2ndGenGuy
04-19-2006, 11:38 PM
So, I'm on vacation in Phoenix, AZ right now. I decided to see how my car would do at high speed for a really long time. After I got out of Los Angeles on Interstate 10, I got really bored and decided to make up some time. I put the pedal to the floor, and cruised at about 100mph all the way to Phoenix.
Car seems to top out at about 105mph on flat straight roads. If you get a good tailwind, you can do about 110. I also found that after about 240-250 miles, the gas gets really low. The car gets about 22-25mpg wide open. The hot heat also didn't seem to affect the engine temperature. Even turning on the A/C didn't cause the temp to go much over half way up the gauge.
It also feels surprisingly stable. The front end starts to feel a tad light at 105, but at 90-100 it doesn't feel any different than if you're doing 70. I suppose this could be partially due to the 15 inch rims, and the 55 series tires. It may be worse with the stock 13s due to all the extra sidewall flex.
This car continues to amaze me. Even with 265,000 miles in the heat, with the A/C going, pushing the poor little engine to the max, it just keeps running like nothing ever happened.
Car seems to top out at about 105mph on flat straight roads. If you get a good tailwind, you can do about 110. I also found that after about 240-250 miles, the gas gets really low. The car gets about 22-25mpg wide open. The hot heat also didn't seem to affect the engine temperature. Even turning on the A/C didn't cause the temp to go much over half way up the gauge.
It also feels surprisingly stable. The front end starts to feel a tad light at 105, but at 90-100 it doesn't feel any different than if you're doing 70. I suppose this could be partially due to the 15 inch rims, and the 55 series tires. It may be worse with the stock 13s due to all the extra sidewall flex.
This car continues to amaze me. Even with 265,000 miles in the heat, with the A/C going, pushing the poor little engine to the max, it just keeps running like nothing ever happened.