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Updated: 21 December 2006
Today,
Interesting and also disgusting
to note that although it did not take me very long to climb to 125, at the
speed, the X5 seemed to just stop and would not accelerate beyond. Never looked
at tachometer as paying attention to road, traffic I was passing and looking
out for state policemen. Suspect I was nowhere near the
Speedometer has top speed of
155 mph but probably designed for range of 0 to 155 in that the middle of that
range or 70 – 80 mph is where the speedometer will be most accurate and where
BMW expects the SAV to run at on the road.
Anyway, been over 100 mph
before, and even 110 but never 125. Not scary or anything but when I slowed
down as I could see traffic up a head in the lane I was using, 60 mph did seem
like a crawl.
Since X5 held steady at 125,
would like to try to break my own land speed record sometime soon. Wish I had
a police and traffic free place to make another attempt. Can see why the
Wonder if every one remembers their own land speed record?
Update 20 December 2006
Broke old personal land speed record, 20 December 2006, reaching 135 miles per hour in same BMW X5 vehicle used in first land speed record attempt. Again, record was set on Route 66, West bound beyond the Manassas, Virginia exits. At 135MPH, the X5 seemed to have "some" left and probably could have hit 140 or more but at 135, thought I was pressing my luck with the police and better settle for 135. Must say that X5 handles well at 135 but one of the few times I had both hands on the steering wheel.
Wonder if I will try to break 135?