The Fastest Car You've Driven, and the Car You've Driven Fastest

"Matthew Keyser" (teisco15) 09/16/2015 at 22:01 • Filed to: None

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I’ve driven some quick cars in my short few years of driving. Almost undoubtedly, the fastest would have to be the 1970 454 Corvette that I actually owned 1/4 of for the better part of a month last year before it was sold to a buyer in Germany.

While that car was almost certainly the fastest in a straight line out of any other car I’ve driven, I babied the thing. We bought it with the intent to flip and I didn’t want to be the guy to ruin that. I also was just starting to get comfortable with driving a manual, and driving in general come to think of it. So while the Corvette was the fastest car I’ve driven, I certainly didn’t drive it the fastest.

Naturally then, we turn to my Merkur XR4Ti which can easily sail well into the triple digits, however I haven’t explored much higher than just over speeds that would be deemed wreckless on nearly any US street. This is only happened a few times, because whenever I go fast in it, my mind immediately flashes all the worst case scenarios ending in my car in a ditch or tree and my wallet empty.

So neither the fastest car I’ve driven, nor the car I’ve driven most claim the title for car I’ve driven fastest. That title goes to my mothers 2012 Kia Sedona.

Yes, a minivan. In all fairness though, this thing hauls for a big minivan. On the way home from a short day trip, I was behind the wheel with cruise control set at.... Let’s say... 99.75 mph. Many times I exceeded this while passing and so on, but was even passed on numerous occasions despite the speed I was traveling.

So, dualsided question this evening: What’s the fastest car you’ve driven, and the car you’ve driven fastest?

Nibby > Matthew Keyser 09/16/2015 at 22:05

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An SLK55 AMG is the fastest car I’ve driven.

The fastest I’ve gone was 95mph, twice... briefly. It was terrifying because of the cars I did it in... a Toyota Prius and a Jeep Wrangler. That was years ago.

I haven’t even touched 80mph in weeks.

f86sabre > Matthew Keyser 09/16/2015 at 22:08

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Fastest I’ve gone was in my Evo followed by a Z4 on the autobahn. Fastest car I’ve driven was probably my friend’s Exige S.

fhrblig > Matthew Keyser 09/16/2015 at 22:09

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For someone who claims to be an enthusiast, I’ve driven very few... enthusiastic cars? Probably a ‘98 Camaro Z28. It was ridiculously fast though.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Matthew Keyser 09/16/2015 at 22:10

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Fastest car I’ve ever driven (I think):

Car I’ve driven fastest, between 120-125:

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Matthew Keyser 09/16/2015 at 22:10

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Fastest car I’ve driven: My ST -_-

Fastest I’ve gone is 140mph in it once, on a windy day on an empty stretch of freeway after a car show. That was last spring, I’ve hit 110 maybe two or three more times since.

Was so close to the 155 limit.

smobgirl > Matthew Keyser 09/16/2015 at 22:11

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I’ve never been on a track so it’s all pretty tame, but the fastest I’ve driven was the NJ turnpike after getting stuck for a road closure for 3 hours. Unfortunately it was a 1981 280ZX and the speedo topped out at 85. Couldn’t tell you what the fastest car was.

MM54 > Matthew Keyser 09/16/2015 at 22:11

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Fasted car I’ve driven is probably my friend’s e39 M5. The car I’ve driven fastest was a rental, of course. Not going into details on that one...

BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. > Matthew Keyser 09/16/2015 at 22:12

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The fastest car I’ve driven is the same as the car I’ve driven the fastest. A Dodge Ram 1500 with the 5.7 Hemi.

Don’t tell my dad.

I got it to higher than it’s rated top speed of 107 mph, which was 109.

It gets there surprisingly quickly.

CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) > Matthew Keyser 09/16/2015 at 22:13

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I’ve driven a slow car (1999 Infinti QX4) at ~93 MPH downhill. It was terrifying. I've driven my Matrix to 80 mph. I had a friend take it up to 118. Somehow a Honda Pilot driven by a suburban mother stayed on my ass.

