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Old 12-24-13, 05:00 PM
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Default What's the fastest you drove your is250

I'm too chicken to try...my old self would have done it but I just don't want to take the chance.. I've taken my is300 to about 145 back in the day and that was a rush. Just to cure my curiosity, what's the fastest anyone has topped off their 250?
Old 12-24-13, 05:26 PM
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Fuel shut off at 185km/h
Old 12-24-13, 05:30 PM
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I did 136 MPH
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around 130
Old 12-24-13, 07:27 PM
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100mph. Not to many places to do more around here.
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Originally Posted by diverchris
Fuel shut off at 185km/h
THATS IT!?!?!!?

Wow, is that some form of governor or just a fuel pump failure?
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110 freeway both doors open
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250km/h.I have a video in my phone for those who wouldn't believe me(my friends I mean).I ve done it before but my son delete the video from my phone so i made a knew one.
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I've done about 150mph before. It was a long stretch of straight highway and it was downhill. After about 135 it takes forever to get up to 150. Shortly after I got pulled over for 118mph
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Originally Posted by Bismarck
THATS IT!?!?!!?

Wow, is that some form of governor or just a fuel pump failure?
Fuel pump fine, I guess more restrictive in Canada versus US and Europe. My RX shuts down at 170km/h
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What is the is250 governed at in the usa?
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Originally Posted by e46m3lol
I've done about 150mph before. It was a long stretch of straight highway and it was downhill. After about 135 it takes forever to get up to 150. Shortly after I got pulled over for 118mph
dude you got to 150mph on a is250??? I believe its speed limiter was 142mph.
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Originally Posted by badx33
dude you got to 150mph on a is250??? I believe its speed limiter was 142mph.
yeah if I recall correctly... The rpm was almost at redline. I'm sure GPS speed isn't that fast though. From what I've heard... The mph gauge is off at high speeds.
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145 ran out of room.

Same stretch of Highway I went 192 with my Chrysler :-)
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237km/h on GPS so just around that 150mph mark. After 200km/h there wasn't much pull... AT ALL lol.
Canadian rwd model here too, and I don't believe there's really any difference between Canadian and American models aside from DRLs and gauge clusters? My friends awd did a similar speed but took a little longer to get up there. My dads 09' es350 however won't exceed 200km/h, sad because that motor has so much power left when it cuts you off.


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