Sentences with phrase «track at top speed»

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The cars were capped at 155 mph for obvious reasons, one being the massive concrete wall all the way around the track, but I was more than happy to have reached the top speed and still be alive to write this blog post about it.

8 Luge racers go crazy - fast, lying feetfirst on tiny sleds that barrel down an ice track at speeds that can top 90 mph.

At Daytona International Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway, for example, the tracks are banked so steeply that cars would reach speeds of 220 miles per hour if not for mandatory restrictor plates, which limit the amount of oxygen entering the engine and, thus, the cars» top speed.

That means getting more reps on sets of squats, presses, and other weight - training exercises in the gym, running at your top speed a few moments longer on the track, and maintaining your hops late in the fourth quarter of a basketball game.

What I haven't seen as much written about is why it is so critical to keep these two walnut sized glands at the top of your kidneys happy and healthy and how to spot the freight train of adrenal fatigue coming full speed down the tracks and about to smack your life upside the head.

Even though I've driven just about every new car on the market, from exotics to econoboxes, my personal top speed in a car was established before I had a driver's license, when my dad rocketed me around the Chelsea Proving Grounds» oval track at 155 mph in a topless Dodge Viper in 1993.

This Goldilocks GT slots between the GT S and GT R with 550 hp and 502 lb - ft of torque, a wider rear track, wider rear tires, a 0.1 - second quicker 0 - 60 mph time (3.6 seconds), 4 mph - higher top speed (197 mph), and, at launch, a special Edition 50 model that celebrates AMG's 50th birthday.

Top speed remains at 170mph and it laps Lotus» Hethel test track 2.5 seconds faster than the Exige S, setting a 1min29.8 sec, the first production Lotus to get below 1 min 30sec.

The LP610 - 4's raw performance figures are only fractionally better than the Gallardo's — 3.2 - sec 0 - 62mph, 9.9 - sec 0 - 124mph and a top speed «better than» 202mph, but we're told the main target for the development team was lap time rather than straight - line pace, and that its «at least» 3 seconds quicker than the Gallardo around the handing track at the Nardo test site in Italy.

Spending an extra $ 6200 (above the price of a 370Z with the optional sport package) for the NISMO edition seems reasonable until you know what we learned at the test track: the long slate of chassis and appearance modifications don't actually improve acceleration, cornering, braking, or top - speed performance.

That translates to repeatable performance, something Aston Martin is also talking about — the ability to do consistent, back - to - back 0 - 60 runs, run at sustained top speeds, or even turn competitive laps around race tracks including the Nürburgring Nordschleife.

The top Roadster also takes its lead from the top AMG GT R sports car where muscular proportions are concerned: the wider rear wings create space for a wider track and wider wheels at the rear axle, allowing even higher cornering speeds and best traction.

The run was made on the 8.5 mile high speed oval at the Continental Tire Proving Grounds located in Uvalde, Texas — the same test track where John Hennessey test drove the company's HPE700 Mustang to a top speed of 195 mph back in February of this year.

The Bugatti Veyron Super Sport currently holds the Guinness top speed record for production cars at a slightly slower 267.86 mph, but that was the average of upwind and downwind runs at Volkswagen Group's Ehra - Lessien test track, a high speed facility with a 5.4 - mile long straightaway.

