I'll toss a story or two in here too... this thread is very interesting...

In my friend's mom's Benz E320 - 140mph on 695 beltway, racing a Volvo. The Volvo did a remarkable job at keeping up but the Benz had it toasted for speed and acceleration. 140mph - I guess that isnt a big deal when just minutes later my friend had the thing up to 90mph on a busy suburban thoroughfare in our area - between lights.

I had my 90 integra up to 145 on i83 south, going down a hill, that car will never see speeds even close to that anymore.

I just got back from a court date for a speeding ticket I got over the summer, and I have another ticket date up next week... so I probably wont be doing much speeding any time soon.