What rev's your PETROL car doing at 120 kmph?

challengemaster

Which gear...I'm normally still in 3rd when I hit 120kph

I'll check later for 3rd/4th/5th

SV

challengemaster wrote: »

Which gear...I'm normally still in 3rd when I hit 120kph

I'll check later for 3rd/4th/5th

What kind of car do you drive?

projectgtr

challengemaster wrote: »

Which gear...I'm normally still in 3rd when I hit 120kph

I'll check later for 3rd/4th/5th

3rd gear at 120kph!!!did someone fit a VZR engine?? what does she top out at in 3rd before the limiter?

mondeo

97' lancer mx 1.3 3700rpm in fifth gear

Volvo S80 2.0L 3250rpm in fifth gear

SV

projectgtr wrote: »

3rd gear at 120kph!!!did someone fit a VZR engine?? what does she top out at in 3rd before the limiter?

Nearly every car would do 120kph in 3rd gear surely?

mondeo

SV wrote: »

Nearly every car would do 120kph in 3rd gear surely?

I'd say more or less

challengemaster

projectgtr wrote: »

3rd gear at 120kph!!!did someone fit a VZR engine?? what does she top out at in 3rd before the limiter?

haha, nope.. rev limiter is 7k, so it just makes 89mph before hitting it

drakshug

Volvo S40 1.8 - 3300 in fifth.

unkel

challengemaster wrote: »

I'm normally still in 3rd when I hit 120kph

My 928 is still in 3rd at 200km/h if I press my foot down hard enough

guil

Drummerboy08 wrote: »

Yours must be sick then cos mine hits it around 3500rpm. 1.4 Focus 5 speed.

ha ha i'm rarely on the motorway in my car so wasnt sure

cabrwab

between 3500 and 3750 @120Kph
There or there abouts!
Never really pay much of an attention.

05 Mazda 3 1.4

jayok

About 2200 RPM at 120 km/hr. BMW 325.

PaddyTheNth

The Real B-man wrote: »

Seat Ibiza 1.2 3Pot 4000 rpm

Seat Ibiza 1.4 - 3500 rpm.

Kersh

!997 Jaguar XK8, Auto, 4.0 V8 - in 5th at 120kph its doing exactly 2000 rpm. Barely ticking over.

1976 Ferrari 308 GTB, 3.0 V8 - in 5th at 120kph its doing 3800ish . .

challengemaster

unkel wrote: »

My 928 is still in 3rd at 200km/h if I press my foot down hard enough

Noice

SouperComputer

Volvo S80 T6 - smidge under 2000RPM @ 120KPH. Only 4 gears LOL, pulls about 84 in 2nd before it changes up to third. Cant remember what it pulls at the top of third and I'll need a pretty clear road to find out, its well past 200 for sure.

Mimikyu

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Zonda999

The Real B-man wrote: »

Seat Ibiza 1.2 3Pot 4000 rpm

Cheers, saved me from having to check!

Ever notice how its perfectly at 3k rpm at 60mph too?

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

01 1.4l focus, approx 3000 rpm.

sdanseo

My Corsa B - 1996 has no rev counter at all so I have absolutely no idea. Stupid opel.

JHMEG

unkel wrote: »

My 928 is still in 3rd at 200km/h if I press my foot down hard enough

Is that cos it only has 3 gears?

Blazer

2005 1.6 Nissan Primera..120kph @ 3100

scudzilla

scudzilla wrote: »

04 Focus 1.4 - Still tryin to get there

Finally got there, a few days later but damn, the ride was worth it

04 Focus 1.4 - 3,200 (Feelin all proud of me car now :D)

copacetic

2200 in 6th (auto). 3.0L petrol.

nialler

00 S320 petrol around 2700rpm at 120kph, peugot 206 off the scale doesn't get to 120kph to easily.

JHMEG

Actually had a look today. 2800 at 120 km/h or 2600 at 70 mph. 1.3L Civic IMA

dunsandin

Skoda Octavia. 120 kph, engine just idling. There is nothing a skoda cant do.

unkel

JHMEG wrote: »

Is that cos it only has 3 gears?

