GPOWER M3 gets world record as fastest M3, 209.2 MPH!

[Redline2894]

The car has a GPOWER SK II CS supercharger kit installed.
Pushing 610 HP.

[SenorFunkyPants]

Has the car got a longer final drive ratio?
With std diff ratio and DCT wouldn't you need to be doing >8300 rpm to hit 209 mph?

[8k3]

crazy they did that at night

[Longboarder]

That G-Power system is very nice. Wish more people had it here in the US.

I didn't know people were keeping track of the "fastest" M3 in the world. I'm sure most supercharged M3's with enough runway could peg fuel cut-off in 7th gear. So the "fastest" M3 would be the one with the balls to increase fuel cut-off beyond 8,600 (which is what many of us are running with ESS S/C kits) to something like 8,750.

Good stuff.

[Sapper_M3]

Originally Posted by Longboarder

That G-Power system is very nice. Wish more people had it here in the US.

I didn't know people were keeping track of the "fastest" M3 in the world. I'm sure most supercharged M3's with enough runway could peg fuel cut-off in 7th gear. So the "fastest" M3 would be the one with the balls to increase fuel cut-off beyond 8,600 (which is what many of us are running with ESS S/C kits) to something like 8,750.

Good stuff.

Or increasing the diameter of the wheels.

I'd have to do the math, but going 1 inch bigger in wheels is probably more significant an impact than 150 RPMs.

[Longboarder]

Originally Posted by Sapper_M3

Or increasing the diameter of the wheels.

I'd have to do the math, but going 1 inch bigger in wheels is probably more significant an impact than 150 RPMs.

Yes I think you mean overall tire diameter.

But I don't think there is room for a much larger diameter tire in the rear. Plus if you did that you'd also have to change the fronts incrementally in order to avoid tripping the ABS and other sensors.

I think 8,750 is the way to go.

[Sapper_M3]

Originally Posted by Longboarder

Yes I think you mean overall tire diameter.

But I don't think there is room for a much larger diameter tire in the rear. Plus if you did that you'd also have to change the fronts incrementally in order to avoid tripping the ABS and other sensors.

I think 8,750 is the way to go.

Yes I mean the overall diameter of what touches the ground.

True, though, not sure how much more room is possible--but if it's possible to get an extra inch the difference could be significant. Even better, max out both the overall diameter and increase the rev limiter as high (or a little higher?) than what is safe.

I won't be doing it with my car, but I'll keep posted on the results. Does anyone know what setup this guy was running?

[masq]

This is an extremely reckless video, and probably shouldn't be celebrated as something amazing. You can clearly see from the video that the driver is on an active 2-lane freeway, where he/she has to pass up vehicles to achieve speed. Going at 200+ mph, the driver is not only endangering themselves, but everyone else on the road.

[masq]

It's fine to have cars going fast. In fact, I can't get enough of John Hennessey's newest C7 Corvette breaking 200 mph recently - http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=B-gzNi6MRwI.

But this car is going 209 mph on a highway with other cars, at night. If this isn't reckless, I'd like to understand what exactly reckless driving is.

[SenorFunkyPants]

Originally Posted by Longboarder

I didn't know people were keeping track of the "fastest" M3 in the world. I'm sure most supercharged M3's with enough runway could peg fuel cut-off in 7th gear. So the "fastest" M3 would be the one with the balls to increase fuel cut-off beyond 8,600 (which is what many of us are running with ESS S/C kits) to something like 8,750.

Isn't the the rev counter only showing ~7000 rpm?

And I agree the guy is an imbecile doing that on a public road at night.

[CrucialScott]

Crazy that G-Power have put their logo's on that video as if its something good to promote! Unreal, i'll be surprise if the law doesn't catch up with you/them.

Plus don't most cars with 600BHP plus achieve 200MPH or more? Is this really that great?

I bet he had to do it at night to keep the tyre temp down because i bet he doesn't have 200MPH or greater rated tyres!

[Longboarder]

There's not many G-Power cars in the US. They are more popular in Germany so maybe this was done on the Autobahn.

[Edward]

Originally Posted by Longboarder

There's not many G-Power cars in the US. They are more popular in Germany so maybe this was done on the Autobahn.

This

[masq]

Good point - speed was being read as km/h, and the road signs you get a glimpse of looks like the blue Autobahn signs. But even if it's not illegal, wouldn't doing this at night still be dangerous?

[Arben72]

Originally Posted by masq

Good point - speed was being read as km/h, and the road signs you get a glimpse of looks like the blue Autobahn signs. But even if it's not illegal, wouldn't doing this at night still be dangerous?

I everyone followed the laws of sticking to the right unless passing and this driver is cautious, there isn't much danger. These runs are done at night usually to minimize traffic.

