In their Dec 2018 review, Car and Driver reported the top speed of the CX-5 turbo was 130 mph. That seems a bit high, but I*m sure it was on a closed track. Has anyone taken theirs up that far? How fast have you gone with your turbo CX-5, and how did it handle?
Thanks.
Thanks for the inputs. I doubt I*d spend much time over 100, but I do tend to spend much of my highway driving in the 85+ range.
85-90 is also my preferred speed on an interstate given the proper conditions. Things start getting a little squirrely after that. And of course the danger rises exponentially. And cops.
Which is why it makes me crazy that the speedometer goes up to 160 or something, crowding all the numbers together and making it harder to read. Would be much nicer at like 120 MPH with something in the 60 t0 70 range straight up, instead of 80.
85-90 is also my preferred speed on an interstate given the proper conditions. Things start getting a little squirrely after that. And of course the danger rises exponentially. And cops.
I agree that the speedometer of 160 is nonsense. I think that 120 or even 140 is the way to go as suggest by murky. Ed
I agree that the speedometer of 160 is nonsense. I think that 120 or even 140 is the way to go as suggest by murky. Ed
Back in the 70s (before the nationwide maximum speed limit was briefly set at 55MPH)
I remember when American vehicles stopped reporting beyond 85 mph...
That was all part of the 55 bs. It was fun to peg the speedo!
I thought it was lame. Especially when all foreign autos went into the triple digits.