What’s the fastest you had your ST

[Jshaffer3819]

Just curious what’s the fastest anyone has driven their ST. I hit 135 mph today on the autobahn. Felt good. Still had plenty more to go.


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[turntablekinetix]

lucky bastard.. i hit triple digits and automatically shit my pants looking for cops.. definitely curious how it drives up in the 130s and 140s.. anybody know what the governed top speed is?

 

[Kevin 1456]

governed at 145.
ive got mine to 111. drove smooth as glass.
however, i live in los angeles. so theres not much open highway out here at pretty much any time of day.

 

[Jshaffer3819]

Yea I agree it was pretty smooth. Not sure I will try and break 135 but way better than I thought. Fun blowing past a Mercedes.


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[PajamaGuy]

I put the pedal on the floor and I didn't lift until 137 when she got a little wobbly. She was still keeping me in my seat and if it was going to top out at 143, it was going to be an abrupt governor cutoff.
PJ

 

[Jshaffer3819]

Nice! Where do live to drive that fast? I think I may take Ford’s word on the top speed even on the autobahn.


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[PajamaGuy]

I used to live in VT and there's a stretch of Rt 4 that runs from Rt 30 to the bridge crossing the end of lake Bomoseen. We go up in the summer. In the 70's I ran a '65 365 GTC Daytona Ferrari up to 155 on the same road. I go early morning and run it both ways to check for traps & traffic. I'll measure the distance this year...

I try to stay under 100 here in MA, but sometimes it's just sooooo hard to behave...

PJ

 

[powerby50]

Lol..... love this thread, hit 127 , only let up because curve was coming up.....

 

[MrSasquatch]

Somewhere in south Texas.. 138

 

[Jshaffer3819]

Looks like I have to up my game now. I may wait until it’s lowered.


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[Kevin 1456]

update: since Los Angeles freeways are very light these days, i got mine to 116, still had plenty of power and 4 gears to wind out.

 

[66gt350ps]

Are handling and top speed affected by having the ST in Sport mode rather than in the standard mode?

 

[Jshaffer3819]

Are handling and top speed affected by having the ST in Sport mode rather than in the standard mode?

I don’t believe so. Just the shifting characteristics change in sport mode from what I understand. That would be cool though if the suspension adjusted as well.


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[STTOM]

Are handling and top speed affected by having the ST in Sport mode rather than in the standard mode?

Top speed isn't affected, here's a Drive mode breakdown https://www.explorerst.org/threads/...modes-what-are-the-differences.400/#post-3126

 

[MikeyTX]

Yup ...... Gotta love TX There are so many places one can open it up and not worry about being stopped.

 

[Kevin 1456]

Somewhere in south Texas.. 138

you were 7 mph away from governor. you should have atleast tested it to make sure it works.

 

[MikeyTX]

Wonder if any of the tunes will override the electronic limiter ?

 

[OHST]

Close to 120

 

[Kevin 1456]

Wonder if any of the tunes will override the electronic limiter ?

of course they will

 

[Yungty718]

141

on New Jersey turnpike@ 3am , my state trooper friend wanted to see if he could keep up in his Explorer. He didn’t lol


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