Top Speed...

[Dennis Kilbride]

I took a couple screenshots from a Youtube video. Big Bend up to 118 mph. Not mine.

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[PugDad]

Looks like it’s the east coast of Canada , considering the highway condition. Overgrown median and asphalt patch heaven.

 

[Bucko]

Not for me. I don't need to know what the top speed is for my BS.

I save it for the track every year with the 67 Camaro event at Don Garlits track in Gainesville. This way, no pedestrians are at risk sharing the roads.

 

[MDwayne]

Not for me. I don't need to know what the top speed is for my BS.

I save it for the track every year with the 67 Camaro event at Don Garlits track in gainesville. This way, no pedestrians are at risk sharing the roads.

Not to mention that at that speed it is/could be a jail sentence resulting criminal offence. All with the added benefit of losing your vehicle, long-term loss of license and outrageous insurance premiums if you can even get insurance! And FFS don't hurt anyone.

 

[jkeaton]

??

 

[Bucko]

Not to mention that at that speed it is/could be a jail sentence resulting criminal offence. All with the added benefit of losing your vehicle, long-term loss of license and outrageous insurance premiums if you can even get insurance! And FFS don't hurt anyone.

But, you might get a free meal a day, plus a date with Bubba.

 

[Mark S.]

I'm pretty sure this speed run was on the German Autobahn.

https://www.topspeed.com/cars/car-news/ford-bronco-sport-maxed-out-on-the-german-autobahn-how-fast-will-she-run/

 

[Bucko]

When I was in Germany during the 1990's to 2006 timeframe, there were still parts of the Autobahn with unlimited speed limits, albeit they were getting shorter and shorter lengths. I still think I'd keep a BS at legal U.S. speed limits of 75 MPH or less!

 

[sajohnson]

Needless to say, no sane person would recommend running over 100 mph on an ordinary U.S. highway with other cars around. The Autobahn is different.

In this country, if someone wants to open up their car on a deserted highway in the desert, and they aren't putting anyone else at risk, that's worlds apart from some of the insane videos I've seen of people driving crazy fast and swerving in and out through traffic.

That said, I don't need to test the top speed of our BS BL. It looks like it would not be the most stable vehicle at triple-digit speeds.

 

[noah330]

Not a car I bought for speed, but it does match my quicker car

 

[sajohnson]

Not a car I bought for speed, but it does match my quicker car

Seriously?

<Much later> I though you meant the top speed matches, which is why I questioned it. I now realize you meant their color matches, which makes much more sense...

 

[scaryhours]

Not a car I bought for speed, but it does match my quicker car

lets see some more Porsche pics

 

[noah330]

lets see some more Porsche pics

I actually inherited my Porsche from a family member who passed away shortly after purchasing it.

It's an amazing car, but I've only put 1100 miles on it in the past two years.

 

[Wild Bronc]

I often wonder what the top speed is for a BS. When I first drove my Bronco on the interstate I would look at the speedometer and see I was going 80 to 85 mph. The BS rode so well and drove so well at 85 that I felt it could go much faster. That little three cylinder likes to run. Because the Bronco Sport runs so quietly and handles so well I have to watch the speedometer so I wont be caught speeding.

 

[sajohnson]

I often wonder what the top speed is for a BS. When I first drove my Bronco on the interstate I would look at the speedometer and see I was going 80 to 85 mph. The BS rode so well and drove so well at 85 that I felt it could go much faster. That little three cylinder likes to run. Because the Bronco Sport runs so quietly and handles so well I have to watch the speedometer so I wont be caught speeding.

I was just reading a Car & Driver review of a BS BL a few hours ago. I think it was a 2021 model, and in the 'stats' section by "Top Speed" it said it was governor limited to 114 mph.

My guess is that given the body shape the ultimate top speed is not much higher than that.

<Later>: From Mark's link in post #7:

"Sport mode engaged, the YouTuber immediately floors the gas pedal as he gets onto the autobahn. Thankfully, it wasn't particularly busy either and he was able to max out the Bronco Sport at 192 km/h or 119.3 mph, which is right in the ballpark of the theoretical top speed of 194 km/h or 121 mph."

That run was with a 1.5L BB.

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