Consider: Once, while cruising in fourth gear in this M2, we saw a chance to pass slower traffic on the two - lane PCH and opted not to downshift — the car got from just under 60 mph to triple -
digit speeds so quickly we worried about those «speed limits enforced by radar» signs, but the M2 completed the pass in about half the expected distance.
Not exact matches
Body lean is a serious issue when cornering 5,000 pounds at triple -
digit speeds,
so a Porsche Dynamic Chassis Control (PDCC) system is called to action for active roll stabilization.
While coasting along in this manner, it is an odd experience to glance down at the gauges and realize that you are shuttling along at triple
digit speeds in full electric mode, as the car is
so quiet and the tachometer needle is motionless at zero.
The engine is good to clock triple
digit speeds but as the
speeds rise,
so does the noise, typical of a three cylinder unit.
The Charger Hellcat is happy to toddle along the highway at more sane
speeds, but it smoothly accelerates to triple
digits if you're not careful,
so it's a good idea to watch for the highway patrol.
In its defence the softly rumbling V6 pulls strongly at freeway
speeds,
so when you have to gas it in a hurry at triple -
digit speeds, response is prompt and acceleration is plentiful.
There's more than enough power for passing and the suspension is supple enough that you'll be doing triple
digits on your commute and not even realize it,
so mind your
speed.
The F - 150 and Expedition SSVs are not pursuit - rated,
so don't expect to see one involved in a high -
speed chase, though both the V - 8 and EcoBoost should have no trouble hitting triple -
digit speeds.
Sure it's still frustrating to be hammer - down on the throttle on the straight - away and watch the speedometer climb ever
so slowly to triple
digits, but the V6 carries an incredible amount of
speed through the turns.
So you can, for instance, bypass the hot hatch event and launch into historic F1 racing instead — aquaplaning in a «60s Brabham BT24 at triple -
digit speeds yet still keeping four wheels on a soaked and ever - changing Monza track is as exhilarating as you'd imagine.