Can your Hyundai go 147 miles per hour?

I applaud this gentleman, he should be a hero, not in jail.

rofl, questions were raised whether a sonata could go 147?? i have questions myself about that, lol... i agree with the above poster giving hero status to anyone who can pilot a sonata at those speeds.

The Sonata has 233HP, so 147 isn't beyond the realm of possibility, though Car and Driver claims it's drag limited about 10 mph below that. I have driven its cousin the Azera (265 HP), and I can say that it's not shy on torque -- it's easy to inadvertenly smoke the front tires when accelerating.

Great car, BTW. Undercuts the Lexus ES330 by about $7K when all is said and done.

Ahhhhh the Loop 101. How I miss it. Every douche knows that there are cameras on there...what the hell was he thinking??

My hyundai hasn't been over 75 but I paid less for it ($1,200) than this guy was fined!!!

Nice!

The article said it was a rental car, so he was probably a tourist and didn't know about the cameras put out there by Big Brother.

I had no idea you could get such a serious punishment for going on a little joyride. 30 days in jail just seems a bit steep, although I guess doing it in a populated area was pretty stupid. Out on the open back roads though...

My S-10 pick up has a governer that cuts the gas at 95mph. My buddy drives a sick Hyundai and that thing definitly reaches speeds close to 200mph, it was the best gift his grandma ever gave him.

brycexlighthall wrote:

My buddy drives a sick Hyundai and that thing definitly reaches speeds close to 200mph, it was the best gift his grandma ever gave him.

Let me be the first to call BS.

Anyone who would say this has no idea what it means or how fast that really is.

brycexlighthall wrote:

My S-10 pick up has a governer that cuts the gas at 95mph. My buddy drives a sick Hyundai and that thing definitly reaches speeds close to 200mph, it was the best gift his grandma ever gave him.

okay, i don't buy the close to 200... how close? i don't think the car is aerodynamic enough to stay on the ground near that speed... there are few cars on the market that have list speeds at or above 200...

too reach 200 miles an hour you are going to need 500+ horse power, special tires, the right gearing, and the right areo parts. NO WAY does a Hyundai even sniffs 200 mph. Maybe 150 if it's got a lot of mods.

Not that I'm aruging in favor of this, but why doesn't the government make it illegal for any commercial car to be capable of going over, say, 80mph? Obviously people would still make modifications and get around any type of governing system put on a car, but it just seems counterintuitive to me that there are cars available to the general consumer that are able to go double the highest posted speed limit on any road in the US.

TOH wrote:

Not that I'm aruging in favor of this, but why doesn't the government make it illegal for any commercial car to be capable of going over, say, 80mph? Obviously people would still make modifications and get around any type of governing system put on a car, but it just seems counterintuitive to me that there are cars available to the general consumer that are able to go double the highest posted speed limit on any road in the US.

"Under the deal, he pleaded guilty to reckless driving, endangerment and criminal speed, and will pay a $1,239 fine."

the cash generated by tickets is astronomical... limiting a cars speed to 80 would severely limit the cash generated by our friendly local towns and police departments... (especially those assholes you meet in south ga. pulling people over on the way to florida)

Actually, the V-6 S-10 won't go faster then 95. Try it out smartass.

The L.A.P.D. says my Hyundai was going over 100 M.P.H. You believe L.A.P.D. dont you ? Buy Hyundai !

That's not a governor that's just a crap Chevy engine.

That is very well possible too.

I didn't buy the 147 mph either, but then I googled it....

look what wikipedia came back with

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyundai_Sonata

scroll down, 177MPH, claimed by Hyundai... (?!)

hell of a fine wrote:

Nice!

The article said it was a rental car, so he was probably a tourist and didn't know about the cameras put out there by Big Brother.

Oh, how I love rentals! The things we do with them that we wouldn't do with our own cars.

Incidentally, just went to the LA Car Show where I saw the new Bugatti. 253 mph, and a cool $1.7 million dollars. The fastest and most expensive production car ever made (300 total to be produced, 150 already purchased. Get yours while supplies last).

Also, the Maybach was badass. First class airliner seats, and a solid ceiling that becomes transparaent at the touch of a button. The other high end Mercedes Maybach, not the McLaren, was like a Batmobile, one of a king.

Also, the Spyker D12 Peking-to-Paris was a monster badass too. Like a superpowered blinged out dune cart that cost a quarter million. Oh man, what I wouldn't do with an extra million. Someday soon!