[swartzentruber]

Originally Posted by Arben72

I everyone followed the laws of sticking to the right unless passing and this driver is cautious, there isn't much danger. These runs are done at night usually to minimize traffic.

That's pretty much BS in a situation like this. Regardless of how well mannered the other drivers are (as I know the German drivers were, when I did ED), you simply don't have the visibility at night to be achieving these speeds. Anything much into the triple digits, and you'll be overdriving your headlights. I'm not sure how driving 200+ mph at night could in any sense of the word ever be considered "cautious".

Also, even if this was Germany, it's not clear this is actual autobahn (i.e. A roads), and I didn't think any of the B roads are unlimited. If this is 2 lane A road, from the parts I drove on, very little was unlimited, and usually if you see a road sign like this, it means an exit is coming up, and those sections by exits were never unlimited in my experience. Even in the unlimited sections, the German police expect you to use common sense, and I think it's likely this driver would have been ticketed by German police had they been caught. Frankly, I think it's stupid shenanigans like this that's pushing even a lot of Germans into supporting doing away with unlimited autobahn, which would be a shame.

[Nautik]

Originally Posted by masq

This is an extremely reckless video, and probably shouldn't be celebrated as something amazing. You can clearly see from the video that the driver is on an active 2-lane freeway, where he/she has to pass up vehicles to achieve speed. Going at 200+ mph, the driver is not only endangering themselves, but everyone else on the road.

This is obviously not in the US if you look at the signs. Looks like the Autobahn to me.

Might wanna slow your hate wagon down a little bit and realize not everyone lives in the US. Conditions and drivers on the Autobahn are VERY different than the morons on the roads in the US.

[Lucrecio84]

Originally Posted by SenorFunkyPants

And I agree the guy is an imbecile doing that on a public road at night.

[SenorFunkyPants]

Originally Posted by Nautik

This is obviously not in the US if you look at the signs. Looks like the Autobahn to me.
Might wanna slow your hate wagon down a little bit and realize not everyone lives in the US. Conditions and drivers on the Autobahn are VERY different than the morons on the roads in the US.

Do any of you speed queens have any idea of the stopping distance from 209mph?
At that speed you are covering 100 yards per second and IF you could hold 1G braking (without fading) down to 0mph you would need around 482 yards to stop. And if GPOWER are endorsing this video then they are as stupid as the driver (and the morons who think its cool)..

[Arben72]

Originally Posted by swartzentruber

That's pretty much BS in a situation like this. Regardless of how well mannered the other drivers are (as I know the German drivers were, when I did ED), you simply don't have the visibility at night to be achieving these speeds. Anything much into the triple digits, and you'll be overdriving your headlights. I'm not sure how driving 200+ mph at night could in any sense of the word ever be considered "cautious".

Also, even if this was Germany, it's not clear this is actual autobahn (i.e. A roads), and I didn't think any of the B roads are unlimited. If this is 2 lane A road, from the parts I drove on, very little was unlimited, and usually if you see a road sign like this, it means an exit is coming up, and those sections by exits were never unlimited in my experience. Even in the unlimited sections, the German police expect you to use common sense, and I think it's likely this driver would have been ticketed by German police had they been caught. Frankly, I think it's stupid shenanigans like this that's pushing even a lot of Germans into supporting doing away with unlimited autobahn, which would be a shame.

Safe and cautious is used in a relative sense. Most of the autobahn that I drove on on my way to the Czech Republic was dead straight for miles and only two lanes. As long as other drivers have their lights and look over their shoulder when passing they're safe. Adhl 2 headlights move up the faster your going, so over driving your headlights isn't too much of an issue.

[Craigy]

Originally Posted by SenorFunkyPants

Do any of you speed queens have any idea of the stopping distance from 209mph?
At that speed you are covering 100 yards per second and IF you could hold 1G braking (without fading) down to 0mph you would need around 482 yards to stop. And if GPOWER are endorsing this video then they are as stupid as the driver (and the morons who think its cool)..

How often do you need to come to a complete stop when traveling on the autobahn in the middle of the night?

Well, actually it's probably more often than I'd initially imagine...

[Chill72]

Originally Posted by masq

This is an extremely reckless video, and probably shouldn't be celebrated as something amazing. You can clearly see from the video that the driver is on an active 2-lane freeway, where he/she has to pass up vehicles to achieve speed. Going at 200+ mph, the driver is not only endangering themselves, but everyone else on the road.

Not everyone buys M3 to drive it like a good little jewish boy. Some people get them to drive like a bat out of hell.

Relax a little, this kind of speed is done daily in Germany although maybe not at 200 MPH...But a lot of people cruise at 130-140 MPH in unrestricted sections here.