I got an indicated 120mph out of my '02 Celica 1.8 VVTi this afternoon. No
> mods, half a tank of fuel and a boot full of the usual bits & bobs. Air con
> off and windows shut. Shades on ;-)
> The GPS said 113mph but I'd rather say the 120.
> In the end it just ran out of grunt rather than track.
> It's almost the same speed as I got out of my previous car, a V reg 2.0
> Cougar. The Cougar just took that bit longer to get to max speed and that
> time I nearly did run out of track.
> Anyone any comparisons?
>
> S-J
1985 Toyota Corolla GTS, 1.6L Twin Cam, bought in 1986, road trip from Hartford to Toronto, 1987. Wife and luggage on board (I travel VERY lightly)
Volvo and Prelude walk by me on the 401 like I'm in reverse! OK, they'll pay my ticket!
Needle tickled 130. and I KNOW the speedo was accurate at 100MPH for a fact! (and, uh, $275 later...) ;)
The only reason I let up was I could feel the front end lifting a bit; totally stock, no mods whatsoever. It also felt like it was running out of oomph, but it may have had 5 more MPH in it.