Matthew Keyser > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 09/16/2015 at 22:13

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Focus ST I'm assuming. Sounds like a good time.

BReLp7dzHM3ytYsE > Matthew Keyser 09/16/2015 at 22:14

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Fastest car I’ve driven: 991 Cab with PDK (valeting)

Car I've driven fastest: Audi A4 2.0T (125 mph)

Matthew Keyser > fhrblig 09/16/2015 at 22:14

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A lot of us loved cars long before we ever got behind the wheel. Doesn't matter what you drive, as long as you love it.

BReLp7dzHM3ytYsE > BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. 09/16/2015 at 22:15

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Pickup trucks are fast dude

Matthew Keyser > Nibby 09/16/2015 at 22:15

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I've driven a Wrangler once. You're a much braver man than I.

Nibby > Matthew Keyser 09/16/2015 at 22:16

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Felt like the car was going to crumble all over 87

Matthew Keyser > BReLp7dzHM3ytYsE 09/16/2015 at 22:17

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That 2.0 is one hell of a motor.

BJ > Matthew Keyser 09/16/2015 at 22:18

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For me, probably the same car: 2004 or 2005 BMW 320d wagon, 6MT - 200 km/h on the Autobahn. It had plenty of steam left, but it was late and it was on winter tires rated to 210. Not my car - belonged to my employer. (My boss had a 335d with the M-Sport package and it was frighteningly fast. He took us from 120 up to about 250 km/h in the blink of an eye.)

Besides that, I briefly owned a 1987 BMW 325 sedan that I got up to 185 km/h (just once) and a 199x Mercury Grand Marquis LS that did 175 km/h (just once) on roads around my hometown in Alberta.

Oh, I also drove a rented VW Polo with a 1.2L engine that topped out at around 163 km/h, and a Mercedes-Benz A150 that I got up to maybe 170 or 175 km/h?

I don’t recall having driven faster in anything else...

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Matthew Keyser 09/16/2015 at 22:18

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Yes.

Snuze: Needs another Swede > Matthew Keyser 09/16/2015 at 22:18

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Fastest car I’ve driven: Ferrari 458. I hit a buck twenty and change in it.

Fastest I’ve given in a car: 140 in my WRX. Also did the same in my Dad’s 96 Impala SS.

Fastest I’ve gone period: 183+ MPH on my CBR1000RR. I held the throttle pinned and was tucked on the tank. When I thought I had enough, I rolled off the throttle and stole a glance down as I was decelerating, so maybe a hair faster? But I can verify 183.

BReLp7dzHM3ytYsE > Matthew Keyser 09/16/2015 at 22:20

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Yeah it’s my friend’s old car. I think they lightly modified the turbos or something. I also got to drive his 7.3 Powerstroke F-350. That thing is a monster. He’s got a W220 S430 now.

Scary__goongala! > Matthew Keyser 09/16/2015 at 22:21

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Sadly in terms of straight line speed at least, my mom’s 11’ V6 Escape is the fastest car I’ve driven. Fastest I’ve driven a car was 111 mph in a base model 99’ Chevy Malibu.

unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins) > Matthew Keyser 09/16/2015 at 22:21

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Is this a entrapment question?

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Nibby 09/16/2015 at 22:22

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I drove a band new Wrangler, and it felt like it wasn’t happy with 45mph. I salute you, sir.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Matthew Keyser 09/16/2015 at 22:23

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Fastest car I’ve driven: 2009 Mustang GT

Car I’ve driven fastest: 2002 Trailblazer.

I hit the Trailblazer’s drag limited top speed of 127mph once. That’s when I realized my actual first car needed to be slower. Now I struggle to hit 90, so I don’t try.

