Think the fastest I ever went was an indicated 200kph in a rented Merc C Class in Germany once. I got a bit scared and backed off.
Never broke the ton in the UK. I think 90 is about as fast as I like to go these days.
But the automobile has never really been about speed and thrills for me, more about freedom and appreciation of its form and function. I suppose that's why I've never owned a properly powerful car. The Volvo I'm in the process of buying will be my most powerful ever, at 180bhp. The current Mazda is roughly joint top of my league at the moment at 147bhp, with one of our 2.0TDi Tourans and the Laguna 2.0dCi at about 150bhp each.
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