Bengals

According to this link...
http://autos.yahoo.com/acura/tl/2009...rformance.html

It states the 4G TL top speed is 150 mph. I know there isn't anywhere you can go that fast legally in the US... But it's a good feeling to know your car can haul ass like that. I dont want this thread to get locked, but has anyone got there 4G TL anywhere near that??

ggesq

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I thought it was 125?

saturno_v

The advertised top speed in Europe for the Acura RL, known over there as Honda Legend, is governor limited 250 km/h (155 mph)
I do not see why the TL with identical powertrain should not be as capable....

alienstudio

The speedo only goes up to 240km..

saturno_v

From this Honda Legend cockpit picture you can clearly see that the top speedo value is 260 km/h and not 240...




Autoblog.it, Honda Legend specs

Top Speed (velocita' massima in Italian) 250 km/h (155 mph)

http://guida.autoblog.it/auto/honda/legend/7288/

Additional sources

http://www.autonovita.info/listino/h...-tecnica/2487/

UKmotorist

http://www.ukmotorists.com/car_data....0V6%20SH%20AWD

Topspeed (UK publication)

http://www.topspeed.com/cars/honda/2...nd-ar4140.html


...with additional cockpit picture (even more clear the 260 km/h top speedo)




It is very normal for mass market US bound/US specs cars (even from European manufacturers) to be more aggressively speed limited than their European counterparts.

A sedan of the size of the RL and TL with 300+ HP, if you remove all speed governors (Euro or US), should be able to reach 260-270 km/h (160-170 mph)

Two of the cars I owned many many years ago when I was still living in Europe, the Audi 200 Quattro and the Alfa 164 V6 Turbo, a bit smaller and lighter sedans than the TL and RL but with only 200+ HP, were able to go already well over 240 km/h in magazine tests.

TinyRK

AFAIK most of the cars in Germany are (nowadays) locked up at 250km/h.
Most manufacturers want a little extra cash to remove the governor, e.g. Drivers Package for the BMW M5

There are of course exceptions, like I think Porsche, but we are talking Honda here...

aIRpeACE

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i think that picture above is quite funny because the honda logo just doesn't go with luxury

saturno_v

Honda is considered almost a premium brand in Europe..some sort of "in between" like Volkswagen....to the probably horror of a lot of badge sensitive folks, the Honda Accord in Italy, in car magazines, is pitted against the 3 Series and the A4 (all with turbodiesel engines) and it comes out quite nicely....

jjsC5

Discussion of top speed are always fun. I've been around very fast cars, motorcycles and boats for a long time, and I road raced motorcycles on fast tracks for a few years.

You know the old saying that there are two things that men will lie about. Only one of them has to do with women, the other has to do with how fast they have driven.

Bengals

So has anyone got their 4G TL up to or past 130mph? I see alot of Km/h talk on here. What is the formula to equate that to mph, so I know what yall talking about?

I just knew Easy Rider would of chimed in by now saying he got his up to 160mph in the rain!
(all in fun)

TinyRK

Really?
http://bit.ly/uOqjuc

Pete2010

I'll 1up you there:
http://bit.ly/vh1yHV

And IIRC the 4G TL AT has a top speed like 130ish. I believe the 6MT had a higher top speed - maybe like 150mph

EazyRider562

I've gotten mine up pretty high, lets just put it that way. I haven't reached 150 mph, maybe soon!

my new intake just arrived FYI..!!

Installing next weekend!!

g37guy01

Please don't kill yourself or anyone else. I enjoy reading about your uh, safer exploits.

Edward'TLS

Driving a car at or close to 150mph on the public roads is purely insane. Don't do it.

TinyRK

Uhm, I've done it quite often. But legally in Germany on the Autobahn.

But yes, I wouldn't do it here in the US. Especially with that many stupid drivers around. Too Eazy to die.

Mr Marco

Same here, be safe. Take it to the track on "Wild Wednesday."

http://www.lucasoilraceway.com/

Hamma Tyme

Too bad you can't do a European delivery and drive your cars on the autobahn. It's an awesome experiance.

Bengals

Good luck on the install EazyRider562, looking forward to pics after your done.

Driving on the autobaun has been a dream of mine since before I got my driver's license. But on some American highways there are some pretty good straight aways with trees dividing the highways where you can get up on it! I dont condone it, but lets be honest we all get that speed itch on a clean straight away.

TinyRK

I remember how I picked up my GF once in Frankfurt at the airport. Then I drove down the A5 to Heidelberg.

She almost crapped her pants once I reached let's say 230km/h.

I was used to it, since they actually teach you in driving school, how to drive fast. Not in particularly how to speed and drive over 200km/h , but they want you to experience it to make you a better, comfortable driver. It's like drinking as a teenager. You do it to see how it is, once you had your fast hangover you're done experiencing... (which doesn't mean you stop doing it ).

Best experience was between Stuttgart and Heilbronn on the A9: have you ever seen a Porsche-Testdriver on the Autobahn? I guess not
I did, for a second. Imagine you drive >200km/h and someone passes you with >300km/h. That was impressive.

EazyRider562

You could probably do it to Vegas!!!!!!!

If you blow a tire at 150 mph? Wouldnt you go head over heals? Big wreck?

saturno_v

In my previous life, when I was living in Europe, I remember when I was driving my Audi 200 Quattro at well over 230 km/h (speedo) and happy as a kid with his new toy for driving such a machinery......suddenly I just saw a headlight flash at my back and a Ferrari Testarossa did pass me pretty much maxed out...I was barely able to tell the model....very noticeable pressure wave on my big Audi.....I will never forget it....

saturno_v

"Autobahn" from the iconic German elektro group Kraftwerk