Another Motoring Thread - Very Fast Cars!

[Snelly]

I read the "Car Opinions Needed" thread this morning and was reminded of PNWokingham's lovely AMG Mercedes. A superb car. Fast, comfortable and not too bad on juice if you are careful.

I know Paul loves fast cars so I thought I would let on that I recently bought a new (to me) car and it the fastest, best handling, most fun car I have ever owned and it didn't cost a fortune.

It does 0-60mph in 4.1 seconds, has 369BHP, a top speed of 160mph+ and on a twisty road, will keep pace with just about anything. It is not a standard car and has had significant suspension, brake and engine modifications, all of which combine to make it a lot of adrenaline surging fun.

That said, it is quite noisy, not exactly comfortable at motorway speeds and I have had to replace the stereo and speakers as the original ones were pretty useless. Not sure how long I will keep it but it is staying for now. Any guesses as to what it might be Paul? Or anyone else?

Second question, what is the fastest car you have driven/owned and what was it like?

 

[Scotty_Tom]

Audi S2 or a Skyline?!

 

[chrisd]

I had a Lotus Elise for a few years. Titanium silver and went like a rocket. The wife used it most and, for me, it was like getting into a letter box to drive it. Sold it for pretty much what we paid for it so the cost of motoring over about 3 years was negligible.

 

[Vice]

Mitsubishi evo? Scooby impreza?

 

[Robobum]

Is it a lowered Saxo?

 

[Pin-seeker]

I did a track day last year. I drove a Ferreari 458 which I thought was quick round the track until I got in the Aireal Atom,can't see anything touching that.

 

[Region3]

Noble?

My fastest is the current one, a remapped Seat Leon Cupra. It was RR'd at 316bhp about 3 years ago but I've no idea on 0-60 time or top speed.
To try to compare my cars (as each of the last few has been successively quicker) I time 30-70 (when road and conditions allow) with a rolling start and in one gear, to eliminate any influence driver skill has. My Leon does it in 3.6s in 3rd gear.

Sometime soon the fastest car I've driven will change. I have a voucher to use for some track time in a Nissan GTR, it's just finding the time to do it!

 

[Snelly]

Scooby

Yes. Subaru STI with £12K of upgraded bits done by Roger Clark Motorsports and engine remaps to give the additional BHP. It is quite mental.

Is it a lowered Saxo?

If only!

Noble?

That really is if only!


Fastest cars I have driven are a Nissan GTR Black Edition and a 911 GT2. Both blindingly quick. I have driven quite a few Astons, Jag R's, Merc AMG's, Audi RS's, BMW M cars etc but they are not in the same league as these two.

 

[srixon 1]

I read the "Car Opinions Needed" thread this morning and was reminded of PNWokingham's lovely AMG Mercedes. A superb car. Fast, comfortable and not too bad on juice if you are careful.

I know Paul loves fast cars so I thought I would let on that I recently bought a new (to me) car and it the fastest, best handling, most fun car I have ever owned and it didn't cost a fortune.

It does 0-60mph in 4.1 seconds, has 369BHP, a top speed of 160mph+ and on a twisty road, will keep pace with just about anything. It is not a standard car and has had significant suspension, brake and engine modifications, all of which combine to make it a lot of adrenaline surging fun.

That said, it is quite noisy, not exactly comfortable at motorway speeds and I have had to replace the stereo and speakers as the original ones were pretty useless. Not sure how long I will keep it but it is staying for now. Any guesses as to what it might be Paul? Or anyone else?

Second question, what is the fastest car you have driven/owned and what was it like?

A police car

 

[Slab]

Any guesses as to what it might be Paul? Or anyone else?

Second question, what is the fastest car you have driven/owned and what was it like?

Q1 Is it a Hillman Avenger?



Q2 my Hillman Avenger!

 

[richart]

Yes. Subaru STI with £12K of upgraded bits done by Roger Clark Motorsports and engine remaps to give the additional BHP. It is quite mental.

If only!



That really is if only!


