What's the highest revving normal production car?

[bmacd]

Excluding all F1 race cars, what is the highest revving mass produced car ? Mazda RX8? BMW m3?

-=bmacd=-

 

[FrustratedUser]

IIRC the Honda S2000 has a redline of 9500 (9000?) for the 2.0l version.

 

[Whisper]

I'd say that the S2000's gotta be up there on the list.

 

[notfred]

Doesn't the RX-8 Redline at 9k, and the M3 at 8k? I believe the S2000 redlines at 9k, too.

 

[iamwiz82]

35,000RPM

 

[FrustratedUser]

Originally posted by: iamwiz82
35,000RPM

LOL, forgot those.
cool stuff

 

[bmacd]

Originally posted by: iamwiz82
35,000RPM

that's not a mass produced car.

-=bmacd=-

 

[iamwiz82]

Originally posted by: bmacd

Originally posted by: iamwiz82
35,000RPM

that's not a mass produced car.

-=bmacd=-

yes it is. Its not a mass produced passenger car though.

 

[NutBucket]

Originally posted by: iamwiz82

Originally posted by: bmacd

Originally posted by: iamwiz82
35,000RPM

that's not a mass produced car.

-=bmacd=-

yes it is. Its not a mass produced passenger car though.

LOL! Touche

Yeah, 2L S2k or the now defunct ITR. 9k on both.

 

[ndee]

Doesn't the Celica have a red line of 8000 or 8500?

 

[NutBucket]

Originally posted by: ndee
Doesn't the Celica have a red line of 8000 or 8500?

I think its 7800, but don't quote me on that

 

[stnicralisk]

Celica GTS is redline 8200 but fuel cut is really 8350 for 00 -01 and 04 but not 03 because toyota is awesome(/sarcasm on the last bit).

 

[FrustratedUser]

I can probably get my V6 to rev to 9000 but only for a very short period.

 

[Flyermax2k3]

Originally posted by: FrustratedUser
I can probably get my V6 to rev to 9000 but only for a very short period.

I've had my DSM well over 8000 many times, and never ran into any troubles as a result.

 

[WinkOsmosis]

You guys make me jealous. Fuel cutoff on my 2.4L I4 is 6.7k-7k (never paid attention).

 

[Flyermax2k3]

Originally posted by: WinkOsmosis
You guys make me jealous. Fuel cutoff on my 2.4L I4 is 6.7k-7k (never paid attention).

I got her up to 9000 once when I ran 2nd gear out to 85mph

 

[Chiropteran]

Anyone know the cutoff on a Jetta VR6? Redline is around 6k.

 

[Flyermax2k3]

Originally posted by: Chiropteran
Anyone know the cutoff on a Jetta VR6? Redline is around 6k.

Just a guess but fuel cut on *most* passenger cars is generally no higher than 500rpm above redline, so I'd say somewhere in the 6500 range.

 

[NFS4]

RX8:
Max Horsepower: 8500 rpm

S2000:
Max Horsepower: 7800 rpm

 

[NutBucket]

Originally posted by: NFS4
RX8:
Max Horsepower: 8500 rpm

S2000:
Max Horsepower: 7800 rpm

that's the 2.2L version

 

[Flyermax2k3]

Originally posted by: NFS4
RX8:
Max Horsepower: 8500 rpm

S2000:
Max Horsepower: 7800 rpm

WHOA! the RX8 produces 8500rpm of horsepower! That's amazing!!!!!111one
I'm not sure what your peak power comparison is trying to prove... The OP simply asked which production car has the highest redline, not which car makes the most power at the highest rpm.

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: Flyermax2k3

Originally posted by: NFS4
RX8:
Max Horsepower: 8500 rpm

S2000:
Max Horsepower: 7800 rpm

WHOA! the RX8 produces 8500rpm of horsepower! That's amazing!!!!!111one
I'm not sure what your peak power comparison is trying to prove... The OP simply asked which production car has the highest redline, not which car makes the most power at the highest rpm.

But why would you want to rev it past max power?

 

[iamwiz82]

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: Flyermax2k3

Originally posted by: NFS4
RX8:
Max Horsepower: 8500 rpm

S2000:
Max Horsepower: 7800 rpm

WHOA! the RX8 produces 8500rpm of horsepower! That's amazing!!!!!111one
I'm not sure what your peak power comparison is trying to prove... The OP simply asked which production car has the highest redline, not which car makes the most power at the highest rpm.

But why would you want to rev it past max power?

because when it is going through the transmission and the final gear, power is multiplied. Therefore 150 lb-ft through a transmission with a first gear ratio of 3.8 is actually making 570lb-ft. If you are making less than optimum power you will still probably come up ahead than if you shifted. Not always, but usually.

 

[NutBucket]

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: Flyermax2k3

Originally posted by: NFS4
RX8:
Max Horsepower: 8500 rpm

S2000:
Max Horsepower: 7800 rpm

WHOA! the RX8 produces 8500rpm of horsepower! That's amazing!!!!!111one
I'm not sure what your peak power comparison is trying to prove... The OP simply asked which production car has the highest redline, not which car makes the most power at the highest rpm.

But why would you want to rev it past max power?

Because on the upshift you don't want to drop too far out of the power band. That's the whole purpose of a close ratio tranny.

 

[Shockwave]

My RX-7 redlined around 7L, but that was a first gen. However, the engine itself would support FAR more revolutions then 7K. For me, 7K was when it started gettin fun, then we'd go up from there.