With 755 horsepower the 2019 Chevrolet Corvette zr1 is the most powerful Corvette ever it's also the most technologically advanced behind me are the rolling s's at Road Atlanta and we're here to see if we can reach to the supercar levels of performance afforded by this thing's massive power big tires and the tall wing on the back after that we'll take to the streets to see if a car this powerful can behave itself in public this is a monster of a car I've had some brief track opportunities moving this morning to get used to the pace of this machine which is phenomenal we're gonna warm up as we get out to the road Atlanta and sort of build up to the pace that this car can operate at now initially when you hop in this car you have this shrine to the engine right above you you see the line of the hood it kind of dominates the center of the view you can see over it it doesn't affect visibility but it's immediately obvious and that kind of speaks to what makes this car special it's a monster of an engine listen to that [Music] that is tremendous tremendous acceleration and incredible power but what I finding so far my brief time here at the Atlanta is that everything else in the car is rut has risen to match hurt me while I lay into it on the back straight look you know 150 mile - an - hour indicated we're going to ease up a little bit on it because I need to focus on talking rather than driving but like I was saying the attributes of the rest of the car the steering the braking capability the grip every system of this car is riding to the same level of the power and I think that's what makes it really impressive initially this is undoubtedly a mega mega fast car but it's one that doesn't terrify you with its performance potential there's a level of electronic sophistication that is unparalleled at this price point but it's hard not to get you know totally slipped away by the power of this engine so that's why I keep coming back to it this car has an electronically controlled limited slip differential it has shocks filled with magnetically responsive fluid that can react faster to inputs and everything this car has a super sophisticated stability control system that teaches you how to drive it quick but also makes you go faster we haven't even gotten into exploring it yet because the limits of this car are so high that frankly it takes a while to grow into it but [Music] I think what's impressive about this car is despite how fast it is it is approachable you can buy this car to track dates with it and grow with it as a driver and as an owner I think that's a really special [Music] because you will never be more talented than this car is fast ever unless you are a racing driver casually grazing under 50 miles an hour on this straight okay I'm just going to enjoy driving this now [Music][Applause][Music] this particular Corvette zr1 comes with the cars track performance package a lot of those changes happen underneath the sheet metal but one of the big differences that is immediately obvious is this giant carbon fiber wing now the way this thing is mounted is actually into the structure of the vehicle and it makes you know loading the rear hatch a bit more difficult but we're assuming that's okay if you're looking for the track performance this thing delivers also giving you that performance are these Michelin Pilot Sport cup tires which are basically track oriented tires that you can drive on the street but as we wake our way to the front of the thing what really matters is what's under the hood that's right there's actually a hole in the hood of this thing and that's because this engine is so tall it's tall because it has a larger supercharger and a bunch of added cooling on it to help it you know keep at the right temperature the supercharger is way larger than the one on the zo six and it has a more cooling capacity and the downside is it's taller so it pops literally through the hood the cool thing is from the top you can actually see this shake when you're looking at it from you know a camera from the top of the vehicle this all makes for 755 horsepower making this the most powerful Corvette ever now what's important about that is this not just the power but likewise everything in the car has to be built to accommodate and be able to drive to the level of speed this thing can develop that's why you had the massive cooling so I had the aerodynamics and that's why I had the electronic sophistication inside [Applause] we had a lot of time to take this car on the track yesterday and I've had the night to think about things Matt today two crews on the road and see how this extreme performance machine deals with the sort of more civil minded stuff of street driving the track impressions remain this thing is unquestionably one of the most capable cars you can get from a dealer these days a lot of that's besides the point now because we're on the street we have speed limits they have the ever - present threat of law enforcement around every corner so the question is what does this car feel like in public when you slow this car down it feels like a more powerful Corvette you don't get much tram lining from these big wheels though we as the front end doesn't want to follow grooves in the pavement it is louder it is a little firmer but it's certainly livable on a day to day basis that's surprising for a vehicle of this capability normally these track oriented cars are so hardcore that you wouldn't want to drive them to the racetrack but let's face it you spend more time driving to the track than you do on the track and the fact that this thing works well in both disciplines is really impressive I can also dial everything back and cruise and not feel like I'm getting punished for driving a hardcore track machine that's a that's a really nice accomplishment that's something that you won't find in cars that are this fast and costs maybe double this much the engine in this car dominates the entire experience you can't miss the engine and the whole friend this car is sort of a shrine to it the way it pops out of the hood the way it's covered with coolers around the sides it is the experience of this car and that does make driving this thing special and also the fact that it doesn't look half bad either in fact I think it has some of the coolest looking wheels currently available on a new car this car as we mentioned this car has the track package the track package on this car gives you what they call competition bucket seats which are a little wide for my tastes but I'm you know not the widest person in the world this automatic transmission works well I mean there's so much torque again out of this engine that it can be very smooth and almost imperceptible its clunky on occasion I think I'd might opt for the manual although Chevy tells me about 80 % of its customers will go for the automatic I don't think they're gonna be disappointed and that's gonna be the faster transmission drag strip on the street - and on the racetrack man it was a little bit more satisfying to my taste though we've talked about the exhaust I have it set in the track setting let's quiet it down a little bit so you can hear the difference now I've set that separately from everything else so let's put it stealth what happened to the engine sound that's pretty that's pretty amazing man stealth is really stealth and then go back to track Wow actually a really big difference that's that's pretty great the Corvette has always been a strong value proposition and nowhere is that more evident than this zr1 giving you a nearly unbeatable track performance per dollar now the nice thing is on the road this doesn't feel like a ragged edge track machine either you could genuinely drive it every day the compromises are few and that's what makes this car so special if you like what you see keep it tuned right here and be sure to visit Edmunds.com [Music]

