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I wonder what the RX8's true topspeed is?

Old Mar 27, 2007 | 02:32 AM
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Oh, I dunno. We were scratching at 140 last night and it only took us a little over a mile.
I ran out of ***** way before I ran out of power!
BTW - Where the hell did that Lincoln come from?
Yeah I touched 142 before I dropped out the other night.......didn't take too long to get to that speed.

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Old Mar 27, 2007 | 06:17 AM
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I don't know if the Euro Versions are different, but I know for sure the car can go 283 km/h which is 175.8 mph and thats pretty much all I had the ***** for. I have the picture at home on my laptop and will post when I get home.


The first day I was test driving the car I had it to 246 km/h (152.8 mph). I had to slow down because I was starting to run into thick traffic on the autobahn.
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Old Mar 27, 2007 | 06:51 AM
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I know the feeling brother. I got off it at 155 and yes that is in Miles Per Hour. The car actually felt quite happy at that speed too. No vibration, no touchy steering. It felt right at home on the Autobahn. (on A63 from Kaiserslautern towards Mainz on the loooong straightaway.

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Old Mar 27, 2007 | 07:17 AM
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Back then (last summer) I have a 2004 with light weight fly wheel and exhaust with CAT. I maxed out between 149 and 150 mph the highway going up to Crane Lake near International Fall around 5 am. The car will get there pretty quick.
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Old Mar 27, 2007 | 07:18 AM
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Originally Posted by StuttgartRX8
I had to slow down because I was starting to run into thick traffic on the autobahn.
haha, slowing down is for losers on the autobahn
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Old Mar 27, 2007 | 07:31 AM
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Originally Posted by BigRed
haha, slowing down is for losers on the autobahn
I guess but I was not in a speed free zone and they have cameras on some of the parts with a speed limit.
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Old Mar 27, 2007 | 07:33 AM
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Originally Posted by ArmyOfOne
I know the feeling brother. I got off it at 155 and yes that is in Miles Per Hour. The car actually felt quite happy at that speed too. No vibration, no touchy steering. It felt right at home on the Autobahn. (on A63 from Kaiserslautern towards Mainz on the loooong straightaway.

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Your from Wiesbaden I was just up there friday for the Deftones concert. Have you ever taken your car to the Nurburgring?
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Old Mar 27, 2007 | 11:25 AM
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Originally Posted by StuttgartRX8
I guess but I was not in a speed free zone and they have cameras on some of the parts with a speed limit.
i was joking dude. i wouldnt have the guts to get up to 120 mph even on the autobahn
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Old Mar 27, 2007 | 05:19 PM
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Originally Posted by BigRed
i was joking dude. i wouldnt have the guts to get up to 120 mph even on the autobahn
I know you were joking theirs alot of people that just think the autobahn means you can go fast eventhough it just means highway in german. On the way to work most days I do right around 120mph because of a speed free zone clear to where I work.
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Old Mar 27, 2007 | 06:31 PM
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178mph?
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