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So, I was driving in the land of cars and stars enroute to the desert this morning and everything with the car felt perfect...it was at that point I saw my speed was 134 mph! Honestly caught me off guard and it felt like I could have taken the car much faster...I didn't! I'm sure this is not an uncommon experience with these cars, but a first for me.
You need to switch the speedo back to mph from kph, lol.
Stop amusing yourself and maybe take me seriously. I called myself sharing an experience with people with whom I thought I would have a certain commonality. If it were laughs and sarcasm I was seeking, I would have posted this on a BMW forum.
Stop amusing yourself and maybe take me seriously. I called myself sharing an experience with people with whom I thought I would have a certain commonality. If it were laughs and sarcasm I was seeking, I would have posted this on a BMW forum.
I took you seriously. But having lived in Germany, I can tell you that NEVER do you just happen upon 134 mph as if totally caught by surprise. It takes concerted effort, heavy on the gas, and it's very sensational. As in, engine noise, wind noise, constant steering movements, etc. i could see 100 mph catching someone off guard on a desert road that doesn't give the driver much sense of speed, but if you didn't notice you were at 134 then I'd say your senses aren't very sharp. Of course when I think 134 mph, I more think in terms of sustained speed, not just hit it and quit it. My mark is 195 mph. All legal in Germany, and on a road I knew like the back of my hand. You really need to know how a car behaves at speed especially so you can control weight shift before making steering inputs, etc.
Nonetheless, cool that you went 134. And yes, you had lots left. Be SAFE out there!! You should go to Germany, rent a 911 and really see what the car is capable of. It's too dangerous to go fast in the US. I felt safer at 130 mph (comfortable Autobahn cruising speed) in Germany than I do at 80 here in the US. Germans are predictable and know how to drive.
I've found it's very easy in the GTS to get up above 100 mph and on towards 110, 120...but given my paranoia of a large ticket I back it down in short order!
I've found it's very easy in the GTS to get up above 100 mph and on towards 110, 120...but given my paranoia of a large ticket I back it down in short order!
Yes, very easy. I had been crusing in the mid-80s and accelerated to get ahead of a few trucks, the car wasn't straining at all...and I did back off.
^^ Had you said you were passing other vehicles and you hit 134 I wouldn't have uttered a word. I may have thought that's a wee bit excessive, but nada. Obviously any modern Porsche will do 134 quite easily and understandable that excited you. It's the thought that you somehow just found yourself at 134 unknowingly that called your post into question. FWIW
^^ Had you said you were passing other vehicles and you hit 134 I wouldn't have uttered a word. I may have thought that's a wee bit excessive, but nada. Obviously any modern Porsche will do 134 quite easily and understandable that excited you. It's the thought that you somehow just found yourself at 134 unknowingly that called your post into question. FWIW
I agree. On the very rare occasions I take my car over 100+ my senses are on high alert, adrenaline kicks in and I'm super focused. 130+ takes an effort. Can the car do it, for sure. Does it "sneak" up on me, no.
So, here's the thing. I was hoping to convey the quickness of the car. The GTS isn't my first Porsche rodeo...I've owned a total of 5 Porsche cars so far...and, frankly, I'm always on sensory alert when I'm driving principally because of the tendency of other drivers not to see me. What I was trying to convey in my post was how quickly this car accelerates...whether from a stand still or at speed...and what is most amazing/disconcerting is the planted and settled feel of the car at higher speeds. It's not just fast but really quick.
I agree. On the very rare occasions I take my car over 100+ my senses are on high alert, adrenaline kicks in and I'm super focused. 130+ takes an effort. Can the car do it, for sure. Does it "sneak" up on me, no.
Lol...I agree...134 would never sneak up on me...I know it...I feel it...I see it...it ain't sneaking up on me...lol
Stop amusing yourself and maybe take me seriously. I called myself sharing an experience with people with whom I thought I would have a certain commonality. If it were laughs and sarcasm I was seeking, I would have posted this on a BMW forum.
FWIW, I had an experience that while different was equally surprising. I am used driving at high speeds. I typically hit speeds in the high 120's to low 140's on various tracks that I drive. I drove the Pocono Raceway full course a few years ago for the first time. Coming out of the large sweeper onto the straight, I looked down and was doing 172 and was really surprised. The car felt no different to me than in the 120's or 130's. I guess with windows down and a helmet on, sound does reduce, but I was surprised none the less.
Did 136 in my 996 cab.... top down until I ran out of road haha. And guess what? It didn't sneak up on me! LOL. Yea don't get on my case for sharing that.
And the good news is I just traded the 996 for my EPA sanctioned 2018 C4S cab. Had to have the old guy towed to the dealer. Its a long story!
Can't wait to let this baby scare the hell out of me.
08-19-2017, 02:38 PM
