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Old Oct 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 Oct 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.
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Old Oct 11, 2013 | 10:31 PM
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130mph. handled like a dream.
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Old Oct 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.
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Old Oct 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.....
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Old Oct 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
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Old Oct 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
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Old Oct 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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Old Oct 12, 2013 | 04:40 AM
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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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Old Oct 12, 2013 | 04:42 AM
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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.
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Old Oct 12, 2013 | 08:47 AM
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144 with no problem.
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Old Oct 12, 2013 | 08:51 AM
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190, then I took off!
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Old Oct 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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Old Oct 12, 2013 | 09:26 AM
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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 Oct 12, 2013 | 12:02 PM
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^^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.
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Old Oct 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.
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Old Oct 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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