How Fast?
- Thread starter MplsMike
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npaladin2000
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Had it up to 100 by accident. Didn't feel that fast, very smooth, very tight. It wanted to go faster.
OldSchoolDropout
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- 2014 MAZDA3 s GT
Around 100 mph, not by accident. Long drive home from Dealer, gotta vary the RPM on break-in you know. Felt very solid, since then have come close to that passing, etc. - very good pickup at high speed. I am very impressed the more I drive this car.
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- 2022 CX-5 Turbo
Policeman would love this excuse.
I was heading from Colorado down into New Mexico - wide open straight-line roads certainly help. I had mine up to around 116-119 mph. Very solid ride. Crisp, responsive steering. Would do it again in a heartbeat if the opportunity presented itself.
Based on that Car & Driver comparison between the 2.0L Mazda3 and the Focus, it looks like this new 3 may not have a computer-limited top speed. At least, their 3i GT was listed as having a drag-limited top speed of 131mph. Now I'm curious to know just how fast the 3s GT will go. 140mph, maybe? I won't be testing that guess any time soon.
I think that 143 mph top speed for the 2.5L Mazda3 is not calculated correctly. This site details how to calculate speed given power (or how much power it takes to reach a certain speed).
http://phors.locost7.info/phors06.htm
The answer is the cube root of ((131)^3 divided by (155/184)), which is 139mph (rounded to 3 significant digits). That matches what this site lists:
http://robrobinette.com/top_speed.htm
This is a bit of an oversimplification, but it should be pretty close.
http://phors.locost7.info/phors06.htm
The answer is the cube root of ((131)^3 divided by (155/184)), which is 139mph (rounded to 3 significant digits). That matches what this site lists:
http://robrobinette.com/top_speed.htm
This is a bit of an oversimplification, but it should be pretty close.
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- 2008 Mazda5 5MT Sport w/ Popular Package
According to the latest review of Car and Driver (i Grand Touring HB for what is worth):
131 mph (drag ltd)
http://www.caranddriver.com/comparisons/final-scoring-performance-data-and-complete-specs-page-4-1
131 mph (drag ltd)
http://www.caranddriver.com/comparisons/final-scoring-performance-data-and-complete-specs-page-4-1
80. Stupid new car and break-in procedures. I had my RX-8 up to like 120 within an hour of buying it. Don't think I ever took it over 100 since then though.
