I have hit an indicated 120-122mph in my 2012 CX-9 Grand Touring FWD. It was an emergency situation and I had the gas pedal firmly to the floor for over 10 minutes without letting up. I was on a mostly level, rural 3-lane interstate, and it pegged at 120 or just a tick over. I have no plans of trying another top speed run and pray that I'll never be in a situation again where I need to drive that fast!
Quick explanation- My mom was out of town on a 'girls' weekend and my step-dad is totally lost without her. My step-dad and I were going to grill steaks on Saturday evening and I didn't hear from him all day, which was unusual for him since he wasn't sure what time I'd be there. They live about 30 miles north of me in the middle of nowhere and I called both of his cell numbers and the home number when I was heading out to see if he needed me to pick anything up before I left civilization. No answer and I kept trying every few minutes with no luck.
I got there about 40 minutes later and as I was unloading my overnight bag because we always have a 5-6 beers with our steaks and I didn't plan to drive back home that night. As I was getting my stuff out of the back, I heard Buddy, the World's Most Awesome Golden Retriever, freaking out howling and barking. He had broken part of the glass storm door tryign to force his way outside and I knew then that something was VERY wrong!
I found my step-dad laying in the bedroom floor, unconscious with labored breathing and a weak pulse! It would take 20 minutes (at least) for an ambulance to arrive and then, if it was a heart attack or stroke and the paramedics couldn't stabilize him, he would probably die. It would also take an ambulance at least 20 more minutes to get to the nearest hospital. I decided the best chance of saving his life was to take him myself.
Their nearest neighbor isn't visible from their yard, but less than 1/4-mile away. I needed his help to get him into the car and he is also a pharmacist and I know that Georgia requries a certain amount of medical conitinuing education classes and First Aid/CPR to remain licensed. He was there in two minutes but I already had my step-dad half way to car and was starting down the front steps. He backed my CX-9 up to the porch, we folded down the 2nd and 3rd row seats and it was a Mazda Ambulance! I was relieved when he told me he was going with us to the hospital, so he could keep a close eye on him.
The nearest hospital is located 17 miles away but it's a curvy two-lane rural highway the entire trip. A much better hospital is located about 25 miles away and after the first three miles, it's all expressway. I went with the latter option because I knew I could get there faster since I could go all-out on the interstate. It's usually a 25-28 minute drive to that hospital, but I made it in 17 minutes. I called the hospital about 12 minutes out (when I finally took a breath myself and it occured to me that they needed to be waiting for us). They were like a NASCAR Pit Crew sliding him out the tailgate and within 30 seconds he was on a gurney and the bolted thru the E/R with him. It was a heart attack but didn't do any major damage, thank God!
After I got the news that he was going to be okay about an hour after we arrived, I went outside to get some air (and my emergency stash of Valium in my console). A few paramedics that happened to be there already helped to get him out the car and into the E/R when we arrived and they were still hanging out waiting for their next call. Both of them said they could hear me coming for at least 60 seconds before I finally skidded into the parking lot! Both said they thought I was going to lose it turning in because I was going more than double the 25mph speed llimit. They were shocked that my CX-9 was glued to the road an unshaken making that turn (and that I stayed on the gas during the turn. But they were asking all about the CX-9 and I took them over to the parking lot to see it.
That was a one-time only performance, at least I really hope it was. But I'm not sure I'd have made it as quickly and/or without crashing as I sped thru every turn, access ramp and parking lot at double and triple the normal speed!