Is this possible Hyundai Accent Detected at 191km/hr????

[EDManual]

I had accents back in the early 2000s, and bought them off my work after being used for a while. I could hit more like 210km indicated, a good 200 gps. Thing is it would hit near 195 indicated so about 185, but if you went downhill could get another 20 and when the road flattens could hold the speed! These were the 1.5dohc ones.

[CoupeKing]

Possible. Zero to 191 in two Halley's Comet's.

[Brazen]

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[Brazen]

Originally Posted by Mowdit

Someone call "HULK" !
We've found a replacement for his Aurion
Bloody FUNNY

I worked with someone who used to regularly hit 230 in his Aurion in the Middle East. So the Accent has some catching up to do.

[Franco Cozzo]

Originally Posted by Yellow_Festiva

Certainly possible.

A mate told me of a Festiva that had non factory paint that got up to 180 on a nice long straight going to Melbourne once.

I couldn't get ours to do more than 150km/h down a hill, she just wouldn't go anymore.

Though its got 280,000km on it and given its been abused its whole life since new it probably only has 20KW at the engine instead of the 57KW it had when it was new

[SYZ]

Reminds me of this saga, back in 2004...

Vanessa Bridges was one of the first to challenge the accuracy of fixed speed cameras on Melbourne's Western Ring Road six months ago. Vanessa's car was clocked at 158km/h by a fixed camera—a speed she knew was well beyond the 4-cylinder Datsun 120Y which had been putting along for close to 30 years.

After unsuccessfully querying the fine, Vanessa faced a mandatory loss of licence, but rather than trusting the technology she sought another opinion. "We got the car tested not only for the maximum speed it could go, which we found out it could only be 117km/h, but we also did a test on the actual speedometer and we found that when the needle was on 100 the car was actually only doing 90 km/h".

[malazn mafia]

Originally Posted by Yellow_Festiva

Certainly possible.

A mate told me of a Festiva that had non factory paint that got up to 180 on a nice long straight going to Melbourne once.

Once tailed a Daewoo Barina at about 195 clicks from southern NSW all the way over the Vic border. Whoever was piloting the thing must have had balls of steel and a pocket full of luck, no police pulled him over. Developed a newfound respect for Daewoo Barinas after that night

[commodorenutt]

I'm doubting it too. 2 of us took an Accent around Bathurst (partly closed track - motorsport day) and we flogged it hard down conrod. It hit the limiter in 4th at just under 180, but when you put it in 5th, it ran out of torque and would actually slow down to about 175 - and this was with the downhill assistance!

You would need a good tailwind on a flat or downhill road to get it to go faster (in 5th) than 179-180km/h, as the aero drag was simply too much for the one I was in.

[new2ford]

I was often passed by little buzzboxes on the motorways in Europe, this speed is nothing surprising. I feel sorry for the guy, he was driving at a speed that is quite common in Europe on a safe road, yet here he's "reckless".

As for 2 litre engines? No sweat, try 365 km/h!

http://www.wheelsmag.com.au/news/110...eville/image-1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VepuW_oR2Vw

[aussiblue]

According to todays' paper it was a women driver (a Belgium tourist).... and there are no hills to speak of on the Nullarbor near Norseman where she was caught.

[aussiblue]

http://www.coastlive.com.au/tourist-clocked-at-191kmh/

A Belgian tourist will appear in court after she was caught travelling at almost 200km/h in the State’s south-east.

Norseman police received a call yesterday afternoon from a member of the public about a white Hyundai Accent that went past them travelling at a very high speed.

The officers intercepted the vehicle on the Eyre Highway where the 23-year-old female driver was clocked at 191km/h in an 110km/h zone.

The tourist had her car impounded and will appear in court at a later date, charged with reckless driving.

I wonder if she was texting at the same time,

[Stefan]

Originally Posted by malazn mafia

Once tailed a Daewoo Barina at about 195 clicks from southern NSW all the way over the Vic border. Whoever was piloting the thing must have had balls of steel and a pocket full of luck, no police pulled him over. Developed a newfound respect for Daewoo Barinas after that night

What am I missing? Were you not lucky too if you were tailing him?

[XBROO]

Maybe she had premium in it.

[zoesgift]

id say its very possible.....speed cameras have detected stoby poles travelling at great speed

[Ford_The_Win]

Having seen the way that the eurotrash drive, I'd say its possible. If not 191km/hr then it wouldn't be too far off.

[blakef6]

it can be done quite easy. Only problem is the brakes on the accent would struggle to pull it up at that speed

[duaned]

Cmon lads, these new accents aren't too bad. I just purchased a new 2016 one for my wife and I would have to admit it is built better, tighter than our falcons / commodores. Performance, well I would say 190 km/h maybe a struggle but they are certainly nippy around town.

[Carrion]

Is this the culprit????

[vztrt]

Originally Posted by blakef6

it can be done quite easy. Only problem is the brakes on the accent would struggle to pull it up at that speed

Most cars don't have the brakes to pull up at those speeds.

[josh1990]

My first (registered) car, a 1985 KB Laser Ghia (5spd) used to regularly go off the clock (180) and keep going between home and wanneroo. Had a twin carb 1.5l (Mazda engine, Capri carbies) with a fully sick dual pod set up. I'm sure technology has advanced enough that a vehicle that's got a few decades of technology on the old laser can hit 191.

[XRtowcar]

This video seems to say yes.
http://youtu.be/aA1ZxZvrxio

[Sprint]

Man if the guy can do 190 in that I say pull him over, give him a six pack and prize and let him be on his way,

Most shopping cars that I have driven would have struggled at 100mph.

[2011G6E]

Absolutely no doubt it would. People still seem to be stuck in the eighties when "small hatchback" meant "slow as a wet week"...

[Tucool]

Most run of the mill cars in Australia are limited to 180kph via ecu and before the nay sayers chip in, this excludes the likes of XR8's SS etc.

[matmimpez]

if you ask me there game I would not try it in one of those buckets

[Franco Cozzo]

Pretty much since the 1990s just about everything on the road will pull 180kmh, its no real surprise.

I think 300 is the new 200 when it comes to fast cars.

[el andrew]

If they impound you for 28 days, can you still access the car to do mods whole it's off the road? 😃

[TheInterceptor]

Originally Posted by josh1990

My first (registered) car, a 1985 KB Laser Ghia (5spd) used to regularly go off the clock (180) and keep going between home and wanneroo. Had a twin carb 1.5l (Mazda engine, Capri carbies) with a fully sick dual pod set up. I'm sure technology has advanced enough that a vehicle that's got a few decades of technology on the old laser can hit 191.

The now old tech is still pretty good.. With the right bits you can get more out of the engine stock for stock purely because there's no emissions and computer sensors and ECU parameters to upset.

[Vesper Martini]

Originally Posted by Tucool

Most run of the mill cars in Australia are limited to 180kph via ecu and before the nay sayers chip in, this excludes the likes of XR8's SS etc.

A valid point, I think all Japanese cars are limited to 180kph. and I'm going back over 20 years ago

So with all of todays rules and regulations
Why are some cars not limited, and why 180kph in particular?

[Franco Cozzo]

Originally Posted by Bevsta007

A valid point, I think all Japanese cars are limited to 180kph. and I'm going back over 20 years ago

So with all of todays rules and regulations
Why are some cars not limited, and why 180kph in particular?

The povvo pack E series Falcons were limited to 180km/h due to steel tailshaft vibration or something, the XRs/Ghias had alloy ones or something and didnt have the 180km/h limiter apparently.

How true that is, NFI.