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Old 10-11-2013, 04:53 PM
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Curious - post your highest speed driven on your C7 and let us know how it tracked and handled. Of course ONLY those who live/drive in countries or areas in the US where a max speed limit is not posted should reply of highway speeds.
Otherwise those who have tracked their car should reply.

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Old 10-11-2013, 08:39 PM
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Got to 109.

The only car I've driven that handles better is the McLaren 12C.
Old 10-11-2013, 10:31 PM
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130mph. handled like a dream.
Old 10-11-2013, 10:53 PM
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Originally Posted by OddJob1971
130mph. handled like a dream.
How was the straight-line stability? My Z at that speed is a little antsy.
Old 10-11-2013, 11:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Turbooo2u
How was the straight-line stability? My Z at that speed is a little antsy.
Odd... my base '07 C6 - A6 - is steady as a rock at 140.... car is my DD, has 121,000 miles.....
Old 10-12-2013, 12:27 AM
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158...still felt great... Wind noise was better than my c6...car was still pulling too
Old 10-12-2013, 12:28 AM
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Originally Posted by 4thC4at60
Odd... my base '07 C6 - A6 - is steady as a rock at 140.... car is my DD, has 121,000 miles.....
Mine didn't feel anything other than rock solid until over 165 mph. I then sensed slight "float" feeling in front and lifted instantaneously with shot of "scare" in me and visions of airborne back flips (ala drag boats) racing through my mind
Old 10-12-2013, 01:52 AM
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i got a lottle sketchy at about 160 plus its a rock at 150, much more it dances some
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90 mph.....it handled just fine.
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And I bet all of those little 'I wanna be a race car driver' antics were naturally not acted out on public roads, right???
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Originally Posted by Aubaub787
158...still felt great... Wind noise was better than my c6...car was still pulling too
Nice.
Old 10-12-2013, 08:47 AM
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144 with no problem.
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190, then I took off!
Old 10-12-2013, 09:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Scream And Fly
And I bet all of those little 'I wanna be a race car driver' antics were naturally not acted out on public roads, right???


Go away....

Isn't there some other thread you can be bothering?
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Nice chiefttp. Looks good in Arctic White with carbon fiber.
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Don't forget the black hood stripe!
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Originally Posted by rcallen484
Mine didn't feel anything other than rock solid until over 165 mph. I then sensed slight "float" feeling in front and lifted instantaneously with shot of "scare" in me and visions of airborne back flips (ala drag boats) racing through my mind
^^yikes, that's worse than the floatiness

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Old 10-12-2013, 12:02 PM
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Originally Posted by 05dsom
^^yikes, that's worse than the floatiness
That is what I have since been told but at least I wasn't stupid enough to put my foot anywhere near the brake pedal Had the surface been the slightest bit slippery the result could have been catastrophic.
Old 10-12-2013, 12:27 PM
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I think respondents should have also indicated which car they were driving, base or Z51. since there are aero differences between the two.
Old 10-12-2013, 12:40 PM
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Originally Posted by chiefttp
190, then I took off!
Damn...VR is 190 in that thing?


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