Coming home early this morning on a deserted stretch of road, the wife and I had some fun in the crossfire. This car continues to impress me with power, handling, and how fun it is to drive.

We had the XF up to 135 several times. It's solid as a rock, smooth, quiet, and very manageable at high speeds. It had more room to push it further but it would have started to take longer. I find myself consistently doing 100+ on the highway without realizing it.

 

this is johnny law and you will receive you citation electronically in your e-mail...take it to the track.

 

I'm still stuck on 102. I'm waiting for a chance to test it safely. I trust my Crossfire...but I don't trust Ohio roads. One never knows what's lurking in the lane up ahead.

 

I managed 120 the other day. Kinda scary because it feels like I'm going 40 mph.

 

I've been driving mine at 145 mph in a stretched road as I go to work everyday but after seeing COPS on tv with a speeder being handcuffed because of his speed...it scares the hell out of me now!

 

I peg it at the speed limiter almost every weekend at the track. Be careful, it turns into a "floater" at about 140. I'm thinking of a front and rear (ugly) aero wing just to keep the butt on the ground at those speeds, especially when you have someone passing you at 20+ faster...

PS: getting ready to go to the track right now. Sunday against a bunch of Spec. Miata's is much more fun than the "Honey Do's".

 

Mine seemed to be stable at 145 mph perhaps due to my 200 lb. speakers and amps in the rear.

I love the looks of your car now HDDP!

 

Awesome ride HDDP.

The road I was on was recently refinished and is beautifully smooth and flat. There's about a 20 miles stretch that is dead straight, so it's fun.

Probably won't ever do that again, but I had to do it once.

 

130 MPH on the California Motor Speedway in Fontana, CA. That was driver limited...

 

150 mph on a desolate stretch of highway 95 in Nevada just before the Oregon border. The car was stable but the paint and windshield took a beating from what ever was in the air. The windshield now has a few small pits and we also ended up with two paint chips.

 

Very good point Idaho. It stands to reason, the faster you go, the harder the hit. I recently took my alabaster coupe on a couple of "higher than normal" speed runs last week, and I noticed an unusual number of "new" very minor chips in the paint on my bumper.
Wouldn't it had been nice if the bumper could have been molded in body color, instead of black?

 

Hi,

160 mph on the autobahn.

Greets from germany!

 

I've had it up to what the speedo said was 147 mph on route 8 in CT. Felt very solid at that speed but not as stable as my S2 Porsche at 150 mph.

 

I found that the XFIRE was very smooth at 130 mph but do it again NO its not worth the risk in many ways.The SRT XFIRE's must be pretty wild to drive maybe lucky for me I can't afford one.

 

Hi, I have managed 248 Km/h. Which translates to 154 mph, this is GPS readings, but tach on this car does not lie too much. So I can imagine, it has been around 260 Tach Km/h. However over 135-140 it does not pull too much anymore and you really need a long stretch of road to manage. This has been done with Roadster. I currently reside in Czech Republic. Drive Safe. Valkrider

 

128 mph between Searchlight, NV and Nipton, CA. Had plenty of gas pedal left...but chickened out.

 

How fast? Scary 3 digits is all I'm gonna say, and I don't think I'll be doing it again anytime soon. This car will move, but I want to stay in one piece and everyone around me too.

 

Derek, I was thinking the same thing about the aero necessities after reading you posting in the racing section. You seriously should not be experiencing that kind of rear end lifting that you indicated (while being double passed I believe). I imagine that you have some Class restrictions on aero changes. As always, let us know what you do about the situation.

 

When I used to live in Columbus I would frequently go to Cincy and there is this bridge (I've deemed the 100+ bridge) about 20-30 miles outside of Cincy and I've gotten up to 140 on there. The ride was smooth and I didn't notice any "floating" but I did not keep it at that speed for long to tell any difference. Actually when going that fast it didn't even feel like it. I've said it once and I'll say it again, " I love my car"!

 

142 mph on my way to work at 5 am. I was shocked to see I was at 100 mph and said what the heck, no one else on the road but me and this silly M3 on my ***. Left him in the dust!