I am wondering, who got to drive this McLaren supercar back to the impound lot?
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McLaren 720S
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He should be ashamed he got caught. That car has 60+ mph easy on a Charger.
(11-16-2017, 12:20 PM)Hard_Eight Wrote: [ -> ]He should be ashamed he got caught. That car has 60+ mph easy on a Charger.
You may outrun that Charger but you're not going to outrun that Radio....
That's about what I do in I-10.
(11-16-2017, 12:20 PM)Hard_Eight Wrote: [ -> ]He should be ashamed he got caught. That car has 60+ mph easy on a Charger.
I think the police-version Charger has a top speed of about 150, while the McLaren has a top speed of 212. So you are right, about 60 mph advantage.
(11-16-2017, 12:20 PM)Hard_Eight Wrote: [ -> ]He should be ashamed he got caught. That car has 60+ mph easy on a Charger.
According to the "article" he didn't really get caught. He just pulled over.
It does say he was drunk. Probably not enough confidence in his driving skill at 150+ while hammered to make a go of it.
In my more troubled youth days I got an Srt8 up to 135 and that was scary enough for all of 5 seconds I kept that speed. Can't imagine 140+
(11-16-2017, 08:57 PM)EricC85 Wrote: [ -> ]In my more troubled youth days I got an Srt8 up to 135 and that was scary enough for all of 5 seconds I kept that speed. Can't imagine 140+
In my more troubled youth days I remember taking my parent's Oldsmobile Omega (don't remember the model year) to in my estimation around 120 (the speedometer only went to 80 and I remember the needle indicating between the "D" and the "N" of the transmission setting). Keep in mind, this was a 4 door "family car" from the '70's and I was racing downhill. I remember the car feeling "floaty" at top speed.
When I look back on it now I'm extremely lucky that I didn't kill myself and/or somebody else.
I’ve got a Lincoln up around there before
I got my rental BMW 318d up to its governed 220 kph (136 mph) on the autobahn. As I was rowing that fire breathing turbo diesel four cylinder through 120 mph I had to move over so a mom with kids in the back of her large Mercedes 4-door could sail past me.
Oh...never mind...I thought he ran over 143 people.
(11-16-2017, 08:57 PM)EricC85 Wrote: [ -> ]In my more troubled youth days I got an Srt8 up to 135 and that was scary enough for all of 5 seconds I kept that speed. Can't imagine 140+
In my not-so-troubled youth, I drove my friend's mom's Oldsmobile Cutlass at 120 for over an hour on I-95 going from Marathon Key back to Jacksonville. There was a little convoy of 3 cars going 120. There was a redneck driving a Chevy something in front, and some lady in a station wagon was bringing up the rear. That's the fastest I've ever driven. Four guys in the car, just graduated high school, and a trunk full of scuba tanks and luggage.