Top Speed

[Sonic Boomer]

People around here just drive fast. I've had mine up to 94mph, but that was the right speed for the traffic. I had it at 85mph when I test drove it with the sales guy (I couldn't live with a car which can't do a well composed 85mph). The flip side is there is no place around here that I could reasonably run it at top speed.

 

[Eric Smit]

Eric,
With tune, or no?

Tune.


-Eric Smit

 

[BoG233]

i believe you, with all these other posts it seems more than likely.

Fastest I've had mine is 80-81 so far. Trying to baby it seeing how I'm only at 1494 miles and don't have any performance parts yet.

I was also driving for miles 9 or 10 to get up there . By no means did I just zoom up there . I was a little scared . Not knowing what the car would do so I stayed with the jag as we rolled up the MPH . And I wanted to go as smooth as possibly so not to wake the wife .

 

[wingman]

And I wanted to go as smooth as possibly so not to wake the wife .

Still talking about the car?? :banana:

 

[Dalm]

Ive had mine up to about 110ish, did it on the way home from the dealer, since ive gone 90-95 a few times but thats not too hard, bone stock 1.8l 5sp Manual.

 

[d.p]

I hit 114 no tune 1.8 5spd in 4th... in mexico lol

 

[w[h]o]

Sixth in my Focus was the same way. You hit top speed in fifth and sixth was more of an OD.

U will get more in 5th gear, 6th is just to drop rpm and save gas. Example I believe lambos have a 7th gear and that's just to cruise

 

[LS1notFOUND]

comes with 130 mph h-rated tires, the 1.8 will do 120 in 3rd

 

[Bodyman]

Had mine only 20 mins off the dealer lot, 85mph and uh-oh...i see lights...just a warning, tho. he said keep it under 80 hahaha

 

[Red Sonic LT]

had mine up to 103 the first day heading home from the dealer. the wife was in her cobalt and she wanted to mess around. i know her cobalt is limited to 105 so she called it quits after that. also its been 2 years ( knock on wood) since ive been pulled over so didnt want a ticket. but i frequently drive it 75-80 mph, easily goes faster than that without you noticing. i have a 1.8 auto

 

[omniman]

i think any thing over 100 is a 2 month lost of license cant afford that need mine to work on cars.

 

[gsxr1000]

Hit 120 with the wife in the car in 5th gear this morning enroute to the gym! Why in 5th, because I was trying to get as fast as i could before the exit, i honestly think it can easily get 130 in 6th. I have a tuned Sonic though, without the tune (on the same road) it took forever to get to 99mph!!

WOW do you really think top speed would be in 6th ... clue top speed will be in 4th or 5th ...

 

[SSpeckerwood]

I'm looking to get a tuner. Who makes the best one? I'll probably be heading to the road course at miller motor sports park. I'd like to see how my sonic performs on the track.

 

[RichieRocket]

WOW do you really think top speed would be in 6th ... clue top speed will be in 4th or 5th ...

Hey guys, a while back I plotted out the force pushing you forward in each gear versus road speed:
http://www.sonicownersforum.com/forum/t655/
I used the hp-at-the-wheel plots from Trifecta, so with stock gearing and tire size,

You hit top speed in 5th for the stock tune.

 

[mike]

i wonder if onstar is recording our top speeds to sell to the insurance companies?

 

[SSpeckerwood]

I've wondered if they keep track of it so the dealer can tell you the famous line of; "thats not our fault"...... Lol

 

[laborsmith]

Mike, not as of today. But in my opinion possible so sometime in the (near?) future, probable. You may have noted that a famous auto insurer is promoting a device that does that. And that device has access to the same info OnStar has access to. (I believe their chief spokesperson is identified as Flo.)

Laborsmith

 

[SSpeckerwood]

After seeing those commercials so much, hearing the name makes me cringe.....

 

[d.p]

had mine up to 103 the first day heading home from the dealer. the wife was in her cobalt and she wanted to mess around. i know her cobalt is limited to 105 so she called it quits after that. also its been 2 years ( knock on wood) since ive been pulled over so didnt want a ticket. but i frequently drive it 75-80 mph, easily goes faster than that without you noticing. i have a 1.8 auto

Cobalt should have torn you a new one all the way to 80ish...

I miss my balt so much.

 

[Red Sonic LT]

Cobalt should have torn you a new one all the way to 80ish...

I miss my balt so much.

It's a girl what you expect, it's all about driver. She didn't have the guts to go all the way. Besides we were on the highway already doing 75-80 when she decided to pull up next to me.