Caleb "If a rally car can do it, so can my Malibu" M. S. > fhrblig 09/16/2015 at 22:23

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In the same boat as you there. Fastest car would be 1970 440 Challenger (maybe?) if not that then an Audi A6 3.0T Quattro Supercharged. Car i’ve driven fastest: chevy malibu, 12o even (yes it is supposed to be limited to 118 shh. And why bother with the limiter if it only goes to 120?)

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) 09/16/2015 at 22:23

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Those pilots are quick. That 3.5 V6 kicks ass

Someone told me that on the highway they would easily break 100

Not that I’d know or anything...

BorkBorkBjork > Matthew Keyser 09/16/2015 at 22:26

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Fastest Car I have ever driven: My 2005 GTO after Lingenfelter put the Supercharger kit on it.

Fastest I have ever driven a car: My 2005 GTO, before Lingenfelter put the Supercharger kit on it.

I will not disclose the speed at which I attained with the Goat before I purchased the kit, but by the time I was able to afford the blower I was old enough to realize that driving that fast was stupid and dangerous. Now I keep it on the track.

Chasaboo > Matthew Keyser 09/16/2015 at 22:27

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Ferrari, Ferrari. They’re kind of crap cars to be honest but they go. I get to drive cars for music videos, TV shows and films. Out in the desert on location you can open them up. The coolest thing I’ve driven a John Deere 9560RT. A tracked vehicle with a steering wheel, who comes up with that idea? You can take out a wall in a second if you don’t know what you’re doing.

Matthew Keyser > unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins) 09/16/2015 at 22:27

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You can trust me. We’re all friends here.

Matthew Keyser > Chasaboo 09/16/2015 at 22:29

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This response was not nearly long enough to even remotely do justice to the amazing information you've just shared. Please elaborate!

BReLp7dzHM3ytYsE > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 09/16/2015 at 22:29

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I hit 94 in my 4Runner once. It was completely terrifying

Matthew Keyser > BReLp7dzHM3ytYsE 09/16/2015 at 22:31

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My Brother in law has a heavily tuned F350 SuperDuty. The thing absolutely rips.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > BReLp7dzHM3ytYsE 09/16/2015 at 22:31

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Let’s put it this way, in the Trailblazer it felt like I was just cruising, the 4Runner was just daring me to bump the wheel. I’ve been in scarier things though.

Nibby > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 09/16/2015 at 22:31

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Thanks. It was scary.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Matthew Keyser 09/16/2015 at 22:32

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I haven't driven anything fast. :(

Matthew Keyser > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 09/16/2015 at 22:32

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But you Daily drive a DRAGON. Are you meaning to tell me that dragons are not fast!?

Blondude > Matthew Keyser 09/16/2015 at 22:32

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I haven’t driven a whole lot of cars in the few years I’ve had my license and I rarely do any highway driving because suburbs. The fastest car I’ve driven would probably be my grandpa’s Olds 442 (although that was in a parking lot learning stick) and the fastest I’ve gone was probably 80ish mph (you really don’t want to go any faster in a Land Cruiser).

Wow, that’s kind of disappointing for a supposed enthusiast.

wafflesnfalafel > Matthew Keyser 09/16/2015 at 22:33

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How about fastest in the slowest car? Beat this - 104 in an 1986 Honda DX 4spd manual hatch with the crappy little 1.3 4cyl, (yes - it was down a big hill.) Otherwise, fastest ever was a smidge over double the limit in a 65 zone...

TheJWT > Matthew Keyser 09/16/2015 at 22:34

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Question - Does moving a car around a garage count as driving it?

If so, then Lamborghini Huracan.

And the car I’ve driven fastest is my buddy’s Mustang Mach 1, closely followed by a leased stripper model Jetta.

Sn210 > Matthew Keyser 09/16/2015 at 22:34

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Fastest car driven was a STi swapped, rally prepped Impreza wagon

Fastest I’ve driven was ~110 in my Acura TL-S

Corey CC97, MAZDA DPI IS STILL BAE JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV VISIT FLORIDA RACING LIVES FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS > Matthew Keyser 09/16/2015 at 22:35

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Same car for both. Ferrari 458. 130 mph.

Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > Matthew Keyser 09/16/2015 at 22:38

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Fastest car I’ve driven was a corvette c7 but I didn’t go much faster than highway speeds and the fastest I’ve ever driven was about 130 in one of those nascar driving experiences

Matthew Keyser > Blondude 09/16/2015 at 22:39

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Doesn't matter what you drive as long as you love it. I loved cars long before I had driven anything at all.

Matthew Keyser > TheJWT 09/16/2015 at 22:41

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I’d say for something as prestigious as a Huracan, if the car was on while you moved it and you actually put it in gear than I’d say yes. Merely steering while being pushed? Not so much

beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard > Matthew Keyser 09/16/2015 at 22:41

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Fastest car I’ve driven would have been a 440kw falcon turbo, but I only moved it for a mate.

Fasted I’ve driven was 245kph indicated in my old MR2 Bathurst. That’s 150mph or so in the old money

Carnage717 > Matthew Keyser 09/16/2015 at 22:41

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Fastest Car I’ve driven was a friends uncles 92 Dodge Viper

Fastest I’ve gone in a car was in my own 99 Trans Am Ws6, made up to 130ish.

OPPOsaurus WRX > Matthew Keyser 09/16/2015 at 22:42

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Fastest car:one of the two in front

Car I’ve gone fastest in:

flyingmetalbird > Matthew Keyser 09/16/2015 at 22:42

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Fastest car I’ve driven: 2007 C6 Corvette

Car I’ve driven fastest: 2008 Volvo XC70 with snow tires and a ski box:)

I got it up to 116 once, in the winter maybe....

stuttgartobsessed > Matthew Keyser 09/16/2015 at 22:44

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fastest car driven: Aston Martin V12 Vanquish S

car driven fastest: BMW E39 530i

TheJWT > Matthew Keyser 09/16/2015 at 22:44

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Turned it on, put it in gear, drove it about 15 ft.

10/10 would creep again.

Milky > Matthew Keyser 09/16/2015 at 22:47

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Fastest car I’ve driven:

Car I’ve driven the fastest:

Sadly I hit a 5mph slower speed in Crossfire, than the SC. I should try that again someday.

BReLp7dzHM3ytYsE > Matthew Keyser 09/16/2015 at 22:49

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I want one so bad dude

Frenchlicker > Matthew Keyser 09/16/2015 at 22:49

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Not too many opportunities to drive fast cars. So the fastest I’ve driven is also in the fastest car I’ve driven 120mph in a 2015 Ford Focus hatchback.

BReLp7dzHM3ytYsE > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 09/16/2015 at 22:49

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The 4Runner was stable, it just felt like it was gonna grenade itself mechanically

Matthew Keyser > TheJWT 09/16/2015 at 22:51

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In my book then, you sir drove a Huracan.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > BReLp7dzHM3ytYsE 09/16/2015 at 22:51

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Mine has a 4 inch lift.

Frenchlicker > Nibby 09/16/2015 at 22:52

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I’m assuming a Wrangler at 95 is even more terrifying than a Liberty at 105.

BReLp7dzHM3ytYsE > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 09/16/2015 at 22:52

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Haha that changes the game a bit

TheRealBicycleBuck > Matthew Keyser 09/16/2015 at 22:52

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This is one of my favorite ice-breakers. The fastest car I’ve driven is my WRX, but isn’t the car I’ve gone the fastest in. I’m going to cheat. I have three.

The first of these was a 1976 Camaro. It was owned by a coworker and I borrowed it to make a quick run home. The road home crossed a floodplain where it was two miles of flat, straight open road with nothing but fields on both sides. Yes, I floored it. I stopped accelerating when the upper radiator hose developed a pinhole leak. I was fortunate that the leak stopped once I backed off. I was honest about it with the owner and offered to pay for a new hose.

