Sonata top speed?

Just curious what the top speed of the V-6 is.

Here in New England there are too many places for the police to hide along
the highways so I've not gone past 90 mph yet.

I certainly don't see why the speedometer can read up to 160. That is sort
of like Hyundai saying "we can't give you a larger penis, but this will have
the same effect."

 

Don't count on me for an answer! This week, I had a speeding ticket. My
speed was 86 Km/H (53.4379 MpH) in a 50 Km/H zone (31.0686 MpH). Total
amount of the ticket: 225,00$ + 3 demerit points.

The max speed allowed on the highway here is 100 Km/H (60 MpH) I will
probably never find out the top speed of my 2006 V6 Sonata!!!

Shaman

 

According to Car and Driver magazine, the top speed of the V6 Auto is 137
MPH. Although there was a story recently (in the last 6 months) of a guy
in the Scottsdale, AZ area that was clocked on photo radar at 142 MPH
according to the "certified" radar.

Eric

 

I haven't been over 100 mph....not enough road, and getty too old(smart) for
that :>). Only place I can usually trounce on it is hiway entrance ramps. "I
was just getting up to road speed, officer"

 

I was lucky once when I was cruising along a highway & there was
scarcely any traffic I touched 109mph. I never realized it untill my
wife asked me to slow down and later saw on the trip computer of a GPS
unit I was using that the top speed was 109mph! I am sure I would have
gotten atleast 5 to 8 points if I had been caught. The car is real
smooth even at such speeds though..

 

Sorry I forgot to mention I have a 2006 sonata V6

 

That's impressive. Not enough places in the east to try that without
risking a huge fine. The car is very comfortable in the 80-85 range though.
Sadly, most of my highway life here is on cruise control at about 70.

 

I do that to. I like to see how far up the ramp before I'm up to 70. Coming
off the ramp on the way home from work, I don't knock the cruise control off
until I make the first section off the travel lane and the left curve was 40
mph in my old car is comfy at 50 in the Sonata. Overall, I'm impressed with
the handling.

Some bright sunny day in the right place I'll hit 100 just to say I've done
it.

 

I've had my V6 up to 100 briefly, 90s more often. It really, really
likes it there but the police do not. Looking for a race track which
might allow me to play a little. IIRC, the tires are rated to 130 or
so.

I have heard fifth-hand reports of Sonatas "regularly hitting 160" in
South Korea. Haven't been there, don't know. Planning to go next year
and see for myself.

The car supposedly still holds the highest speed ever recorded for the
State of Arizona, in the 140s. I can totally believe it can do 140.

 

I don't think it was the highest speed ever recorded in the state of
Arizona, but it was reported to be in the 140's. 140 is not terribly high
and there are plenty of cars that will hit that, whether stock or not.

 

I'll admit to testing the top speed once or twice. I work early AM hours,
and on the weekends there is plenty of room at 4-4:30AM to let 'er rip. I
can't tell you exactly what the speedo said becasue I was watching the road
intensely, but after I lifted off and took a glance I was still in the high
120's. I would suspect I made the low to mid 130's.

And before I get chastized by those that think that speed is ridiculous, I
don't condone doing this, or think it is a smart thing to do. I used to
race cars semi-professionally, so I have some experience at those speeds,
and while I admit the Sonata is not designed to run that fast all the time,
it certainly is more stable and capable than many give it credit for. And
we ALL do stupid things once in a while.

Eric

 

While I am sure it isn't the highest speed ever recorded in AZ (or anywhere
for that matter) at the time I remember reading that it was the highest
speeding ticket ever given for a photo radar unit.

Eric

 

I found the relevant articles, and I guess I remembered the speed wrong:

http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/index.php?sty=66898

http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/11/1162.asp

 

Yeah - that could make sense.

 

I really doubt that a stock Sonata will get to 147 unless it is clocked
at the bottom of a long hill. I wouldn't trust the accuracy of a photo
radar unit at speeds this high. In any event, the guy shouldn't have a
driver's license.


Matt

 

Why? Because some liberal newspaper says he is not capable of driving that
fast? I don't know that particular road, but at the time he was out there,
traffic may have been non existent. If it was daylight and the road was
flat and smooth, there was really very little risk for a short burst of
speed. But since we don't know the exact circumstances, we can't make that
decision.

Since the manufacturer states the top speed is 137, he may be able to prove
the radar wrong and walk away! Honest, judge, I was doing 65.

FWIW, my personal high speed was 115 on a Philadelphia expressway, long
straight road

My personal scariest time was at about 105 mph and I saw flashing lights
closing in on me. Crap, I'm going to jail, I thought. I slowed to 80 and
the CA Highway Patrol just whizzed right by me.

 

I personally hold the world's speed record while eating a bagel.
-

Bob

 

Reply to message from "Eric G." <> (Sat, 11
Nov 2006 05:55:34) about "Re: Sonata top speed?":

EG> I found the relevant articles, and I guess I remembered the speed
EG> wrong:

EG> http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/ index.php?sty=66898

EG> http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/
EG> 11/1162.asp

Google returns many hits including the above - http://www.google.com/pda/
search?mrestrict=xhtml&q=Sonata+top+speed&btnG=Search&site=search

Saw these figures also - http://autos.yahoo.com/hyundai_sonata_lx-
performance/

Between the various sources the top speed may vary between 137 and 142 with
the extra 5 mph likely due to error in the radar equipment.

Actual top speed will vary a bit between cars and environmental conditions
at the time, so IMO it is pointless to try to pinpoint an exact one speed
attributable to all V6 Sonatas.

Best Regards
Wayne Moses <> Sat, 11 Nov 2006 09:54:29 -0600

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Bob, as a kid I reared a guy when I dropped my double whopper and rummaged
on the floor to find it. I hadn't honed my skills by then......ended up
being an expensive sandwhich.

 

There may be more truth in that statement than you might know. The way
traffic court works these days, I am sure he woyuld get screwed in any
event.

My personal record (for the street) AND scariest time was back in 1986 on
Rt. 80 about 20 miles east of Bloomsburg, PA in a far-from-stock 1969
Camaro that was capable of running high 9's in the 1/4 mile. I was doing
an indicated 155 MPH. And I DID get stopped by a PA tropper. He was
headed the opposite way on Rt. 80. I saw him turn his lights on and I
coasted to a stop and waited for him to pull up behind us. He had no clue
how fast I was going...just FAST. He offered us a choice (since it wasn't
my car) of either having the car impounded and us put in jail overnight, or
he could take the car for a drive by himself. We agreed to let him drive
the car. He radioed in for his lunch break and was gone for about 1/2
hour. He returned with a big smile and let us go on our way. After we
changed our underwear, we laughed about that for a week.

Eric