This top speed was almost matched by James May on Top Gear in November 2006, at the Ehra - Lessien test track, at 407.5 km / h (253.2 mph)[top speed was almost matched by James May on Top Gear in November 2006, at the Ehra - Lessien test track, at 407.5 km / h (253.2 mph)[Top Gear in November 2006, at the Ehra - Lessien test track, at 407.5 km / h (253.2 mph)[6].

A few episodes later, May drove the Veyron at the VW test track and took it to its top speed of 407.16 km / h (253.00 mph).

Drivers who want the ultimate in Porsche performance can order the Sport Chrono package to lower 0 - 60 acceleration to a mere 2.8 seconds, and the car's top track speed is listed at 205 mph.

The list of options includes highlights such as the seven - speed M Double Clutch Transmission (M DCT) with Drivelogic, allowing gear changes with no interruption in the flow of power, or the M Driver's Package, which raises the limit on the top speed of the new BMW M2 Competition to 174 mph and comes with a BMW Driving Experience voucher for a track training course at the BMW Performance Center East or West.

Top speed on the test track has been recorded at 171 mph (275 km / h).

Top speed is maxed out at 180 mph, but varies thanks to an adjustable final drive that can be tuned for any given track.

Bridging the gap between affordability and top - tier performance, Porsche announced the Cayman GT4 in late 2015, aimed at circuit hustlers and racers, and equipped with an array of track - worthy equipment including six - piston front brakes, four - piston rears, sport exhaust, a six - speed manual, and a 3.8 - litre flat six, capable of 385 horsepower and a 295 km / h top speed.

Though its turbocharged 1.6 - liter inline four, 0 - to - 62 mph time of 6.3 seconds and top speed of 150 mph will have you dreaming of days at the track, the car's street - legal status makes it a semi-viable commuter for the hard - core enthusiast.

If you drive deep into a corner with a proper entry - apex - exit pattern, MINI JCW will handle most anything you throw at it and then deliver a top speed of 153 at your area «track day.»

With a top speed of 268 mph recorded at Volkswagen's Ehra - Lessein test track, the Veyron Super Sport was once recognized as the world's second - fastest production car by Guinness.

With this transmission, the 911 GT3 weighs in at 3,116 pounds, allowing it to achieve a top track speed of 198 miles per hour and hit 60 mph in 3.8 seconds.

Both front fenders are slightly widened and receive a series of air vents above the wheels which look like they've come straight from the race track, to complete the transformation at the front a set of canards are installed on the side of the front bumper for additional stabilty at speed... Bader Al Roudhan actually quotes a top speed of no less than 420 Km / h...

The ultimate introduction to M. Take your new M6 Gran Coupe to the track for a day - long high - speed driving course at a BMW Performance Center — and experience a new level of power with your top speed limiter raised to an adrenaline - pumping 189 mph.

At the Nardo race track MTM Bimoto TTbecame the fastest modified car in the world, hitting a top speed of 242 mph.

Tracks are split into eight graphical themes and there will be at least six supercars which can be upgraded in several areas to improve their acceleration, top speed and handling.

While hurtling down the track at ridiculous speeds you'll need to memorize each speed boost, shortcut, and sharp corner to stay anywhere near the top of the leaderboard.

If you're into mountains, Snow Moto Racing Freedom will let you drive snowmobiles at top speed on snow - covered tracks and perform spectacular acrobatic stunts.