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Did the onboard computer system send out any emails to the local police yet?
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Not my cup of coffee , hope you enjoy it and your expectations are met !
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At 112 I think I want boring and uneventful, if my Coronet can even get up to triple digits it would probably be a white knuckle affair.
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That's the whole idea of it,mechanical roar and living on the edge.
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Meh, even with a ICE car if I go that fast I want it well sorted and boring at that speed, anything that feels like it’s on the edge at 112 is a mess. New econo cars do 112 easily enough after all.
I know my Dodge is a currently a mess in that regard.
I know my Dodge is a currently a mess in that regard.
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A Hellcat Redeye is well sorted and tops out at 203 MPH,of that doesn't do it for you,I don't know what will. I have gone over 140 MPH in old school Mopars,there's nothing boring about it!
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Don't want 'events' either with any car but an ICE powered car is just different. My 71 Cuda was really steady doing 100+ and was really different than my 70 Challenger was. The Challenger had more front end lift than I cared for plus the leading edges of the hood looked like someone was trying to pull it open without releasing the latch. Lowering the front end 1" helped with that though. Going 100+ in a very aero EV most likely has very little wind noise and like the OP said, very quiet. Quiet enough to turn on classical music on the stereo and not have to turn it up just so it could be heard? Anyways, the nicer the car, the more boring they become and that for me puts me to sleep and don't want that happening going 100+...
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I see what you are saying, I think I want something between boring and feeling like its on the edge. I used to like 9/10ths canyon driving but maybe living in a city with boring roads for 25 years has changed me.
I'm not sure what the fastest speed I've ever driven is, back in the 90s I had an 85 Mustang GT that according to the magazines was capable of around 150mph. One night around 1am while getting on the freeway I raced a NSX and we were side by side and the stang was pretty loud with a slight vibration, which I ignored being young and stupid. All of a sudden the NSX drops back and I look down and see the needle on my 85 mph speedo getting close to the trip reset button. I figure that had to be close to 100.
No argument there, I suspect other than wind noise my 2022 truck would be pretty calm at triple digit speeds considering its accidentally gotten to about 90 when merging or passing. Same story for other late model cars I've had at around that speed, I don't think it would let me fall asleep tho unless I maintained that speed for a long duration of time, long enough to not feel special.
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