Top Speed

Speedtrap · 11-07-2008, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by CTe92M3

170 mph or 17mph it's all good. the other night I just stayed in he car for about 1 hr parked in my driveway. and loving it. ( just got the car 5 day ago)

Do you need a doctor? Have you not been aking your pills lately?

Eurotrash8 · 11-07-2008, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by CTe92M3

170 mph or 17mph it's all good. the other night I just stayed in he car for about 1 hr parked in my driveway. and loving it. ( just got the car 5 day ago)

What the fuck were you doing in the car for an hour to fog up the windows like that?

Jdebitjr · 11-07-2008, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by bigmaze

hey dude the limiter is set at 170..i ve done it about 4 time on autobahn 3 ..im stationed in germany and have an american specs m3 coupe

Cool--lived there as a kid in wiesbaden from 1977 to 1980...too bad I was WAAAAY to young to drive BMWs....

MMMorish · 11-07-2008, 10:12 PM

If most of you guys are reporting a 170mph limiter, then why is BMW claiming it's 155mph? Why are they being modest and not just admit it's 170mph?

icemang17 · 11-08-2008, 11:04 AM

The really scary part is how effortless the M3 gets to those speeds.....I've been over 150 several times....and the car is so stable you can just about take your hands off the steering wheel.....

rzm3 · 11-08-2008, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by MMMorish

If most of you guys are reporting a 170mph limiter, then why is BMW claiming it's 155mph? Why are they being modest and not just admit it's 170mph?

1. top speed can be affected by many things, slope, wind, etc... Just because a car gets to 170 doesnt mean on a perfect standard atmophere flat road it can go beyond 155mph.

2. The reason why BMW limits speed (or at least claims to do so) is because its in an agreemeny w several other companys to set top speed at 155mph.

Dascamel · 11-08-2008, 12:46 PM

Its been confirmed many times over that M3 has a higher limit than 155... not sure why.

jbrucebmw · 11-08-2008, 06:05 PM

I hit 155 in the E90 335i with no drama.

http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo...XqFTlSUN7klHxQ

tailgate1234 · 11-08-2008, 06:23 PM

Aren't all BMW speedometers deliberately set to show a faster speed than the car is actually going?

MrHarris · 11-08-2008, 07:25 PM

So the m3's get a 170mph limiter? If so, this is great news

JPH · 11-08-2008, 07:44 PM

not so impressive for this string but, hit a digitally indicated 148 in what I am now calling the "Bonneville Corn Flats" (central Illinois). From 120 upward, the car "hunkered down" and was rock steady. My nerves and the other drivers were not so, steady. Hence I never saw anything above 150.

Damn the Germans and their autobahn!! Stuck here in America with sub-par roads and sub-par drivers. I really think anything above 130 on 99% of roads in America is incredibly dangerous...no one is checking their rear view, you can trust that.

JPH · 11-08-2008, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by icemang17

The really scary part is how effortless the M3 gets to those speeds.....I've been over 150 several times....and the car is so stable you can just about take your hands off the steering wheel.....

+1 on this. My old 330Ci felt ever bit of everything above 130....the E92 M3 is the closest thing I have driven to a "supercar" and the ease and rapidity with which it hit 148 was amazing to me...quite impressive.

JPH · 11-08-2008, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by CTe92M3

170 mph or 17mph it's all good. the other night I just stayed in he car for about 1 hr parked in my driveway. and loving it. ( just got the car 5 day ago)

Nice! When I first bought mine, I would just be walking by it (maybe doing yard work, etc.) and would get in it for no reason, smell the leather and fire it up just to rev and listen.

JMD0977 · 11-08-2008, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by icemang17

The really scary part is how effortless the M3 gets to those speeds.....I've been over 150 several times....and the car is so stable you can just about take your hands off the steering wheel.....

+2. I've gone little over 160mph more than a couple of times and I was very impressed and felt super safe. With the top up, its super quite. With the top down, it feels like skydiving on the highway. Its fuc*ing beautiful. I love this car.

Atny286 · 11-09-2008, 09:38 AM

How do you guys Break-in the car in Germany???
Do you need warning signals on the Autobahn ::Can;t go over 5500RPM::

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Dascamel Lieutenant Colonel 48 Rep 1,664 Posts Drives: 2008 e92 M3, 2010 e91 328i Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bakersfield, CA iTrader: (0)	Its been confirmed many times over that M3 has a higher limit than 155... not sure why. __________________ 2008 E92 M3 Jerez Black,DCT,Fox Red ext,Prem,Tech,19", ipod/usb, CF roof and trim 2010 E91 328i Space Gray,Black int, M sport, most options 2007 Montego Blue 335i (retired)
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tailgate1234 Private First Class 15 Rep 173 Posts Drives: 2008 M3 Sedan Silverstone II Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: SF Bay Area iTrader: (0)	Aren't all BMW speedometers deliberately set to show a faster speed than the car is actually going?
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11-08-2008, 07:44 PM	#33
JPH Second Lieutenant 20 Rep 254 Posts Drives: E92 M3 Coupe Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Chicago iTrader: (0)	not so impressive for this string but, hit a digitally indicated 148 in what I am now calling the "Bonneville Corn Flats" (central Illinois). From 120 upward, the car "hunkered down" and was rock steady. My nerves and the other drivers were not so, steady. Hence I never saw anything above 150. Damn the Germans and their autobahn!! Stuck here in America with sub-par roads and sub-par drivers. I really think anything above 130 on 99% of roads in America is incredibly dangerous...no one is checking their rear view, you can trust that.
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