325i touring top speed

[Jesus325iTouring]

My R5 has 120mph on the speedo,that means.............

Your being towed or have fallen off a cliff

As Dave said,probably a French piss take as they it's only likely to 120 in the scenarios you've suggested!

[d6dph]

i vote for a for the above abuse ??

Kos for once we agree, This "Benco" appears to be the banned member "Thehotairballoon" so will be banned once again.

I have cleared up this thread from the childish insults but leave our comments.

[ste]

Top speed can be worked out with out "Arse tearing it" down a run way.
All you need is........
1, Engine RPM limt
2, Top gear ratio
3, Final drive ratio (Diff)
4, Tyre size
Thats it.

That info will give you the Terminal speed of the car.

Wrong.

That's assuming the engine has enough power to push the body through the air to achieve the rev limiter in top gear.

Mass produced cars do not leave the factory able to hit the limiter in top.

Top speed is a factor of engine power and aerodynamics. Couple those to the gearing you're talking about and you have the elements that determine how fast a car can go.

[march109]

My Touring has 140mph on the speedo,that means it WILL do 140 mph

My R5 has 120mph on the speedo,that means.............

the designer was practising counting to 120, lke he did in school the day before.

[sidewaysjack]

got an indicated 145 on the revlimter in my 318 is with four people in the car on 205/45/17s, 4.27 diff, the engine is untouched, not bad going ay boys

[StuBeeDoo]

I can't be ar53d to read all through this thread, so I don't know if someone has already posted this.....
Owners handbook (the one that comes with the car) says 133mph for manual and 132 for auto.
That would equate to fractionally under 6000rpm in 5th with the standard 3.91 diff and 205/55x15 tyres.

[78dude]

So we can say that it is fast enoughe to get your self a speeding ticket from the Police or....

[Cotty]

I was wondering what top speed others had achieved,

Still pulling strong past 120mph on the clock but my speedo overreads by 10mph at 80

[maxfield]

My Dad's Touring was showing 120mph on the clock, who knows? (A Toblerone and a Fridge is not a good combination)