The following cars have been recorded by customers at speeds higher than their original top speeds (for everyday use, it also means easier cruising and fuel saving because cruising speed is a fraction of the top speed).
Make Of Car | Original Top Speed | Highest Speed With Surbo | Achieved In Gear | Remarks |
'01 Citroen Berlingo 1.9 Diesel | 130 kph | 140+ kph | 4th or 5th | With aircon on |
'89 Honda Civic 1.3 GL | 170 kph | 185 kph | 5 | |
'97 Mitsubishi Lancer MR 1.6 | 210 kph | 220 kph | 180 kph in 3rd | R Wong |
'93 Opel Vectra 1.6 | 190 kph | 205 kph | ||
'98 Proton Wira 1.6A | 160 kph | 180 kph | 4 | K H Tan |
Peugeot 106 | 115 mph | 118+ mph | 5 | UK-Cruise |
'89 Peugeot 405 1.6 | 180 kph | 188 kph | 5 | 3/4 throttle only, 6 on board |
Proton Gen2 1.6 | 190 kph | 220 kph | 5 | Mizlan |
Proton Putra 1.8 | 208 kph | 215 kph | 5 | |
'96 Rover 416 HHR | 190 kph | 220 kph | 5 | |
'95 Skoda Felicia 1.4 | 96 mph | 100 mph | 5 | Peter Allen |
Toyota Starlet 1.3 16v turbo | 120 kph | 150 kph | 3 | Chris of Kota Kinabalu |
Toyota Starlet '89 1.0 | 150 kph | 170 kph+ | 5 | |
Toyota Corona '98 1.6 | 190 kph | 220 kph+ | 5 | 245+ with race cam and higher rpm limit, on Pasir Gudang track in Johore Malaysia |
Note: "+" indicates that the throttle had not been put to the floor yet. For more reports on improved speed for automatic cars, see the Petrol Automatic page.
The following cars have improved acceleration times: