Real-world top-speed
Discussion
Just to show how contrary I am, I'm now going to ask what the top speed of a 111S is in real-world conditions? I mean like on an Autobahn, but without destroying all the nerves in my posterior and without 400 miles of free road ahead of me.
I know I said I didn't care, and really, I don't, I just have a few motorway miles to do in September in France and want to know how the Elise would handle them.
I know I said I didn't care, and really, I don't, I just have a few motorway miles to do in September in France and want to know how the Elise would handle them.
I've had 149 Mph out of my previous R, this wasn't on the road and was a very accurate figure, like what Dave's already put think you'd be hard pushed to get a Toyota engined card over 160 mph there so light that it's a real job to keep the thing stable at max speed
Obviously 160 mph wouldn't be a standard car
Boggy
>> Edited by boggy on Wednesday 22 February 13:42
Obviously 160 mph wouldn't be a standard car
Boggy
>> Edited by boggy on Wednesday 22 February 13:42
If its an S2 111S your in, with the roof on the best I have managed is 125mph (verified by road angel) on the Bedford back straight and thats sitting at 125 for some time with foot flat to the floor and no perceptible increase. I'm sure with a bunch of motorway miles you can ease up some more MPH.
Edit to say but without a great setup (rake, good springs and 195 front tyres) your nerves *will* be shot twitching around at that speed. Cruising at 95 to 105 would be fine.
>> Edited by hbaumhardt on Wednesday 22 February 14:04
Edit to say but without a great setup (rake, good springs and 195 front tyres) your nerves *will* be shot twitching around at that speed. Cruising at 95 to 105 would be fine.
>> Edited by hbaumhardt on Wednesday 22 February 14:04
90-100mph is a fair comfortable cruising speed in a 111S (or any Elise really)...I think about 125-135mph max is about right depending on conditions/passenger/roof on or off etc
It can be quite tiring cruising roof off at those speeds - i always wear ear plugs on long journeys at high speed with the roof off which help a lot with the wind noise.
As mentioned above - the car will be a lot more stable if you have some rake - say 10mm front to rear, and a decent geo setting...I can take my hands off the wheel no probs at 150mph
...seen 169mph on the GPS on the continent last year...which is pretty noisy with the roof off !
It can be quite tiring cruising roof off at those speeds - i always wear ear plugs on long journeys at high speed with the roof off which help a lot with the wind noise.
As mentioned above - the car will be a lot more stable if you have some rake - say 10mm front to rear, and a decent geo setting...I can take my hands off the wheel no probs at 150mph
...seen 169mph on the GPS on the continent last year...which is pretty noisy with the roof off !Cheers guys, I have to say that's a little lower than I expected. I thought the 111R with hard top would be about 150mph, 111S with hard top about 140mph and the Exige, with all those stick on plastic bits (
) about 135mph.
Still, I expect it'll be enough to get through the motorway miles quickly. Just have to move and buy one by the end of June now
) about 135mph. Still, I expect it'll be enough to get through the motorway miles quickly. Just have to move and buy one by the end of June now
It is really not going to matter - an elise at top speed really feels quick. With a hard top on, the drag coefficient is dramatically reduced vs roof off. Would be around 135 or so. You will get to those speeds so rarely it is hardly worth worrying about it. My old M3 was derestricted and had exhaust and engine management mods. Comfortable 290 km/hr on the clock. I didn't buy another because it would a) lose you your licence in the UK b) So little opportunity to do it, it would be wasted. When you are in top gear in an elise, you are not having as much fun. Put a N/A honda in and you will get 160 mph. You will probably lose the soft top though.
The 143 I did at Bruntinthorpe (same speed for about 10 runs) felt absolutely rock solid. The downforce at that speed is really noticeable.
Have to say though that straight line speed is quite boring. At Bruntingthorpe after the straight there is a long sweeping bend that the Exige can take at 130 which tends to completely sh1t up the 360 / 911 owners in the passenger seat
Have to say though that straight line speed is quite boring. At Bruntingthorpe after the straight there is a long sweeping bend that the Exige can take at 130 which tends to completely sh1t up the 360 / 911 owners in the passenger seat
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