Speed

[Vahagn23]

Hi, quick question does the versa really go 140mph as top speed?

[bundy26]

If your Versa goes 140 mph my 07 Sentra 2.0 has a beautiful body design.

[Vahagn23]

lol i dont know does it go 140? because on the speedometer it says 140mph the top. Thats why im asking what is the versa's top speed?

[bundy26]

Mabye in the 120s and my Sentra is still UGLY but I love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[Vahagn23]

lol I acutally like the design and the look of the sentra

[bundy26]

Thanks and same to you my friend

[Vahagn23]

lol thanks, still wierd they write 140, but the car opens way less, lol but i found out I get really good MPG on highway like 35 or 34, I went almost 300 miles with half tank, lol but on streets it gets me to around 15mpg max, what a gas saver lol

[lain]

lol thanks, still wierd they write 140, but the car opens way less, lol but i found out I get really good MPG on highway like 35 or 34, I went almost 300 miles with half tank, lol but on streets it gets me to around 15mpg max, what a gas saver lol

lol i thought you were saying you go 35-34mph on the highway...i was going to say...

Fastest I have took the versa is 115~117 somewhere around there. 140mph in the versa?! I wouldn't suggest it unless you have some suspension upgrades+better equiped tires.

[Vahagn23]

but would it open that much?

lol i thought you were saying you go 35-34mph on the highway...i was going to say...

Fastest I have took the versa is 115~117 somewhere around there. 140mph in the versa?! I wouldn't suggest it unless you have some suspension upgrades+better equiped tires.

[blackversaatl]

I actually took mine up to 135 once. I would really say it's more like a 120-130mph topping out car. I GUESS it could go 140, I GUESS. You would either need some serious mods, a VERY steep hill, a long *** road, or nitrous/forced induction to do it though LOL!

[Rockhound]

lol i dont know does it go 140? because on the speedometer it says 140mph the top. Thats why im asking what is the versa's top speed?

It's standard practice for auto manufacturers to put speeds way beyond the vehicle top speed on the speedometer. Just because the Versa speedo says 140 doesn't mean it'll get there.

but i found out I get really good MPG on highway like 35 or 34, I went almost 300 miles with half tank, lol but on streets it gets me to around 15mpg max, what a gas saver lol

Huhwhat? 15 mpg max in town? How are you driving this thing? Our Versa gets no less than 27 mpg in town and a little better if you catch more green lights. We've reached 30 mpg in city driving a couple times. I can see getting down to 25 or so if we gunned it a lot, but sheesh, 15 seems really low.

[Vahagn23]

lol I only think i get 15mpg in city is because i only got 700 miles on it, so the engine isnt breaked in, lol i drive pretty normal around 35 is my average speed in city.

[Ever Victorious]

I actually took mine up to 135 once. I would really say it's more like a 120-130mph topping out car. I GUESS it could go 140, I GUESS. You would either need some serious mods, a VERY steep hill, a long *** road, or nitrous/forced induction to do it though LOL!

Really? I thought the V was regulated to 120mph.

Not that anyone should be operating ANY vehicle that fast on public highways.

[NY.AD.MAN]

With the steelies I could only get up to around 120, but after getting a K&N filter and aluminum wheels... I hit 136.

There's only one road I could have done that on... Thank you GA400... now... to conquer the PCH...

[weems84]

I actually took mine up to 135 once. I would really say it's more like a 120-130mph topping out car. I GUESS it could go 140, I GUESS. You would either need some serious mods, a VERY steep hill, a long *** road, or nitrous/forced induction to do it though LOL!

WOW are you sure???

My 02 Spec V with Nismo CAI, headers and cat back exhaust redlined out at a max speed of 135mph. Thats what the speedometer showed at least.Car and driver topped it out at 128 stock.

Roughly that car had about 195hp+-5hp.

I'm thinking 120 or so top speed.

[srellim234]

I know I'm one of the conservative "old fuddy-duddies" on this forum, but unless you're doing it on a track or dragstrip, why would you be so irresponsible as to endanger other people's lives just to see how fast your car will go?

[Vahagn23]

lol im not, just asking, because its interesting how most cars I seen have 140 top speed on their speedometer, but different HPs

[srellim234]

Maybe someone else will answer the question.

Somehow I couldn't picture you finding enough room in Brooklyn to get your car much over 30 mph.

[Rockhound]

lol im not, just asking, because its interesting how most cars I seen have 140 top speed on their speedometer, but different HPs

Perhaps 140 is a "top-speed" number often chosen so the proportionality of the speedometer's scale is pleasing to the eye? I mean, if they chose 200 mph, then they'd have to cram that many more lines along the scale and probably decrease the font size as well. Plus, giving an inflationary top-speed to the speedometer probably provides a feeling of sportiness to some drivers.

Plus, 1/2 of 140 is 70 - a common speed limit on many interstate highways, and on a scale from 0 to 140, 70 would be positioned at the very middle (top). So it also helps make the speedo symmetrical.

I have no idea if any of this is the true basis for displaying speeds up to 140 mph, but it all makes sense to me.