LOL, someone was gonna ask me that. It's a 4-speed ZF autobox (same box as the one used in the W126 Mercedes S-class of the 80s) and according to the manual, it changes from 3rd to 4th gear at 199km/h. So I was exaggerating slightly for dramatic effect, although the indicated speed is just above 200km/h. I have tried it

JHMEG

unkel wrote: »

LOL, someone was gonna ask me that. It's a 4-speed ZF autobox (same box as the one used in the W126 Mercedes S-class of the 80s) and according to the manual, it changes from 3rd to 4th gear at 199km/h. So I was exaggerating slightly for dramatic effect, although the indicated speed is just above 200km/h. I have tried it

I was only trying to wind you up anyway

unkel

JHMEG wrote: »

I was only trying to wind you up anyway

Well you had a good point

The first series 928 (mine's a second series) indeed had a 3-speed autobox. And the vast majority of 928s ever sold were auto (3 or 4 speed) and not the manual 5 speed.

longhalloween

Corsa 1 litre- touchin on 4k rpm.

JHMEG

unkel wrote: »

Well you had a good point

The first series 928 (mine's a second series) indeed had a 3-speed autobox. And the vast majority of 928s ever sold were auto (3 or 4 speed) and not the manual 5 speed.

You sure that's not a 3 speed + overdrive in the 2nd series?

bladebrew

citroen saxo 1.1
just over 3500rpm at 120, it struggles a bit with the uphill bits on the m8 though:)

Absurdum

what do I win?

unkel

Absurdum wrote: »

what do I win?

Meh. Anyone can take their foot off the accelerator

Absurdum

unkel wrote: »

Meh. Anyone can take their foot off the accelerator

I did cuz it was on cruise control (two green lights on bottom right) :P

unkel

Absurdum wrote: »

I did cuz it was on cruise control (two green lights on bottom right) :P

Very nice

BTW you weren't going downhill now, were you?

What car is it? No offence but the dash doesn't look like it belongs to one of the class topping cars on this thread in terms of low rpms at 120km/h - mostly V8 petrols

rain on

About 3800 I think, somewhere in the upper 3000s anyway. 1.4 Skoda Fabia, 5 gears.
The engine starts sounding a bit strained at 80mph exactly so it's handy for keeping to speed limits, if I moved to Germany I'd be sickened with it.

Absurdum

unkel wrote: »

Very nice

BTW you weren't going downhill now, were you?

What car is it? No offence but the dash doesn't look like it belongs to one of the class topping cars on this thread in terms of low rpms at 120km/h - mostly V8 petrols

Nissan Murano...3.5 V6

biko

320i
3500rpm

Max Power1

sdonn wrote: »

My Corsa B - 1996 has no rev counter at all so I have absolutely no idea. Stupid opel.

lol same with my 96 Fiesta.

Im getting a rover 75 on friday so ill be taking her out on the motorway and we'll see how she does re the 120kmh revs!

Cookie_Monster

BMW 320i e92 m-sport

6th - 2900-2950 rpm at120kph

Cookie_Monster

unkel wrote: »

Meh. Anyone can take their foot off the accelerator

ah but why would that make a difference? if you put it in neutral it would but otherwise the engine will keep rotating at whatever revs but use no fuel

and gradually slow down as the speed drops

mondeoman2

Ford Mondeo ST200 2.5 V6 2900rpm @ 120KPH (5 speed)

samsemtex

Alfa 1.8 156 - 3200 revs @120kph in 5th gear.

Doyler92

My poor Fiat Punto won't even tell me the rev's

ninty9er

1.6 Astra 5 speed, edit: checked it out 3,400 RPM at 120km/h

thethedev

1998 Subaru Legacy 2.0ltr estate 5 speed manual
120km/h @ ~3500 r/min

I usually keep to 100km/h even on a motorway cos the fuel consumption really goes through the fecking roof:o Ah well thats AWD for ya.

hoodie6029

2000 Yaris 1.0 5 speed
3900rpm at 120 but with the noise the engine makes it sounds more like 5500rpm!!

RedorDead

Tried this today - Audi A3 1.4TFSI 125 - 2600 RPM @ 120 kph in 6th gear.