F-Type S-BDE, Summer, Autobahn ...
Hi All,
Tried to reach Vmax on the Autobahn last week, speedo said 272 km/h, but GPS says 264 km/h. Monday is a holiday here (NL), might go for another blast! Cheers Stu |
Well done!
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What year is your"S"? V6 or v8?
Bravo |
Originally Posted by Fjmviper
(Post 1695747)
What year is your"S"? V6 or v8?
Bravo |
Originally Posted by Fjmviper
(Post 1695747)
What year is your"S"? V6 or v8?
Bravo Cheers Stu |
Originally Posted by Unhingd
(Post 1695776)
If it's a British Design Edition, "S" can only mean V6. 272 is about all the OEM tune will allow him to do (speed limited). A VAP tune would resolve that bottleneck.
But I'm interested to know what else they do. Cheers Stu |
Originally Posted by Rat156
(Post 1695900)
What else comes with a VAP tune? The car hardly needs more horses. Unlikely to push must past the 270 even on the Autobahn, too much traffic.
But I'm interested to know what else they do. Cheers Stu |
I can't imagine a road where people drive in the right lane.
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I'm impressed with the way other drivers consistently moved over to the right hand (slow) lane when they saw the OP coming. I wonder if he needed to flash his headlights at some of them?
This (moving over into the slow lane to let a faster driver past) simply never happens here in South Australia, instead they dawdle along in the "fast" lane at 10 km/h below the pitiful 110 km/h speed limit, either completely oblivious to traffic approaching from behind or deliberately trying to block. If I tried for V-Max on one of the freeways here I would crash and burn very quickly! |
Originally Posted by OzXFR
(Post 1695974)
I'm impressed with the way other drivers consistently moved over to the right hand (slow) lane when they saw the OP coming. I wonder if he needed to flash his headlights at some of them?
This (moving over into the slow lane to let a faster driver past) simply never happens here in South Australia, instead they dawdle along in the "fast" lane at 10 km/h below the pitiful 110 km/h speed limit, either completely oblivious to traffic approaching from behind or deliberately trying to block. If I tried for V-Max on one of the freeways here I would crash and burn very quickly! |
Cool video and man your living the dream. Here in the states we'd be locked under the jail and be facing multiple fines and possible prison time. Thanks for sharing!
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Nice to drive where people actually yield the right of way...ie move right to allow you to pass...
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Also, its a big crime - maybe a felony - to pass on the right on the Autobahn. The fast guys are going to stay in their lane - its the slow traffic's job to get out of the way.
I was driving across Frankfurt at 6 pm on a Friday night, just after sunset in 1985 in a Porsche 928. We were cruising at 125 mph. I told my passenger that we'd have to slow down a bunch. I was patient - no flashing of lights, no left turn signal - and every time I started to get close to someone, they'd signal and move over. I never slowed below 125 all the way through Frankfurt. The down side is that most of the Autobahn is two lane. Trucks are limited to the right lane and 100 kph (62 mph). Of course, if you drive a car that goes 63 mph, you're going to pass that truck - even if it takes half an hour to get past! This is usually where someone else doing 150 mph+ gets their brake test ;-) as the road is blocked at what seems like walking speed... Germans learn how to drive, not how to nudge land barges in the right direction... |
Originally Posted by FullChat
(Post 1716750)
Also, its a big crime - maybe a felony - to pass on the right on the Autobahn. The fast guys are going to stay in their lane - its the slow traffic's job to get out of the way.
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