Yeah, in my younger days I got up to ≈210km/h once. I can’t believe I was dumb enough to do that.
At 200km/h, you’re passing the cars around you as quickly as you usually pass stuff stationary by the side of the road. It’s insane.
The car felt planted and controlled, but still. One slightly wrong move and I would’ve been flying off an embankment or killing a fellow motorist.
x00z@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
It really depends on the car. Newer cars and better brands will make 200km/h feel like 100km/h.
I have driven a car from 2000 that would completely start rumbling at 160kmh, compared to a car from 2022 where 220km/h felt like I was driving on clouds.
slaneesh_is_right@lemmy.org 2 weeks ago
My first nice car was a bmw from 2008, and driving through germany was definitely an experience. 260km/h felt like 120km/h in my first car.
zakobjoa@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I got my 1996 Renault Laguna up to 200km/h and it felt and sounded like the engine block was about to jump into the passenger cabin.
Sylvartas@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
Least concerning Renault engine
zeropublix@lemmy.ml 2 weeks ago
That’s so true. Drove my fiat panda with 180 (dunno how I got it there. It was downhill for sure) and it was absolutely terrifying.
Later drove an Audi A6 with 230. Obviously fast but nowhere near terrifying.
Another time a company Ford Mondeo (Diesel) 240 and it felt like sitting in a train.
I want to stress that I never kept those speeds for long. It was rather seeing how fast I can go in a setting that allowed it with minimal risk for everyone involved. I must say that I don’t see the thrill in driving that fast. Everything is so exhausting to pay attention to.
slaneesh_is_right@lemmy.org 2 weeks ago
People thing the german autobahn is nice because you can drive as fast as your car allows you to. In reality it’s nice because you can just drive as fast as you are comfortable to. You can pay more attention on the road because your eyes aren’t glued to the speedometer
accideath@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Yea, the renault twingo of my ex-fwb felt borderline dangerous above 130kph while in my workplace’s Mercedes B-Class, my comfortable cruising speed is roughly 160kph with 200kph still feeling perfectly in control.
trolololol@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
My car rumbles at 100km/h and it’s a 2016 model. It’s just cheap, what do you expect?
Opinionhaver@feddit.uk 2 weeks ago
Yeah, the first time I tired it I got to 160kph on a -03 hatchback Corolla and it felt like the mirrors were about to fly off. The 200kph I did few years later was on a -01 Audi A6 and the ride was smooth as hell and the car felt very planted. It’s just that at those speeds even low bumps feel like ramps.