The second was my motorcycle, an ‘83 Yamaha Seca 650 Turbo. . I was on a long trip where I spent about an hour stuck in traffic. When the road cleared, I decided to make up some time. I tucked in behind the windscreen to eliminate some of the drag. I slowed down when I turned into the setting sun and the glare on the windscreen blinded me. When I lifted my head up to look over the screen, the helmet acted like a wing and decided it wanted to fly off my head. That’s when I decided to slow down.

The last was in a Dodge Stealth owned by my girlfriend at the time. She wanted to see how fast it would go. So we picked a quiet rural road and I opened it up. I slowed when I ran out of road.

In all three instances, I was going around 135 mph before slowing down.

This is why the fastest car I’ve driven isn’t the car I’ve driven fastest. I learned better. Thankfully, I didn't hurt myself or anyone else in the process.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > BReLp7dzHM3ytYsE 09/16/2015 at 22:54

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It actually has a wider stance now, so it actually handles pretty well for what it is. I take it a hell of a lot faster around corners than my Dad’s 2WD Ram.

Nibby > Frenchlicker 09/16/2015 at 22:56

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heh I have driven a Liberty too but never above 70mph

BReLp7dzHM3ytYsE > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 09/16/2015 at 22:59

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That's scary

TheRealBicycleBuck > BJ 09/16/2015 at 23:01

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Perhaps we should all use kph - it makes everything seem so much faster!

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > BReLp7dzHM3ytYsE 09/16/2015 at 23:01

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Not really, it’s not bad at all. Now that the suspension is kind of warn out, it’s a little more rolly, but it’s still kind of nimble.

cazzyodo > Matthew Keyser 09/16/2015 at 23:03

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Fastest car I’ve driven? Rally Evo with race fuel. (Maybe 40... tops)

Car I’ve driven fastest? My ST. (Undisclosed speed)

Chris Kasinskas > Matthew Keyser 09/16/2015 at 23:10

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Everyone knows rental cars are the fastest cars IN THE WORLD

unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins) > Matthew Keyser 09/16/2015 at 23:15

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Fastest driven 90 mph on 04 silverado.

Fastest car even driven so far 96 BMW 740il.

Officer Jim Lahey is not a real cop > Matthew Keyser 09/16/2015 at 23:15

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Probably the same car in both cases:

A rental.

Seriously though, it was a brand-new 525dd with M-sport package. I drove it for a weekend on Germany, exploring the country and the 155-mph limiter.

Frenchlicker > Nibby 09/16/2015 at 23:20

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MPG kind of plummets above 60-65 I noticed and that was already bad enough.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Matthew Keyser 09/16/2015 at 23:32

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Dragons are plenty fast. I was guessing that we were talking about cars since it is a car forum. The fastest I’ve ever been in a car is about 115. I wasn’t even driving. It was a E46 330CI and there was a surprising amount of wind noise from the convertible top.

BJ > TheRealBicycleBuck 09/16/2015 at 23:35

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Yep. 200 km/h is fast, but when I think that I’ve been a passenger in a car at up to 250, I have trouble even understanding the number. It’s big!

Twinpowermeansoneturbo > Matthew Keyser 09/16/2015 at 23:39

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Fastest Car I’ve Driven:

Car Driven Fastest:

Im proud to have owned both.

Nibby > Frenchlicker 09/16/2015 at 23:42

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The best I ever got was 20mpg in the Wrangler and I tried valiantly.

The worst? 11.

For the 2014 Sequoia, which replaced it... 12 at worst and 21 best. 1,500 pound difference and a 5.7L engine.

Autofixation > Matthew Keyser 09/16/2015 at 23:43

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Fastest car I’ve driven:

2013 BMW 535i

Car I’ve driven fastest:

1997 Subaru Legacy GT Wagon-120 mph

CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 09/16/2015 at 23:46

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Trust me,I've heard stories about Accords with V6s. They all are supposedly very quick.

rb1971 ARGQF+CayenneTurbo+E9+328GTS+R90S > Matthew Keyser 09/17/2015 at 00:02

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Fastest car driven (but I kept it under 100).