[Vahagn23]

cool thanks

Perhaps 140 is a "top-speed" number often chosen so the proportionality of the speedometer's scale is pleasing to the eye? I mean, if they chose 200 mph, then they'd have to cram that many more lines along the scale and probably decrease the font size as well. Plus, giving an inflationary top-speed to the speedometer probably provides a feeling of sportiness to some drivers.

Plus, 1/2 of 140 is 70 - a common speed limit on many interstate highways, and on a scale from 0 to 140, 70 would be positioned at the very middle (top). So it also helps make the speedo symmetrical.

I have no idea if any of this is the true basis for displaying speeds up to 140 mph, but it all makes sense to me.

[Rockhound]

cool thanks

I was just racking my brain thinking "why would 140 be a common top speed?" and out came those ideas. Who knows for sure, but I bet the "real" answer is somewhere along those lines.

[lain]

Really? I thought the V was regulated to 120mph.

Not that anyone should be operating ANY vehicle that fast on public highways.

Of corse not EV...I only perform these types of driving conditions on my own personal freeway I had built.

I know I'm one of the conservative "old fuddy-duddies" on this forum, but unless you're doing it on a track or dragstrip, why would you be so irresponsible as to endanger other people's lives just to see how fast your car will go?

Well Srellim, as a saftly procedure, every time I drive a new car I preform what I call "How fast can my car go just incase of an emergency." But at the same time I don't want to get my car to the point where it is maxing out. So I learn where that maxing out point is just incase of an emergeny so I can stay slightly below that. It keeps me going where I am going and keeps my car in good shape. Its all thinking safty here.

[srellim234]

So do you perform this "test" on a track under controlled conditions or do you just endanger lives now for the purpose of being safe in a hypothetical situation that may never happen in the future?

[Skim302]

I actually took mine up to 135 once. I would really say it's more like a 120-130mph topping out car. I GUESS it could go 140, I GUESS. You would either need some serious mods, a VERY steep hill, a long *** road, or nitrous/forced induction to do it though LOL!

I really dont think you have been 135 in a versa.. I have taken my versa up to 110 before and it was scary as **** because it is so light that it pretty much floats at high rates of speed.. And it took me like more than a half a mile to get it up to 110 so i dont know what road you were on but tell me where its at

[Rockhound]

I really dont think you have been 135 in a versa.. I have taken my versa up to 110 before and it was scary as **** because it is so light that it pretty much floats at high rates of speed.. And it took me like more than a half a mile to get it up to 110 so i dont know what road you were on but tell me where its at

Of course he hasn't. Remember, this is the same guy who posted this a while back...

I've beaten (IN STOCK TRIM) with the CVT transmission....

2006 Nissan Altima 3.5 (my boy) (walked down low and up top on the hwy)2002-2005? BMW X5 (35-45 roll til 100: Him starting 2 car lead, me ending 2 cars ahead)1997-1999 Nisssan Maxima SE (smoked down low and up top)2006-7 Toyota 4 Runner (down low)2005-7 Chrysler 300C or SRT8 (I saw SRT-8 badging & stock 20" wheels, but doesn't make sense for a Versa to beat that on the hwy & tie from a dig eventhough I used to have a 300C lol)2005-2006 Chevy Silverado SS (60-105 roll me up 1/2 car)2004 Acura Legend Sedan (down low til 110 me up 3-4 bus lengths lol)1996 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS? (non-turbo w/intake & exhaust) (down low til 90 or so me up 2-4 cars)2005-2006 Honda Accord Sedan 4 cylinder (from a dig & killed the Honda)2005-2006 Cadillac Deville (dig & hwy walked him bad)2005-2006 Audi 1.8T (hwy & SMOKED him)2006-7 Nissan 350Z Roadster (down low to about 80-85 near the dealership--salesman was driving it trying to catch me and he couldn't LOL)

He lists "beating" cars with nearly 1/2 the 0-60 time than the Versa (which tells me his "opponents" didn't know they were "racing").

[lain]

So do you perform this "test" on a track under controlled conditions or do you just endanger lives now for the purpose of being safe in a hypothetical situation that may never happen in the future?

I don't recall endangering anyones life but my own.

[Rockhound]

I don't recall endangering anyones life but my own.

Ah, but therein lies the rub. Whilst traveling said speeds, you aren't going to be able to safely react to, say, a broken down car on the highway or something similar.

Whether you think so or not, doing this isn't a) cool, b) safe, or c) necessary.

[srellim234]

I agree, Rockhound.

Additionally, the ONLY instance I can think of that would require such speed is if you are being chased by someone with hostile intent. If that situation happens often enough to you that you need to prepare ahead of time for it, you'd better change your lifestyle and move to another state or country.

If you feel the need to go that fast to find out how fast your car can go, lain, don't rationalize it with a bogus hypothetical safety justification. Sounds more to me like it's just the testosterone talking with a disregard for laws and other human beings' safety.

[Ever Victorious]

I agree that testing the cars' limits at that high of speed is ridiculous, but I'd like to keep the jabs at a minimum please.

I'd say let's get back on topic, but this is devolving very quickly. The question has been answered, and we all know that observation of the speed limit and adhering to proper driving techniques for the weather is the best way to keep safe.

I think this one's gonna get a lock now.