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Does anyone know if there is a speed limiter on the GT? if so is there a way around it? I have had mine up to 110mph.

Quote, originally posted by blk182@n7 »Does anyone know if there is a speed limiter on the GT? if so is there a way around it? I have had mine up to 110mph. My base Vibe last time I checked stopped going after 110 somone said their GT was going 130 or something or 125 something like that but not sure. Someone here knows im sure.

There is no electronic limiter on the Vibe GT. Car and Driver claims the GT (in stock form) is drag limited to about 130. The base Vibe is electronically limited to 111.

Car and driver posted in their magazine that the base Vibe is limited to 111 mph. That is due to the electronic Limiter, I can't remember what the GT was...will have to find that mag again.

I will have to take my out on the Autobahn here in Germany this week and see just how fast it will GO

Quote, originally posted by Celtic_Curse »Car and driver posted in their magazine that the base Vibe is limited to 111 mph. That is due to the electronic Limiter, I can't remember what the GT was...will have to find that mag again. Seems about right I got to between 110 and 111 would not pick up more speed after that.

I've never made it higher than 100...and I certainly won't try to get higher -- once I hit the century mark, it felt like I was starting to lose control of the car...

Quote, originally posted by ragingfish »I've never made it higher than 100...and I certainly won't try to get higher -- once I hit the century mark, it felt like I was starting to lose control of the car...I hit 127 on my previous car (Chrysler Sebring) and I could feel all the little bumps and felt like you I had to slow down it felt like the car could go out of control at any point. Steering wheel very sensitive.

Quote, originally posted by wicked1981 »I hit 127 on my previous car (Chrysler Sebring) and I could feel all the little bumps and felt like you I had to slow down it felt like the car could go out of control at any point. Steering wheel very sensitive.I hit 116 in my Bonneville back in the day...that baby was like a rock...didn't even budge...very nice driving machine!

the most i've gone in the vibe is about 115 mph last summer driving up to fairbanks. in my 98 grand am se (4 cyl) i hit 104 when the gas cut off. in my tundra, i think i hit 100 mph, but saw all the gas get sucked out!

I have had my Vibe GT doing about 120 mph. In Car and Driver (Feb 2002) it says a Vibe GT top speed in 129 mph drag limited.

The faster I drive was 220 km/h in a Dodge Steelth Twin Turbo AWD, and it was the end of her. (removed)...

My last car, Chevy Lumina Z34 (1992) was solid above 100. I had it to about 110 before I scared the crap out of myself. The speed was a but much.

my malibu does 120's in the 1/4 mile

Well I had her up tp 115 mph, she seems to be very much incontrol. I was right behind a 2003 vette. The fastest I have ever gone in a car 181 mph in my friends 93 Saleen.

i've had my speedo reading 134-135... i know there is a margin of error in the speedo for anything over 100... and if i recall correctly, dmitri said he had his read 145+ so yeah... GT isn't electronically limited.. only drag limited... and "holy crap i crapped my pants limited" I was almost limited to that when i hit 135

Quote, originally posted by blk182@n7 »Well I had her up tp 115 mph, she seems to be very much incontrol. I was right behind a 2003 vette. The fastest I have ever gone in a car 181 mph in my friends 93 Saleen. Lucky basterd!!I have had my Vibe up to the limiter. My old Dakota shut down at around 115. And it was still accelerating quickly!!! What a buzzkill. Having a 5.2L V8 and not being able to use it to its fullest extent.

I've hit 128 mph in my GT before. No signs of a limiter.

i here you with the Dodge's I used to have a durango RT converted to A sp360 here by shelby and it was limited to 115 mph. damn limiter, my gtp was limited to 120 mph.

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here is a pic of my GTP. I loved that car

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here is what my GTP looks like after 15k miles

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what happened to your gtp??? how sad...

girlfriend hit the wall on the freeway exit during rain..

fastest I've ever gone in my vibe GT was 130 was easier to do since it was partially inclined downhill lol fastest flat I've gone was around 122 mph

Well not to rain on the parade here.....top speed in my Matrix XRS is 229km/h.....and I hit the limiter. I was doing about 7000rpm in 5th gear. So why they say the Vibe is "drag limited" is wierd. Oh well.....maybe just something that Toyota put in their cars. Wouldn't make sense though since the GT and XRS are mechanically the same.

drag limited means its areodynamically not capable of going over that. mods, weight, wind, grip ,road conditions ,etc. will affect this but you shouldnt be that much faster .the matrix looks more areodynamic to me

Ahhh..........ok. Well either way........the car at that speed handles very well. No jiggling of the wheel. Does not feel lighter like some do. Felt very stable. Quite impressed.

