I was not driving, I was a passenger in the vehicle.
I am told all high performance vehicles have a speed limiter, however, this can be turned off, provided you have the right friends. Not that I recommend it.
Driving in a BMW, Merc, Audi, Range Rover(the top of the range ones) is quite an experience, - no road noise also the music system is fantastic, and you do not realise the speed until you look at the speedometer. I was told the speed limiter was turned off in this particular BMW.
I am also told the speed limiter is set at 160 for most high performance cars - don't know if it is right.
I have sat in a Porche Carrera and the guy went from a standstill at Barbie Saloon to 140 in a matter of sec. to reach Arabian Petrol Station, a matter of 300 to 350m in traffic.
I personally have only driven the Merc 500 and Jaguar to comment that these vehicle can really move with a slight touch of the accelerator.
Have any one of you, (e46M3), been towards peninsula palace, there used to be an area on the right in the sea, during low tide, there was a massive land area where people skid there cars, but then the police got wind of it and some folks were rounded up. (What the guys would do is speed up, then pull on the hand brake and turn the steering for the car to spin - experienced that - wow)
Regarding people driving in the fast lane observing the speed limit - please move over if there is no car to the right, appreciate your concern, however, there are times when it can't be helped.
I was not driving, I was a passenger in the vehicle.
I am told all high performance vehicles have a speed limiter, however, this can be turned off, provided you have the right friends. Not that I recommend it.
Driving in a BMW, Merc, Audi, Range Rover(the top of the range ones) is quite an experience, - no road noise also the music system is fantastic, and you do not realise the speed until you look at the speedometer. I was told the speed limiter was turned off in this particular BMW.
I am also told the speed limiter is set at 160 for most high performance cars - don't know if it is right.
I have sat in a Porche Carrera and the guy went from a standstill at Barbie Saloon to 140 in a matter of sec. to reach Arabian Petrol Station, a matter of 300 to 350m in traffic.
I personally have only driven the Merc 500 and Jaguar to comment that these vehicle can really move with a slight touch of the accelerator.
Have any one of you, (e46M3), been towards peninsula palace, there used to be an area on the right in the sea, during low tide, there was a massive land area where people skid there cars, but then the police got wind of it and some folks were rounded up. (What the guys would do is speed up, then pull on the hand brake and turn the steering for the car to spin - experienced that - wow)
Regarding people driving in the fast lane observing the speed limit - please move over if there is no car to the right, appreciate your concern, however, there are times when it can't be helped.