Fastest cars I have driven are a Nissan GTR Black Edition and a 911 GT2. Both blindingly quick. I have driven quite a few Astons, Jag R's, Merc AMG's, Audi RS's, BMW M cars etc but they are not in the same league as these two.

You wouldn't be approaching 40 would you David ?

 

[Rooter]

Cars are slow! i was speed gunned (on an actual runway) at 192mph on a tuned ZZR1100. also was speed trapped at Snetterton at 185mph on my race bike.

Fastest car i have driven as a 911 turbo. quite mental!! fastest car i have owned was a Z3M (Z3 with an M3 engine basically), although top speed my 330D was just as quick as the crazy BMW guys limit them to 155mph.

 

[brendy]

Yes. Subaru STI with £12K of upgraded bits done by Roger Clark Motorsports and engine remaps to give the additional BHP. It is quite mental.

Very nice Snelly, similar here, slightly older, slightly lighter, 5 speed (wrx) and lots of upgraded bits (bigger turbo, injector, uppipe, fuel pump etc) under the bonnet Did most of the work and mapped it myself, still work in progress.
I have redone the wheels a little darker but still not happy with them, might go dark bronze soon. I have to say that cross country, I havent driven anything quicker, straight line is funny with the launch control set but I know there is always bigger and better out there.
3" full decat system has some bark to it too

 

[Snelly]

You wouldn't be approaching 40 would you David ?

Slightly passed that landmark but your psychological analysis is absolutely spot on!

I am now looking for a 19 year old minx to wear a fake Burberry shell suit and pose in the passenger seat.

 

[One Planer]

Fastest car I've ever owned was a 1982 Ford Escort RS Turbo, with circa 6k of engine, suspension and brake improvements.

Fastest car I've driven was a Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 4×4 made to a rally specification (£25k + mods) at an RS owners club meet in 2003.

Suspension, engine, brakes, body, everything had been upgraded. It would do 0-60MPH in a shade over 3 seconds, but would have that kind of acceleration even on grass or gravel which was demonstrated by beating a Porshe, where the Porshe as on the track and the Sierra was on the grass to the side

Straight line speed was ferrocious and it would tear your head off in the bends.

I've yet to even find anything remotely as fast in both a straight line and throught the bends.

 

[CMAC]

my friend has an estate car and potters along, when the boy racers zoom past in their huge tailpiped jobs and mega tailwings he drops down a gear and 'has fun' you should see their faces sometimes as he leaves them behind... bit dangerous though but when the red mist comes down

His 'estate' does 0-60mph under 4 secs, 552bhp and top speed of 180 something.

he has calmed down speed wise though as its just stupid, irresponsible and only one outcome if you go to fast! and I wont go in it with him anymore:angry: Acceleration is breathtaking though on the track

 

[Rooter]

my friend has an estate car and potters along, when the boy racers zoom past in their huge tailpiped jobs and mega tailwings he drops down a gear and 'has fun' you should see their faces sometimes as he leaves them behind... bit dangerous though but when the red mist comes down

His 'estate' does 0-60mph under 4 secs, 552bhp and top speed of 180 something.

he has calmed down speed wise though as its just stupid, irresponsible and only one outcome if you go to fast! and I wont go in it with him anymore:angry: Acceleration is breathtaking though on the track

So my next car... Audi RS6 i assume...

 

[triple_bogey]

Cars are slow! i was speed gunned (on an actual runway) at 192mph on a tuned ZZR1100. also was speed trapped at Snetterton at 185mph on my race bike.

Fastest car i have driven as a 911 turbo. quite mental!! fastest car i have owned was a Z3M (Z3 with an M3 engine basically), although top speed my 330D was just as quick as the crazy BMW guys limit them to 155mph.

Alpha 12 GTR's might have something to say about that.......
[video=youtube;TDj1lusy-4w]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDj1lusy-4w[/video]

 

[Pin-seeker]

Get some happy hardcore on & really impress the chavs.

 

[CMAC]

So my next car... Audi RS6 i assume...

spot on :thup: