cruising speed 3rd gen 3.0 auto??

[paulthomas]

I used to have a 2.4 manual 1st gen surf which was a great machine but would only cruise cofortably at 55 mph.

Now contenplating returning to the fold with a 3rd gen 3.0 auto and wondered if this would be any better for motorway stints.

read somewhere that most jap imports have lower gearing than uk models? is this right?

[yoshie]

My 3.0 2nd gen sits easy 70 all the way in and out from work and thats running AT tyres

[joker??]

usually sit at 80 on long journeys

[Karma Supra]

Mine will happily cruise at 100+ (on the autobahns, of couse orificer) The mrs claimed she has had 120 out of it... I have not tried... I didn't buy it for speed!

[Slugsie]

Mine will happily cruise at 100+ (on the autobahns, of couse orificer) The mrs claimed she has had 120 out of it... I have not tried... I didn't buy it for speed!

OK, surely that's 120kph not mph. I really can't see our brick shaped trucks getting even close to 120mph.

[Bunkle]

Mine will happily cruise at 100+ (on the autobahns, of couse orificer) The mrs claimed she has had 120 out of it... I have not tried... I didn't buy it for speed!

not the Stig is she ?

[Karma Supra]

Thats miles, albeit indicated.

I believe her to be honest as I said it happily cruises at 100, although you can feel it battling the air.

It was on the way to a show in convoy with me in the supra TT, a V8 Supra and a super charged S2000, we were making good ground, but holding back enough for the "support truck" to keep up!

[summinelse]

iv had mine to 100 easy dont feel to wobbly with at's on it. but with sat nav it tells me i had been travelling at 94 mph so i know my speedo is out at those speeds, but on the whole it feels superb on m'way even in wet.

[Vultch]

I'v had mine at 100 and she can pull away sharpish from junctions when needed...

[mud skipper]

i can vouch for the above 3 gens, mine easily goes in to 3 figures, i have seen 110 on the satnav n speedo red just under 120
unlike a 2 gen at 3000rpm its doing 95mph

[Vultch]

120 mph in a Surf.... do you guys practice 'in flight refuelling' ..any idea of the consumption...

[mud skipper]

120 mph in a Surf.... do you guys practice 'in flight refuelling' ..any idea of the consumption...

only done it once to see what it could do, stopping the beast is scarry thats why i changed my discs and pads- bad brake fade and vibes

wifey drives her all week and is allways frightening herself when she realizes shes driving along at 80-90 mph, still returns mpg in the high 20's

[yoshie]

120 mph in a Surf.... do you guys practice 'in flight refuelling' ..any idea of the consumption...

I if you dropped it off a cliff with a following wind

[Retribution]

Had 110 on mine when i was coming back from kent, am also sure mine is still locked at112mph as most jap vehicles are mr2 are for sure and need to be delimited i used half a tank from kent to cardiff mainly at 80/90 but also booted up to the max

[fatfires]

Dont know the accuracy of the speedo but my 2nd gen speedo needle goes round till it hits the fuel guage and appears to have a bit left under the right boot - only done it twice....didn't believe it the first time! but it was fair humping allong