I confess. I did 165 in a De Tomaso Pantera in 1970.
Not saying where, but a long stretch of totally straight road with no intersections or properties.
Car was incredibly stable, like 75 in a good car. Only things were zipping by faster than one can imagine......
What were the tires rated for? Tires have improved a lot since then.
I only did 135 mph on I-95 heading in to Wilmington DE from Newark.
It was 0200 and nobody else was on the straightaway.
A friend of mine (when I was young) let me drive his ‘72 trans am, 455 hd...
I cranked that bad boy up to 141, then shut it down. It still had plenty of rpm’s left till redline.
Needless to say, he never let me drive one of his cars again..
Fastest I ever drove was 150 mph on the autobahn in Germany. Was passing cars that were doing 80 like they were standing still.
> I confess. I did 165 in a De Tomaso Pantera in 1970.
The cruise control on my ‘89 Porsche 928S4 would remember a few presets for ya. I had the top 3 set at 135, 165, and 185. The only way to set the cruise to a particular speed was to drive at that speed, heheh.
Some days I could drive across the San Mateo bridge westbound and if the winds were right I could pass airliners on approach to SFO.
I recall there were enough Panteras in Foster City to have its own little Pantera club. They would park at the Starbucks on Hillsdale and have a little impressive showing before Sunday drive. Such sweet growling rumbling beasts…
My Porsche was at not the fastest car around by a long shot.
Somewhere towards 90ish mph, the aerodynamic design of the body and the suspension design kick in strong. You can feel the vehicle squat down and glue to the road.
Sleeper American high performance sedan design…. 2001-2005 Lincoln LS with 4L V8 and sport suspension. Body and interior by Lincoln. Engine, drivetrain and suspension by Jaguar. Its sibling, Jag S-Type 4.0 was a touch hotter by being a couple of hundred pounds lighter and the engine tuned a little hotter.
Damn shame Ford sold Jag and lost access to Jag magic. LS’s market goals were over achieved by greatly out selling BMW 3 and 5 series combined with a Lincoln level of luxury to boot.