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This cannot be true surely, an activa on a 51 plate, capable of 147mph, not even my V6 could do that.
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I guess a "51" plate is just possible. I've never seen one but I've seen a few "Y" platers around. Old stock perhaps? However I thought Activa production ended well before the ordinary Xantias and I've not known one later than a "W" plate.
An indicated 147mph is possible given the ever increasing optimism of the speedo as the speed goes up. After all, an indicated 70mph comes at just below 3000 rpm in 5th and the redline is nearly 6000 rpm but the rev limiter abruptly hits in then.
It is always true that the indicated speed on a speedo is entirely correct and 100% accurate when reading the top speed achieved by any particular car so he must be right If I recall Correctly, the genuine top speed of a 2.0CT Activa is around 120mph?
An indicated 147mph is possible given the ever increasing optimism of the speedo as the speed goes up. After all, an indicated 70mph comes at just below 3000 rpm in 5th and the redline is nearly 6000 rpm but the rev limiter abruptly hits in then.
It is always true that the indicated speed on a speedo is entirely correct and 100% accurate when reading the top speed achieved by any particular car so he must be right If I recall Correctly, the genuine top speed of a 2.0CT Activa is around 120mph?
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Ha ha. I'll have some of what he's smoking.I was cruising along the A1 and I glanced at my speedometer, I was doing 147 mph!!!
And check out the comments - clearly some delusional people on that site:
You might be looking at 147mph in a V6 Activa down a hill with the wind behind you, but in a 2.0 turbo??Don't dismiss the original guy's comments
My first Xantia Activa was found to be MUCH faster than a friend's Ferrari 308 quatravalve
(by him not just my opinion)
It ran out of "clock" with the needle resting on the end stop beyond 150 MPH (not kph)
...............How Fast...................
Well the car is owned by:-Ross_K wrote:I don't think anyone was expressing surprise at a 22 year old buying a new car...
The surprise was him claiming his car could hit 147mph...
(a) His parents
(b) A loan company
(c) He has TWOCed it
(d) He is still living at home for free, and so can splash out on strong alcohol, and let his imagination run riot with that top speed etc.
BTW Hi deian
Reference this thread :- http://www.frenchcarforum.co.uk/forum/v ... ht=#142701
What's your answer to the question in it ?
Reference this thread :- http://www.frenchcarforum.co.uk/forum/v ... ht=#142701
What's your answer to the question in it ?
Answered... go see.ACTIVE8 wrote:BTW Hi deian
Reference this thread :- http://www.frenchcarforum.co.uk/forum/v ... ht=#142701
What's your answer to the question in it ?
The whole article on car survey is a bit insane, it says when you submit reviews, that they will be checked, so how on earth did something like that get through?