What RPM doing 60, 70 and 80 on a motorway?

[PMKeates]

So my car is geared to 175mph?

If it got to 7000 RPM, which it doesn't by standard! Normal limiter is at 6500 RPM so 163 MPH.

probably, but does it have the power to get it there? (if it was delimited?)

honest question. The gears are probably setup to be "eco friendly", not so it can push 175mph

Based on my calculations, real top speed of the 330/530 is about 158 MPH.

 

[Overlag]

Is the engine actually noisy at those revs when going along at say 110, or is it just buzzing? Like I find my engine is OK and more buzzing at different tones until around 5.5k, then gets genuinely loud pretty quickly after that.

its SCREAMING. But i wouldnt hear it (or anything else for that matter) because of my chavtastic Piper catback exhaust that im regretting buying.

The Car is a shopping trolly as fox would put it, not a motorway mile muncher

 

[Jonny69]

'67 Ford Anglia, 4th gear, 5000rpm at 80mph from memory.

'54 Ford Pop, 3rd gear, got it to 80 a few times but it was at very silly rpms for that old engine

 

[[TW]Fox]

If it got to 7000 RPM, which it doesn't by standard! Normal limiter is at 6500 RPM so 163 MPH.Based on my calculations, real top speed of the 330/530 is about 158 MPH.

I'm sure mine is 6750?

 

[Flukester]

Approx 5000 at 70mph on gps in top gear with 8000 rpm to go.

Can't remember as to ever looking, but thats what it works out as with current gearing


edit: I can happily sit @ 70mph in 1st though (or 100).. a little loud though and not very smooth lol

 

[PMKeates]

I'm sure mine is 6750?

Gives you something to check

Mine's been 6800 RPM since the remap.

Looking at the data the top speed of the 330/530 would be higher if they made the gears a little longer.. probably squeeze 160 MPH out of a standard one if the gearing matched the top speed and peak power.

 

[Housey]

8000rpm at 160mph in 5th...so you need 6th to push on

 

[Howard]

I'm sure mine is 6750?

There's one way to find out..

 

[saitrix]

1.8 Mx5
60 = 3250rpm
70 = 3800rpm
80 = 4300rpm

Dolomite Sprint
60 = 2550rpm
70 = 3000rpm
80 = 3400rpm

 

[Dup]

Somewhere between 6k and 8.2k when im on my way past 70.

 

[bledd]

In 6th at 80 my civic is at 4000rpm

or kickin in in 5th

like this

Somewhere between 6k and 8.2k when im on my way past 70.

 

[PMKeates]

There's one way to find out..

Think of the MPG!

Some interesting gearing was my old Ford Escort 1.6i... it had the same 5th gear as my BMW! Good economy, but most gutless overtaking ever! You often needed 4th and sometimes 3rd to nip out quickly

 

[Howard]

Think of the MPG!

Right, done. Now what?

 

[PMKeates]

Right, done. Now what?

I concur, but this is Fox. The only way the 5 will see that RPM is on the way to the dealer if BMW have a buy-one-get-one-free day.

 

[Gamefreak501]

At a rough guess;

~3300RPM 60mph
~3400RPM 70mph
~3700RPM 80mph

In my 1.4 Corsa Breeze.

Not brilliant or economic and hard on the engine!

Unfortunately, my journey home from work means no motorways as it is such a short stretch but I'll come back with more accurate readings.

 

[Gilbretto]

My 1.6 4speed auto sits just under 4000 at 80. I could really do with a 5th gear!!

 

[Vigoro]

Renault told my parents that the 1.6 engine is dire and should be avoided. This after them selling them a 1.6...

 

[manic_man]

~2000RPM at 80 in 6th, 1.9DCi Megane.

Diesel though so not really a good comparison for a 1.6 Petrol

 

[Hxc]

70 is just over 4k rpm in 4th in the mini

 

[PMKeates]

At a rough guess;

~3300RPM 60mph
~3400RPM 70mph
~3700RPM 80mph

In my 1.4 Corsa Breeze.

Not brilliant or economic and hard on the engine!

Unfortunately, my journey home from work means no motorways as it is such a short stretch but I'll come back with more accurate readings.

Is it an auto? Cause those figures really make no sense!

~3300RPM 60mph = 55 RPM per MPH
~3400RPM 70mph = 49 RPM per MPH
~3700RPM 80mph = 46 RPM per MPH

Unless you're changing gear

Just do 2000 RPM in top gear and record your speed - you can work out the rest.