[V8] Top speed of a '90 V8Q

[Ron Wainwright]

I had my ol Pearl 90 v8 close to 150mph. but I had a 5
series BMW behind me ;-)
I was exiting one HW to get onto the local HW that
brings me to my ex to get home. While exiting the one
HW there is a nice sweeping corner that's rated at
50mph..I like doing it at 80mph'ish..but I'm rounding
the corner & from the pass side rear view mirror I see
some Exons comming fast! So after straightning out
from the sweeping curve I peep these bright lights
comming fast. So I change to Sport mode..figured
something was going to happen ;->
So I start to gain some speed & the BMW is behind me
now & were doing 100mph. I still had plenty of pedel
left, so
the guy gets to the middle lane & I see him look over
& I floored it! Dumped all kinds of crap out the rear
of the Stebro..but the Stebro ROARED, & off we went.
Prolly for about 4 miles it's 3 lanes, then for the
additional 5 miles it goes to 2 lanes after an uphill
sweeping left. But we were side by side doing 130, & I
still had some pedel left & finally got the edge on
him doing 145'ish. I glanced down at the speedo & it
was getting 10 the far reaches of the speedo..the
RPM's were crazy.
But I tell you the high rate of speed I was going was
very smooth! I felt in controll the whole time.
These V8's are simpley great!

 The 5spd I've had up to 120mph..no interesting storys
yet..but I'm working on it ;-)

 Ron Mit loveing Der 5spd
--- Jeremy Ward <jward.v8 at gmail.com> wrote:

> When I was talking to the project manager from Audi
> that was responsible for
> the V8, he told me that he hit 300kph (186mph) on
> the Autobahn with a proto
> 4.2 / 6spd in 1991 >:-)
> 
> This was a serious feat in 1991 and still impressive
> today...
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: v8-bounces at audifans.com
> [mailto:v8-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of
> quattro + 5 or 8 = fun
> Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2007 2:19 AM
> To: Maurice Greven; V8 Audi Fans
> Subject: Re: [V8] Top speed of a '90 V8Q
> 
> i have had mine to 172 (down a hill).  153 on the
> flat.  both verified by
> GPS.    mine is a 5 speed.
> 
> 
> Shayne
> 
> 
> PARTING:  1972 Mercedes Benz 280 SE 4.5
> PARTING:  1986 Audi 4000 CS quattro
> 
> 
> > 
> > From what I remember reading.... I was looking for
> the sources, but cannot
> > find them right now... (something about it being
> after midnight)....
> > 
> > There are 2 speed numbers I remember...
> > 1. Top speed 1990 w/ auto trans 157mph (electronic
> cutout)
> > 2. When in (S)port mode, 3rd to 4th gear shift is
> at 124mph
> > 
> > I'll keep looking for the references tomorrow....
> > 
> 
> > Subject: Re: [V8] Top speed of a '90 V8Q
> > 
> >     I think I remember a yellow label near the
> ignition on a showroom
> '90V8
> > dash that read,   "Due to tire limitation, DO NOT
> EXCEED 120 MPH".  Anyone
> > else remember that?  There was no label on ours
> when we bought it 3 years
> > later.
> > Ed
> 
> > 
> > 
> >> Hello. Anyone know the top speed of a '90 V8
> Quattro? I've searched and
> >> searched with no result. Even the owner's manual
> shows nothing. I know
> the
> >> '91's top speed was around 150 mph, but weren't
> they electronically
> >> governed
> >> and the '90s weren't? Any help appreciated!
> 
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