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How fast can the LS460 travel in reverse?

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Old 11-21-12, 06:55 AM
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Default How fast can the LS460 travel in reverse?
I got into an interesting discussion with some knowledgeable folks and got curious about the maximum speed the LS460 can go in reverse.

Any idea?
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Old 11-21-12, 05:23 PM
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I dont know about you but I dont think I can go over 10 mph in reverse!!! interesting to know though. imma say 35 mph
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The faster you go in reverse, the harder you are on the transmission.
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I just got mine up to 54 mph in reverse.. People on the freeway were freaked out, it started to get sketchy..









J/K Not sure, I'm sure someone would be able to figure it out based on gear ratio and RPM.
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Originally Posted by SC400slide
The faster you go in reverse, the harder you are on the transmission.
what sense does that make?
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Originally Posted by ehaze
what sense does that make?
Just like the transmission has to shift down when going at really fast speeds, same goes with reverse! Was this a joke question??? drive your car (any btw) and see how fast you can go in reverse. Have fun replacing the tranny.
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Yeah, was this a joke? Why would you want to do this? Are you filming a car scene in an action film?
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The OP is from Riyadh - those farkers are crazy!
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Even more interesting would be to go as fast as possible in reverse but only look out of the rear view camera. That would be a blast. Let me know how that works out for you.
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Well that's not the kind of answers I was expecting, but thanks for the jokes and all
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Originally Posted by SC400slide
Just like the transmission has to shift down when going at really fast speeds, same goes with reverse! Was this a joke question??? drive your car (any btw) and see how fast you can go in reverse. Have fun replacing the tranny.
why do you think reverse is a bad / weak gear?

clearly people don't drive around flooring it in reverse, but what difference would it make.

driving all day in 1st gear vs reverse...
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I personally don't like going fast in reverse with a load in the car. I prefer Forward, which isn't working well for this country right now. heh. Ok, done W all the jokes.
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Originally Posted by JFNash
Well that's not the kind of answers I was expecting, but thanks for the jokes and all
So what's the answer?
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I'm going to try this for the same of science.
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So what's the answer?
You can be the judge of that.
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