[BMWMICHAEL_52]

Any one have any info?

[Enrique]

well I just post that my 328 top speed around 140 and I read that the cut off it suppoust to be 130 mph... What happen there??? did you top speed your 328 yet???

[BMWMICHAEL_52]

142...but there is definately more there...

[ase2dais]

Im drving a e90 325i today, a loaner car from Passport BMW (thks) and I can tell a difference coming from a 325i e90. This 328i has more pep and torque it seem, each time I tap the gas I feel my head jerking (lol)

Boy! what fun even as a Steptronic!

Anyone knows the 328i new torgue specs ?

[Enrique]

Originally Posted by BMWMICHAEL_52

142...but there is definately more there...

+1... I'm gonna see if the car can handle 150... I think it can...

[dmboone25]

I am guessing everyone who has gotten over 130 has the sport package? The limit on those cars is 150 I believe....

I have had mine close to 120, and felt like it could do plenty more--I just assumed it would get to 130 and not go any faster....Will have to try it out to make sure!

[AndrewAZ]

Originally Posted by kike

well I just post that my 328 top speed around 140 and I read that the cut off it suppoust to be 130 mph... What happen there??? did you top speed your 328 yet???

What gear were you in? I dont remember quite right but on the M3 forum we had a discussion and someone said the limiter will only work while in 6th gear.(I could be wrong). But I had my old M3 up to past 160mph (indicated), then you run into the debate the spedo is off and a few people have posted GPS readings saying at indicated speeds of 155 mph you are going about 146 ish.

[tay8907]

well with the sport package i believe its either 150 or 155 but ive gotten it up to 125 and i know it can go faster. Just wait boys till they start coming out with software upgrades and intakes and exhausts for us!!!!

[Enrique]

Mine don't have the sport pack... Also my car is Automatic and it was on 5th when it hits 140

[dmboone25]

I have heard that the limiter keeps the car from going faster, even if the speedometer continues to move up--maybe this is true? Maybe the car lets you think you are actually going faster, but you are actually cruising along at 130....

[Enrique]

hmm... I don't thinks so, it was pulling pretty good at that speed

[AndrewAZ]

I did indicated 135mph last night(328i no sport package). But ran out of room. Anyways you have to remember that the limiter might be 130 mph but when you are going WOT you are carrying momentum and can easily pass the limiter temporarily, I suspect if you kept going WOT after a while you would be cut back down to 130mph.

[Jaws]

Originally Posted by AndrewAZ

I did indicated 135mph last night(328i no sport package). But ran out of room. Anyways you have to remember that the limiter might be 130 mph but when you are going WOT you are carrying momentum and can easily pass the limiter temporarily, I suspect if you kept going WOT after a while you would be cut back down to 130mph.

Usually reaching the speed limiter is like hitting a wall, you just stop accelerating. There is no such thing as momentum when it comes to acceleration. Acceleration requires force.

[Enrique]

Originally Posted by Jaws

Usually reaching the speed limiter is like hitting a wall, you just stop accelerating. There is no such thing as momentum when it comes to acceleration. Acceleration requires force.

+1... and I top speed a few cars in my life, I know when it hit speed limiter

[Javier]

The top speed on a regular 328i is 130mph and 150mph with the sports package. If the limiter were to be removed i'm confident it would hit 160mph.

btw, the limiter is raised on the sport package because the tires are rated at a higher top speed than those without the sport package.

having a 200mph car means nothing if your tires are rated at 150mph and burst at 170mph....

[Enrique]

Yeah, it suppoust to be that way (325 models) mine doesn't have the sport pack and don't limited at 130 mph... thats what I mention on my first post... honestly I don't know what is happening with the new 328i...

[esbezee92]

Javier brought up a good point i was thinking about. while bmw deffinitely has some room for error i dont see any good coming from raising your top speed unless you have tires that can handle it

[Enrique]

Originally Posted by esbezee92

Javier brought up a good point i was thinking about. while bmw deffinitely has some room for error i dont see any good coming from raising your top speed unless you have tires that can handle it

Thats rigth, tires are very important for top speed... thats why I change my wheels to 18" with ZR Tires

[Vornado]

Keep in mind your speedo is lying when it displays 130. You're probably actually going 124.

[ScheerSpeed]

i dont have ZSP, and my car hit the limiter at 135

that was with the stock 16" tires. call me crazy.

now i topped it out again with my 19"x9.5 in the rear and the car doesnt seem to float across the road anymore! i know why, im not idiot, but it feels much more solid at high speeds, and i know this is due to the fact that my tires now are much bigger and spofter

[Ferg]

Car hits the limiter at 155mph. That is with the sports package. Can vouch for it. Consistently drive on the Autobahn, really don't have a problem with running out of room. When limiter is reached, it simply feels as if the engine is not getting enough gas.

[Heidelberg328i]

I have had mine up to 135mph (240km/h) on the Autobahn going to Frankfurt, I have a 328i (2007) with no sports package, just stock equipment. I backed down after that speed. Car ran smooth and awesome, but shit just flew by me wayyyy toooo fast! The car would have gone faster though, maybe sometime soon I will try a little faster to see where that governor kicks in, but I can tell you my 328i got up to 135...effortlessly!