lol^ i thought the same thing... he averaged about 1 mile a gallon for that run.

 

yup

 

Zoom Zoom!

 

Impressive!

 

Pretty cool..... Sometimes I wish we had freeways like this....

 

+1.

 

wish i had a M/T

 

yep - definately . Before he reaches the top of the hill the car is struggling to accelerate but it takes off on the downhill . Later on the car slows down even when he is still on the throttle as the hill levels off ....

 

going up the hill the car is pegged im sure and its accelerating very slow at 230kph. which is 142mph and in the capability of the rx8. 150mph is possible with a stock engine on a flat road. on a long downhill straight im sure one could easily add 10mph.

the only reason he got up to 265kph (gps) was gravity assistance.

 

sweet....6:34 on the video he's pulling into the gas station.

 

I don't think I ever took mine to 150....maybe the 140s or so, but that was back when the car was only 2 years old or so and still had a warranty.

All I remember is that it took forever to get the 8 that high, and the car felt like it did not like travelling at that speed.

 

How long is that straight? It looks like he's going ~250km/h for the last minute without really turning much at all. I also got a kick out of the white knuckle passing near the begininning

 

^ mine seemed so planted at any of my high speed runs...something I couldn't say of my old Miata going way slower.

 

Regardless of the details, this is a cool video to watch!

Yes a stock rx8 can go 167mph CLEARLY GOING DOWNHILL. a grade up or down makes a HUGE difference. Notice how he was not getting past about 235kph before the crest of the hill?

I know i am a huge Debbie Downer lol, I just dont want to see *confused* people (to be nice about it) see this and start generalizing by saying "see, my rx8 goes 170mph!" All top speed figures for cars are made on level ground. It's been demonstrated a number of times that the max for the 6-speed in stock form is approx 148-150mph, which is fast enough for a car without any real aero, methinks.

On a related note, I read a nice review of a ferrari f430 once, and the driver described how above 120mph the car got more and more stable due to the aero.....I would love to drive a nice car with some actual aero effects at those speeds, just to see what that feels like...

 

at 230 he is accelerating uphill, the camera zooms in when he hits 265 so cannot tell, but it looks like a slope down, but when the camera pans back he is climbing slightly at 245....
this is a series 1 car.

 

Lol.

Same here. I think it was HWY 287 in panhandle. Then the New Mexico Autobahn (HWY 87) as well.

 

I was on I-10 towards El Paso (speed limit is 80MPH I believe), no wind, car felt perfect, like I was going 80. I do not recommend it however, on any other road it would be a very bad idea. They have a Rally here in Texas and you can do it legally by top speed class.

 

Yeah, I'd like to just say my runs were in very rural areas of Texas and New Mexico on freshly improved multiple-lane pavement w/ barely a car in sight at 2-3 am with me only in the car and were a one-time deal.

The stability of the car is amazing at those speeds.

Contrary to the laws, it is not uncommon to find a vehicle traveling well over 100 mph in rural parts of Texas, New Mexico, or Colorado from what I've experienced.

 

^ you are correct sir

 

144mph at 4am on way to work. 93 North just south of Boston in Milton in the "Valley". Real smooth over 130 I thought. Had to slow down for turn and exit though.

 

I mean in a legal "Rally"

 

ON MY WAY HOME WHEN MY CAR WAS STILL RUNNING.
JUST BEFORE I TOOK THE PICTURE WITH MY CELL I WAS DOING 237 KM/H (147.26MPH) BUT AS I HAD TOO TAKE THE PICTURE I MAYBE LIFTED OFF A BIT

 

haha nice, do they have speed limits in South Africa?? I figure over South Africa there are a lot of very long and open highways. I could be wrong, I never been.

 

Yes we do have speed limits. Not all the roads are open and straight. But some of us do know where to go to do things on the freeway you're not supposed to.

 

A CLIP OF US DOING IT AGAIN!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CK1gnDaD7k