Top speed your Prius has gone?

The first day i got mine, i got really frusterated and i finally hit the road to go home and no cars were on it and i didnt realize i was going 96 until i heard my cell phone ring and saw a speed sign... eeeks.

 

No cars and no cops on the highway one day so I said floor it. 101mph B) I thinkI was showing around 25mpg with my foot on the floor at that speed.

 

I have gone 105 MPH and stood still at the VERY same time!!



Of course this was on the chassis dyno!! See avatar..

 

Hit the speed governer at 105 mph in the Prairies.

 

yawn ^_^ h34r: 108 when i was crossing a major bridge and drafting other vehicles, it did hit 110. Others have reported 110 also. I believe there is an older thread on this.

 

Indicated 98 mph in a classic Prius. That's not a record, is it?

Seriously folks, exceeding posted limits is illegal and potentially quite hazardous. Prius is capable of a little better than 100 mph on level pavement and maybe we'd be better off just leaving it at that.

 

107mph speed limiter kicked in.

 

OK, I'm a wimp. 85 MPH was as much as I was willing to push it.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Stev0 @ Nov 26 2006, 08:31 AM) [snapback]354180[/snapback]</div>

That's about as high as I've gotten it, but the next time I go into Montana I'll try to push it higher. IIRC, they don't give very expensive speeding ticket there.

Dave M.

 

did 152 kmh in an 01 Prius. and still had throttle.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Locust43 @ Nov 25 2006, 10:57 PM) [snapback]354101[/snapback]</div>

92 mph at 80 mpg with a tailwind.

 

185 km/h (115 mph) downhill on a German highway.

 

92 MPH.
A Mustang FLEW by me, closely followed by some other Toyota, when I was doing 80MPH. So I sped up because I thought if a cop was going to pull anyone over it would be one of those 2. After a few miles I slowed down because I could not see the Mustang anymore. About 5 miles ahead the guy that was driving had the Mustang pointed the wrong way down down an on-ramp with 2 cop cars by him and his head on the trunk and in handcuffs.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(AlphaTeam @ Nov 27 2006, 11:00 AM) [snapback]354425[/snapback]</div>

Did you notice any stability problem? Motor Trend plublished a 2 year review of a 2004 Prius, which was their car of the year in 2004, and said they experienced instability at higher speeds, but didn;t specify the exact speeds.

 

Officially... the sped limit unofficially... a lot faster

 

I did about 92mph for a very short time once. I was in Canada and they tend to drive WAY over the limit. I usually drive at 65mph on the freeway (MI limit is 70mph).

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(bb513 @ Nov 27 2006, 11:08 AM) [snapback]354430[/snapback]</div>

It was on the Freeway, mostly straight aways, there were slight curves. I didn't notice any differences that I could tell. It was a clear day. Not hot or cold.

 

90mph w/ 4 adults and luggage. GPS told me I was only driving at 88mph.