Quote, originally posted by satur9 »drag limited means its areodynamically not capable of going over that. mods, weight, wind, grip ,road conditions ,etc. will affect this but you shouldnt be that much faster .the matrix looks more areodynamic to methe matrix looks more areodynamic to me..........(removed)........

My 2002 Chevrolet S-10 Xtreme had a top speed limiter and cut off at 97! With the Hypertech programmer it raised to 135, but I never got it there. I have had my Vibe base at I think about 110-115 on a trip from SD to Dallas while the wife was sleeping I was told by the dealership as I was test driving it that it would go to whatever the speedo goes to, which is 130, but never tried to get it that high since it takes so long to get up there, and I don't want to risk getting a ticket! I usually drive at 90-100mph anyways.

I dunno what someone people are talking about the governor. I got mine to 115 mph. Took a while, but I got up there Inder

I've had my Matrix XRS up to the governor @ ~138mph. It was still pulling in 5th at around 7500revs but once I hit 138mph, the accelerator let off and slowed me down to ~130mph before it would let me gas up again.

I haven't had the vibe up past about 85, but when I had my Cobra I was racing some snot nosed rich kids in their dad's benz once and was doing 147 with the top down (and still pulling). I think that car would have been good for about 160 @7000 RPM in 4th. And for the record, I waved at their girlfriends as I smoked em like a cheap cigarette.

...I had my GT up to about 215 Km/h

I hit he limiter in my BAse 172KPH just over111MPH car was very stable and was still pulling then you here this sound and the fun is done.

I have had my base vibe up to 190 KM/HR which is about 119 MPH. I am not kidding or exaggerating. Maybe some did not get the limiter? I also felt relativley stable which was a welcome surprise.I have an old Duster that I have hit 135MPH with but it did not feel safe at all.

My base maxxed at 117mph, the xrs maxxed out at 138mph. Those are the facts.

Quote, originally posted by blk182@n7 »Does anyone know if there is a speed limiter on the GT? Here's a picture of the speed limiter for my car:

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Ahhhh! You got the 'Nice-Weather' speed limiter! I've had way too much experience with the 'All-Weather' speed limiters myself!

Quote, originally posted by silver_vibe »Here's a picture of the speed limiter for my car: (removed)! great one! for a minute, i thought it'd be a pic of the wife! lol

Hi guys,It seems like Mase hit the Rev limiter. Has anyone else who's experienced the fuel shutoff check their Tach? It seems unlikely that GM would limit the GT to an unrounded number like 138mph. It would be more like 140 or 150mph. Granted the speedometer might not be exact at those speeds. Any motorheads have an answer? OH and Mase according to your post you hit 138 in 5th did you try to shift into 6th?

Quote, originally posted by HCguy »OH and Mase according to your post you hit 138 in 5th did you try to shift into 6th?I did try shifting to 6th on a separate occasion at that speed. It wouldn't pull at all in 6th (no lift) ! But it didn't slow down at all either...

I don't know about a limiter on the base vibe cuz i know for a fact that i've had my car up to 123 cuz i got arrested for it and i asked to see the speed and that's what it was, that hurt my pocketbook and my military career

Quote, originally posted by joholste »I don't know about a limiter on the base vibe cuz i know for a fact that i've had my car up to 123 cuz i got arrested for it and i asked to see the speed and that's what it was, that hurt my pocketbook and my military careerOUCH! please tell me that wasn't on base!!!

I was on my way from Laughlin to Phoenix this past August, and got my GT up to about 104/105, but it felt light in the rear. However, I've already gotten a ticket (and arrested) for doing 114 in a 65 so it's cruise for me...

Quote, originally posted by AzFusionGT »I was on my way from Laughlin to Phoenix this past August, and got my GT up to about 104/105, but it felt light in the rear. However, I've already gotten a ticket (and arrested) for doing 114 in a 65 so it's cruise for me...yikes! that sucks! ya, i'd be doing 70-75 on cruise in that case!

Yah that was in a base, and i did my time and learned my lesson i now average about 77-80 on the interstate when i head home to missouri twice a year.

I've had my GT upto 135 in 5th and it was still pulling. My friend with the Trix XRS says he hit 139. From my understanding thou, the base auto Vibe is limited at 110 mph. The manual base Vibes can hit 120.

well i didn't have a limiter that i have hit yet, and i stopped running soo fast

Yeah the limiter is set to about 148 mph