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Originally Posted by pumafeet10
225 is def not the limit to door slammers at all, heck there are guys doing the texas mile at 229 i believe, that was the fastest car there , which was a 1500hp supra in a mile! So id say if a car like that had the same stuff done as the civic it would hit close to 300 no prob.
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300 no prob, eh?
The fastest door slammer I know about is the mighty Bugatti (VW) Veyron EB16.4
Bugatti Page
It's got a quad-turbocharged V-16, 1000 HP, 922 lb/ft torque, and costs $1.6M.
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Normally the EB16.4 is electronically limited to 233 mph for the safety of its owner. To realize the promised top speed of 252 mph, the owners need to take their EB16.4 to Volkswagen's Ehra-Leissen test track. After a safety check, Bugatti will insert a second key to its dashboard to turn on the "top speed mode". In this way, the ride height drops further to 65 mm front and 70 mm rear, the front diffuser closes and the rear spoiler scale back to 2 degrees only. As a result, drag coefficient lowers to 0.36, allowing the Bugatti to exploit the remaining 20 mph.
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I'd say the chances of anybody beating that anytime soon are are nil!
An aero mod'ed 6Gen CiViC coupe @ 210 MPH seems much more practical to me!
Plus, '88-'00 Honda CiViCs have double-wishbone suspensions, just like the Bugatti EB16.4, McLaren F1, and Ferrari F50.
BTW, the Bugatti EB16.4 FE is 5-10 MPG (2.1 MPG @ WFO)...