Vauxhall Corsa

[Minxy]

The Vixer would probably do it. The C 1.8 would struggle.

 

[Pug]

Top speed is largely about BHP, and 123bhp isnt enough.

I'd say gearing plays an equally large part tbh


Blatantly either overreading or lieing.

 

[Meridian]

The crack I have is that someone has reached 130mph in a 12v 1l Corsa

If he threw it off a high enough cliff, maybe. And I'd pay to watch him try...


M

 

[Overlag]

I'd say gearing plays an equally large part tbh


Blatantly either overreading or lieing.

you could make a 5th gear that does 200mph, but if it doesnt have the bhp to push it that fast, it never will. (unless going down a long steep hill....)

 

[Von Smallhausen]

If he threw it off a high enough cliff, maybe. And I'd pay to watch him try...


M

When I first joined the force, they had a few Corsas left that were used as courtesy cars when Astra Pandas were in for repair.

They were just awful.

 

[Pug]

you could make a 5th gear that does 200mph, but if it doesnt have the bhp to push it that fast, it never will. (unless going down a long steep hill....)

of course, but likewise doesnt matter how much BHP you have if you're gearing is limited to 1st - unless you can rev to 38k rpm

 

[deko]

i got my wee punto to 105 indicated, even though the top speed was 96, 9 years ago when it left the factory, and it had never had a proper service in its life by the ridiculous owner before me, and considering it had like 55bhp, it had probably lost a lot of those.

 

[MattandJet]

I've done about 90 in it on the motorway trying to keep up with my mums car (lol), but Im scared to try anything faster because the wheels might fall off LOL

 

[RickST]

my old corsa C SRi 1.8 can do 123. down a hill u might get 130mph if you are nuts

 

[Scania]

I thought I would run it past the experts though.

WTF are you asking here for then?

 

[MattandJet]

WTF are you asking here for then?

Didn't you know? If you have a BMW it makes your head twice the size.

Hahahahaha

 

[ScarySquirrel]

I got my Corsa 1.4 to 110mph going downhill once. I thought it was going to explode!!

 

[MR_Punk]

I've done 130 loads of times on the motorway. Thats in my 1.2 16v Corsa.


Oooooooohhhh you said miles per hour not kilometres lol

 

[Scania]

Didn't you know? If you have a BMW it makes your head twice the size.

Not got one (yet!) I currently own a Mondeo which boosts more than the size of ones head around here.

 

[Duke]

The speedo will be out by a fair margin at that sort of speed. 130 would be more like 110-115 at a guess.

 

[KaneStatton]

In my mates 1.2 corsa on the dual carriageway we hit 120 so I guess the speedo goes wrong or something.

 

[[TW]Fox]

In my mates 1.2 corsa on the dual carriageway we hit 120 so I guess the speedo goes wrong or something.

It's wreckless and annoying that people will attempt to drive at such stupid speeds in such inappropriate cars.

 

[Scania]

It's wreckless and annoying that people will attempt to drive at such stupid speeds in such inappropriate cars.

I quite agree, tbh theres few places on our roads for pretty much any car to attempt such a rate of knots....

 

[MattandJet]

It's wreckless and annoying that people will attempt to drive at such stupid speeds in such inappropriate cars.

So driving 120mph in a BMW would be wholly appropriate...

 

[CliffyBiro]

Downhill.