Fastest I’ve driven in a car (~160 - so stupid). [NOTE: This one was not mine.]

EDIT: Crap, no, that’s wrong. I drove a girlfriend’s mother’s specially breathed on M3 in 2000 on the Autobahn from Munich to Innsbruck at around 265kph. That was faster, but a lot safer.

V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches > Matthew Keyser 09/17/2015 at 00:11

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Fastest car ? Mine . Fastest I've ever driven, 130 ish on the way back from Chicago.

Gripevo1 > Matthew Keyser 09/17/2015 at 00:21

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Fastest car ive driven-

Fastest I’ve driven was in this (160ish)-

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > Matthew Keyser 09/17/2015 at 00:48

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Fastest car I’ve driven so far? A 08 Cadillac STS with the v8. The fastest I’ve ever driven was about 210 km/h on the Autobahn last year in a 240,000 kilometer Audi A4 Avant 2.0 tdi.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Matthew Keyser 09/17/2015 at 01:16

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Tuned SL65 was the fastest, 750hp 850tq.

Somewhere over 140mph an S63 coupe, before those even went on sale if memory serves.

Santiago of Escuderia Boricua > Matthew Keyser 09/17/2015 at 04:55

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Fastest car: last gen ctsv, only for like 15 minutes

Gone fastest: my 06 eclipse GT. I think it was limited at 135.

Special mention: I took my 05 CBR600RR up to 147 once. Two wheels good

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Matthew Keyser 09/17/2015 at 07:56

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Afaik, Malibu Maxx SS was fastest, and my truck went fastest.

No details need be given.

FlimFlamMan > Matthew Keyser 09/17/2015 at 08:06

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My WRX that is modified a little. It’ll run a high 12 so it has a little giddy-up. I’ve never taken any vehicle higher than 120 (on a track of course).

However, I’ve rode in some cars that have nearly caused me to defecate.

Matthew Keyser > Twinpowermeansoneturbo 09/17/2015 at 08:08

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Love the M235!

Matthew Keyser > Gripevo1 09/17/2015 at 08:10

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Ahhhh I need more details!

Roundbadge > Matthew Keyser 09/17/2015 at 08:19

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Fastest car I’ve driven was a Lotus Seven replica. I didn’t drive it terribly fast, probably didn’t exceed 60. It felt like I was doing 120 though.

Car I’ve driven the fastest was my mom’s ‘93 Grand Prix, which hit 127 one evening in late 1993. It was still pulling when the person in the passenger seat started screaming about the upcoming turn, which was actually a very gradual turn but they didn’t know.

X37.9XXS > Matthew Keyser 09/17/2015 at 09:04

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Both

Rich Italian girlfriends are the best!

(When you’re in your early 20’s)

haveacarortwoorthree2 > Matthew Keyser 09/17/2015 at 09:45

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Driven fastest: Retired NASCAR vehicle at Texas Motor Speedway — I think the governor limits it to 150 and I hit it (although I discovered the key is to almost hit it because the engine cuts out for too long once the governor kicks in).

Fastest car: Roush Stage 3 Mustang

Twinpowermeansoneturbo > Matthew Keyser 09/17/2015 at 12:28

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It's a lot of fun. I should be finally taking re-delivery of it here in the states tomorrow.

Gripevo1 > Matthew Keyser 09/17/2015 at 15:39

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They both belong to a good friend. I put a bunch of miles on the 12c. only driven the p1 a handful of times(enough to know that its psycho as hell). Both cars are phenomenally fast.

Vimto > Matthew Keyser 10/06/2015 at 21:09

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Fastest car I’ve driven was a 2007 BMW 335i, was test driving it, only got it up to 50 mph. The fastest I’ve driven is 90 mph, in my Mercury Grand Marquis, I stopped there because I was told that the driveshaft couldn't handle more than 94 mph