154MPH on A11 in a Cupra

[StylancePaul]

A friend told me about this (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-36091495) yesterday. Appears we will have to excuse the BBCs inability to differentiate between an FR and a Cupra.

Hope the driver isn't one of our fellow members on here!

 

[lil3520]

Who's not driving around in their motor !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[matthab]

Impressive.

 

[vicalva]

breaking in the engine probably... ?

 

[dty73]

The tweet just says "Seat Cupra". Could have been an Ibiza!

 

[lil3520]

Not me.
Mine 2 are white !!!!!!!!!!!

 

[matthab]

The tweet just says "Seat Cupra". Could have been an Ibiza!

I don't think the mk5 would of made it without popping something...

 

[chrisRibiza]

Is the Cupra limited to 155mph as per most German cars?

 

[kiddo]

I m sure I've read some where it is stock . There's a YouTube video with a turned cupra doing 190mph!!

 

[Madhatter]

Damn that's gonna hurt the insurance renewal. It's not difficult to get get up to silly speeds but 154 is bonkers on an A road!

 

[andycupra]

its a dual carriageway. even so silly speeds that nobody should be saying is anything but moronic

 

[Omodhos]

On stage tuned limiter is usually removed


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[page3]

its a dual carriageway. even so silly speeds that nobody should be saying is anything but moronic

And yet in Germany we were (perfectly safely) overtaken while doing 160mph.

 

[Biker]

It will be interesting to see what the punishment for this will be. A few years back a guy was caught doing about 140mph on his bike and he got a jail sentance!

And yet in Germany we were (perfectly safely) overtaken while doing 160mph.

The difference being other drivers on the Autobahn expect to see vehicles travelling at that sort of speed and drive accordingly.
It is not an everyday occurrence on the A11 and as such is likely to catch other road users out!

 

[page3]

It will be interesting to see what the punishment for this will be. A few years back a guy was caught doing about 140mph on his bike and he got a jail sentance!




The difference being other drivers on the Autobahn expect to see vehicles travelling at that sort of speed and drive accordingly.
It is not an everyday occurrence on the A11 and as such is likely to catch other road users out!

Of course, not condoning that speed in the UK.

 

[AndrewJB]

Not me lol


Could of been a MK1,2 or 3 tbh though.

 

[andycupra]

And yet in Germany we were (perfectly safely) overtaken while doing 160mph.

and... are you suggesting this speed is ok?
its not even safe on the autobahn, - which are in fact not openly unrestricted only in particular places and even then this doesn't mean speed isn't dangerous.
154 on public roads, is moronic, absolutely.
no amount of trying to condone this will make anyone with half a sense of sensibility with think otherwise.

a driving ban and fine would be getting off lightly imo.

 

[Madhatter]

No excuse for that speed on a British road, the guy is gonna do some porridge for sure. The reactions of the average driver are bad enough when at the legal speed limit, never mind over twice. Could have ****ed up several families' lives, not to mention his own

 

[m0rk]

A friend

"friend" Are you sure?

 

[Snah]

Well he wasn't at full throttle because the Cupra does a 161 Mph at rev limiter. So he was lucky....LOL