Has anyone taken their Rav to its terminal velocity? I am curious what the vehicle is capable of doing, especially the V6. I have a V6 Sport but have not yet gone for a top speed run.
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·Has anyone taken their Rav to its terminal velocity? I am curious what the vehicle is capable of doing, especially the V6. I have a V6 Sport but have not yet gone for a top speed run.
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135mph... It will cover the speedometer. Man she is FAST!!!!
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It goes over 135, I had my GPS track my topspeed, and I think it was around 136 or more, I'm pretty sure it would of went faster if I didn't have to slow down.
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I tracked your IP address and determined that you are in law enforcement ... are you surreptitiously trying to bait Rav4'ers to fessing up to breaking the law ... huh huh !?!? :egad: :shrug: :egad:branski said:
hahaha ... kidding :lol:
Actually, our V-6 is quick enough getting up to the speed limit, I've stopped rushing anywhere these days, and have not tested the speed limiter on ours. Based on my gut, I have no doubt that the 6 cyl version will overcome wind resistance easily into the triple digits before the electronics slow it down.
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Why take a chance trying to find out the top speed on the V6? To risky if you ask me. SUV's are not made to go fast...I'd be concerned of rolling over. :egad:
The only way I'd do it, is if my Rav had racing suspension.
Why take a chance trying to find out the top speed on the V6? To risky if you ask me. SUV's are not made to go fast...I'd be concerned of rolling over. :egad:
The only way I'd do it, is if my Rav had racing suspension.
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There's no reason why the RAV couldn't cruise in perfect safety at super-legal speeds for hours. In fact pretty much any modern car is the same. Cars are built to world standards nowadays and not all of the countries in the world have ridiculous 55 or 65 mph speed limits either. 8)
Didn't have the RAV back then, but out in extremely rural areas of the midwest with nobody around for miles, perfectly flat roads, and large numbers of miles to your destination, being limited to 55 or even 65 mph is stupid. I cruised at 100+ for over an hour in my Maxima once, and its level of safety and suspension sophistication to soak up irregularities at high speed is far lower than that of the RAV's. Speed limits used to be what, 80 mph? And that was in the 60's and 70's before the fuel crisis on donkey cart suspension systems and inferior tire technology.
A RAV4 V6 would be right at home on the German autobahns cruising at 120-130 mph with all of the BMWs and Audis. That is, when you can actually get an opening on an unlimited section to go that fast in the first place. 8)
Didn't have the RAV back then, but out in extremely rural areas of the midwest with nobody around for miles, perfectly flat roads, and large numbers of miles to your destination, being limited to 55 or even 65 mph is stupid. I cruised at 100+ for over an hour in my Maxima once, and its level of safety and suspension sophistication to soak up irregularities at high speed is far lower than that of the RAV's. Speed limits used to be what, 80 mph? And that was in the 60's and 70's before the fuel crisis on donkey cart suspension systems and inferior tire technology.
A RAV4 V6 would be right at home on the German autobahns cruising at 120-130 mph with all of the BMWs and Audis. That is, when you can actually get an opening on an unlimited section to go that fast in the first place. 8)
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I hit warp 7 ... could have made it to warp 8, but had to stop after hitting a flock of birds, now I need a new windshield ... cheap thing
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Hey SeriousBlack ... admit it -- it's those extra coats of Zaino that give you the top speed advantage :thumbs_up:SeriousBlack said:
I've had the same thing happen to me in my 4. One minute I'm cruising along at 80, next minute I look down and I'm doing 105. Didn't feel it. If I hadn't looked down I would have caught myself a speeding ticket easy and complained I wasn't speeding. Didn't notice putting my foot down any harder or nothing. It's happened a handful of times already and I've had to take my foot off the gas and say WHOA BABY!joeshmoe said:
My little girl got a lot of spunk in her.
I don't doubt for one minute that my RAV could easily do 130. I think the question is could I do that speed easily.
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