and dropped 3 gears, nailed it and kept it nailed until the speedo read 250kph (156mph) :shocked:.

Had a great tailwind (known as the Spring Nor'wester over here) which really helped a lot. The car was still pulling very well and I think it would have run through 260kph (indicated) but I saw a car about a mile away so backed off down to 100 and called it a day.

It got a bit light feeling beyond 245kph but was very stable otherwise considering it was a bumpy narrow sh!tter of a road.

I'll post a speedo pic when I hit 265kph (165mph).

 
Title: Re: your topspeed
Post by: joesgti on 05 October 2007, 11:56
done 181mph in daddys porsche turbo,  :laugh: lol

what can you do when he goes on holiday for 3 weeks and leaves the keys on the side  :drool:

in the gti ive had gps 151mph so chuffed with that :nerd: both in my drive way  :wink:
Title: Re: your topspeed
Post by: illyun on 05 October 2007, 12:07
done 181mph in daddys porsche turbo,  :laugh: lol

what can you do when he goes on holiday for 3 weeks and leaves the keys on the side  :drool:

in the gti ive had gps 151mph so chuffed with that :nerd: both in my drive way  :wink:


Wow... you must have a very very very long driveway  :grin: :grin: :grin:

Can I come and do a 1/4mile run on it?  :evil: :evil: :evil:
Title: Re: your topspeed
Post by: joesgti on 05 October 2007, 12:08
oh yea any time :wink:
Title: Re: your topspeed
Post by: mortygt140 on 07 October 2007, 05:37
162mph in my soon to be rid of Focus ST290 on the autobahn going down to the green hell :evil:.  but dont think my soon to be golf gt tdi will get near that but will be alot more comfortable none the less.

Darren

 
Title: Re: your topspeed
Post by: clum1 on 07 October 2007, 12:40
Hurdy,
It's not much better in the south of Scotland, but when I was up in the north west last weekend... If you get a chance, drive up to Ullapool and beyond; stunning scenery, empty roads and not a traffic cop in miles.  Great fun...

clum1
Title: Re: your topspeed
Post by: Hurdy on 07 October 2007, 12:51
Hurdy,
It's not much better in the south of Scotland, but when I was up in the north west last weekend... If you get a chance, drive up to Ullapool and beyond; stunning scenery, empty roads and not a traffic cop in miles.  Great fun...

clum1

Been in the Lake District as well last week and the roads are great there too :evil: