Can a 20 year old Diablo really do 200 mph?

[@OriginalMomo]

This is his version of ...”I payed for the whole speedometer, I’m gonna USE the whole speedometer “....

[@SangheiliSpecOp]

Lmao

[@ericworthington7299]

Facts...

[@beliefcorps]

Scott Bayer 😂😂😂 classic.

[@NFLYoungBoy223]

As you should

[@dominikros2496]

The motto of the german Autobahn😂

[@mbirdie12]

I like when he said when he did 200 mph no KZbin no passengers that’s how you know he genuinely does it for himself he doesn’t do it to show off he just likes going fast

[@CarsMeetsBikes]

it's almost like he would probably get arrested if he did 200 and put it on KZbin

[@AlexK-no2gs]

@@CarsMeetsBikes not if he goes to mexico...duh

[@TheTyisawesome]

@@CarsMeetsBikes That's why you run in Mexico

[@CarsMeetsBikes]

@@TheTyisawesome wow what a coincidence I always run in mexico too!

[@EdBolian]

I have gotten close to 200 on many occasions but never all the way there. It never really bothered me until I heard Rob's logic about that being the second question everyone always asks. He is correct. Time to find the right desolate road!

[@mayuravirus6134]

But 200mph is old news look at Ruf CTR its reached 210+mph over at japan a certain 280ZX tried to beat it and it did it goes 215+mph that is in the 80s

[@boxr_4214]

Amano Yuuji yeah obviously, i mean, heck, the bugatti chiron record car does 300 mph. but, have YOU done 200mph?the answer for virtually everyone is no. so it is not particularly impressive that the diablo can do 200mph, but it certainly is impressive that rob dahm has done 200mph in HIS diablo.

[@YEEYEE-dy8tk]

Last time I flew Spirit Airlines I hit 600mph.

[@markm0000]

Amano Yuuji the CTR was an amazing feat of technology but it was just a low production expensive toy for the ultra elite.

[@Blahsheep]

One year later: This is my story of how I got pulled over for doing 200 mph because of rob Dahm

[@TheDexta98]

"My diablo is the slowest car I own" The Insight: 👀

[@wrifraff]

I was just about to say that!

[@N.Cognito]

Not after the 6 rotor swap.

[@TheFiremonkeyman]

Insight: Am I a joke to you?

[@feelinghealingfrequences7179]

Rob ain't got no daily no truck no grocery getter!?

[@a456987]

@@feelinghealingfrequences7179 he has a insight and a ctsv

[@GarlTsagan]

>Doing 200 on a Michigan highway. Sounds like a death sentence. I fear for my life doing 85 on these minefields

[@nolanmonroe945]

True or when you go on a road with a turn and hit a fat pothole

[@jacobrzeszewski6527]

Then pay a toll every 15 feet, or get a $60 fine. I was in Chicago once. Never again. Edit: sorry, confused Illinois and Michigan. Michigans fine.

[@kylegordon9523]

Worse is the sheer amount of roadkill in Michigan.

[@jacobrzeszewski6527]

Kyle Gordon We don’t worry about that in Indiana, because we have so many lifted coal rollers that any deer population is scattered into harmless little pieces across our highways.

[@jahimuddin2306]

Right.

[@ValidPointsMade]

Who knew Dumb n Dumber could be such an inspirational movie lol

[@jonathanmartin726]

Those are just as good as money sir, those are IOU’s. Might want to hold on to that one. That’s a car. 225 thou.

[@DeadLegMedia]

Ronnie Coleman, the 8x back to back Mr. Olympia, had always worked out, but got into competitive body building for a free gym membership. Learns that way random fact yesterday

[@pppaybackkk]

It's why i became a li-mo dri-ver.

[@xross_cnr9905]

Dumb n Dumber created real life dumb asses.. 200 in Detroit? Lmfao

[@fcukyou2_]

What do you mean? I can't think of a more inspirational movie. Except well maybe Tommy boy and billy Madison..and D3 mighty ducks is right below them all..

[@LxMustangMan50]

I've hit the absolute limit of a car before. 1995 Ford Escort. 94 mph. I can relate to everything he said.

[@whitsend11]

I hit the absolute limit in a 1984 Chevette. 85 MPH down a slight hill. It felt faster than 145 in a 350z.

[@HuBrFe]

@@whitsend11 CHEVETTE

[@ZGryphon]

I'll never know how fast I had my '84 Oldsmobile going that one time, because the speedometer only went to 85, but it took a good four seconds to come back off the peg when I lifted my foot. The best part was, it felt exactly the same as 55, only with a little more wind noise, because it was a two-ton Oldsmobile, and they didn't get excited about anything. :)

[@Kittievr]

I love Dahm’s stories

[@assoonaspastablepizza8135]

Sorry, I fell asleep this episode, what happened?

[@DON247007]

The way he explained his experience at the top speed and the road surface... Etc. Just gave me goosebumps coz that's how a real car person feels when someone pushes a car to it's absolute limit. Just amazing

[@ElliottAlvis]

Is there a more genuinely nice guy than Rob Dahm? I don't think so. The fact that he didn't win the bachelor by default is insulting.

[@_Everyone__]

gay

[@NattyGuy]

We need to get the Florida man known only as Cleeter McSkeeter on this channel.

[@SangheiliSpecOp]

@Federal Bureau of Investigation * eagles fly overhead *

[@ahhhue3830]

He probably has some good street racing stories

[@joshuagibson2520]

He's way too busy. Would be cool though.

[@NattyGuy]

Ed, have Cleet McSkeet to a video from his shop then photo shop the VinWiki background into the video. It’ll be like he’s actually there.

[@stevesherry9776]

Soooooo, ya really think he's holdin out on us?! Gotta be a few good pre 1320 life stories! GET CLEET ON!!!!!!!!!!

[@patrickkillabrew6207]

I know what he’s talking about. As a 17-year old in 1986, I reached the mechanical limit of my hand-me-down, brown on tan, 1982 Ford Escort station wagon. 83 MPH. Wow. What a feeling. That’s a day I’ll never forget.

[@slim_gs3005]

We got bored of my friends 80s escort so we did the cheapest turbo we could do on it... made it to 115. In the escort it felt like we were doing 150-175 because of how the car felt going faster then it was ever meant to go. Still crazy when we just started driving a couple months before that.

[@ICKY427]

"the diablo is the slowest car i own" insight: "am i NOT a joke to you?"

[@stephen3164]

Even Insight owners don’t want to remember they own an Insight!

[@STimedic1]

I paid for the whole speedometer, I'm gonna use the whole speedometer!

[@ericworthington7299]

Facts...

[@shoominati23]

Hoovie and Tavarish can play the characters from Dumb and Dumber in their own spin off car related mini series

[@mraycgz]

Can and should.

[@heyitswesty]

Thanks for featuring Rob he's a fantastic content creator.

[@HG504X]

The Diablo GT in particular is one of my fave Lambo's of all time.

[@deanroddey2881]

It's an intimidating, angry looking car, in a good way.

[@aserta]

If you follow the story of the Veyron, that leaps of speed that propelled it into the record books at the catalyst for the speed wars and the first hypercar, was a brutal uphill battle. That car, doesn't matter what people associate it with, snotty rich kids or whatever, is a marvel of engineering. To be able to reach those speeds and the car behaving like you're pushing 108 kph on the Autobahn, yeah, tremendous achievement.

[@danieltherallyfan2777]

Rob paid for the full speedo His gonna use the full speedo

[@ChronoGN]

I went to high school with this dude. It's funny seeing him in my KZbin recommendation.

[@SanMarinoM3cs]

Todays story teller: Dr.Robert billet dahm

[@TheAllianceEnt]

Finally an unpretentious guy who speaks like a human.

[@brettbilger1390]

...but it wouldn't get there, so I rotary swapped it!

[@Angryeddie14]

I’ve gone 117 in a Jeep Wrangler, i felt alive and my underwear felt full

[@justsomegarage]

Going fast in a car built for it feels amazing Going fast in something high, heavy, and never intended to do it feels fucking insane. Took my titan out to 130+ racing a 5.0 shortly after i had my liscense and the truck. Had to hit the shoulder. Raw fucking dertemination and then you let off and realize "OH HOLY FUCK WHAT DID I JUST DO"

[@N.Cognito]

109 in a Daewoo....talk about sketchy.

[@aurktman1106]

Geezus, that had to be like getting a Cessna 172 close to supersonic. I bet it was shaking, creaking, and groaning like a 75 year old stripper on a greased dance floor.

[@normang3668]

Holy fuck. I've only ever done 117 KILOMETERS an hour in a Wrangler and was like, "this fucking thing is not safe at these speeds."

[@MarchuxProductions]

Dude, going 117 in a Wrangler is like going 275 in a Diablo, damn man

[@chadandersen2774]

For me it was a Viper RT/10. Seeing one fly by in 1995 cemented it as my dream car. Still don’t have one but I will one day.

[@joshuagibson2520]

With a mustache like that I feel you'll have one in 2020 sometime. ;)

[@cjswag]

I love watching Rob speak because he is so open, honest, well spoken, and descriptive.

[@MrLarsgren]

its like a lemans mechanic once said. when you cross the line the engine need to blow up and car fall apart. then the car have been used to its fullest.

[@trevorlear5031]

tbh i can listen to rob talk all day

[@clintgliford9941]

Last time I was this early, the Lykan was still a Boxster.

[@J-YT99]

I'm a simple man. I see a Rob Dahm story I upvote

[@VINwiki]

What is the coolest car you can buy for $15k? Our panel answers that tomorrow. What would you pick?

[@colinkaul8324]

Alfa Romeo Spider

[@evolveproductions4216]

W211 E55 AMG

[@Ouxilian73]

Nuggets

[@jordancabral1003]

BMW E63 M6 V10

[@abedkojok3209]

Bugeye sti and probably lots of extras

[@02lucy666]

hmm, it might sound crazy, but that car does look extremly happy under Robs ownership. and i assume he did the run after he had the crash. The car likes rob, and it knows its not the fastest, but... its like a dog who wants to be loved by their owner, and the diablo is just like that. Rob wouldnt be Rob without his Diablo. Cheers for the story

[@ilikecarsbois3424]

Thanks for always posting during quarantine!

[@EFROM45]

I remember as a kid (10+ years ago), seeing a yellow Diablo and a young Mr. Dahm parking in a parking lot in Irvine while with my dad. “Wow, what a bad financial decision for such a young guy” my dad said. “...dad doesn’t understand” I quietly thought. Being 13/14 at the time, I was just discovering the world. But what I remember is thinking: “to each his own.” If that amount of happiness of owning a crazy car is worth the money and time and BS&T is worth it to the man, then let him enjoy it. This has forever changed my outlook on life. Enjoy what you invest in, and invest in what you enjoy. Only then will your passion propel you to success. Investement has, will, and always will be money, time, brain power, muscle, and least of these: money. Thanks for living an inspiring life Mr. Dahm.

[@bradcarpenter1881]

Rob really needs to being Diablo ride alongs back to the channel!

[@andytemple2081]

Thanks for the awesome stories each day go us to enjoy even when we’re stuck at home.🙏🙏

[@fardinm8196]

There’s nothing more satisfying than using a supercar the way it’s supposed to be used

[@walleyworld]

Over 80 mph in a semi ya get the same feeling of the downforce.. thats when ya truly feel the road being a trucker

[@Sube-Tube]

That's not down force, that's wind resistance

[@mericaman1269]

This is like the most dramatic story we have had

[@DonLee1980]

"the Process of going from 180 to 200mph is insane, it's totally different!" any modern Koenigsegg: lmao... look down, look up, look back down, way past 200mph already...

[@FishFind3000]

There’s a video of a guy in his e60 m5 doing 200 easily. When it’s not a car from 1990’s it’s not that hard.

[@ron999]

@@FishFind3000 In that car (M5) at 300 km/h gps, speedo show 330 km/h.

[@M_773]

Same with the new Turbo S, or most supercars nowadays

[@DigitalDissident]

I love this enthusiast story. I have unrestricted Autobahn 5minutes from me so I routinely do above 220KPH+ in my E82 120i despite it only having 170hp with a straight 4cyl!! Max 250kph (155mph) is possible with low traffic & no wind I know I've hit the limited warning as it popped up in my dash but it doest restrict the speed so downhill even gets the needle above 250kph. Took it on the Nurburgring too... Id love to rent a Lambo just to break a personal speed record. Even budget underpowered rental cars like a Renault making

[@inlandac]

in High School mom had a 1972 440 dodge charger automatic 2.73 read end that would d0 90 in first before shifting & easily 170 MPH. cant imagine 200 in such a light cat. cool story. thanks for sharing

[@pwrightisright8611]

Give this man a rose.

[@jakeonfire411]

I have been waiting so long for Rob to show up on here!

[@roberthill3207]

You rock brother I LOVE VINWIKI

[@classified_stinger4573]

I'd love to experience the 200mph club. Fastest ive gone was 150ish in my Stinger. I can't even imagine what 50mph more is like.

[@joshuagibson2520]

The Kia stinger or vette stingray? That stinger looks sweet.

[@classified_stinger4573]

@@joshuagibson2520 2018 Kia Stinger, take a look at my channel 😍

[@jacksonhawker2564]

Vinwiki is awesome

[@EdBolian]

You're awesome!

[@christinapage7771]

its nuts. while skydiving head down, once u hit about 185 ish, it goes silent. the wind breaks around your ears. its beautiful. never reached 200 american mph, but def italy 200!

[@kennygibson7445]

I use to live across the street from where he stored this lambo in monroe mi where all the pics where taken from i use to sit on my pourch and look at it everyday

[@DDMSteveB]

Daddy Dahm in here sharing passion. I’m into it. Alpha Rob!

[@commandohazelnuts]

Having been the passenger in a Civic Type R (FK8) doing 179 MPH (top speed) I feel what you mean by the down-force and the feeling of the change. It's incredible how much tactile feeling I had as just a passenger at those speeds. I would love to experience 200 MPH. I'm also a very timid person a lot of the times, and reckless driving is one of the only things to give me a real panic attack (other than flight takeoffs and rollercoasters) but something about going that fast and all the sensory cues I was experiencing at 165 mph+ made me let go. If the lousy 179 I did (experience) in a Type R changed my personality I can't imagine what 200mph would do. Another strange sensation is when you push a car with nearly no down-force to it's mechanical top speeds. I've pushed a 90's V6 toyota way past 140mph and I felt a lot of those same sensations that you describe. The handling changes wildly. My current daily is a Mercedes 190e W201 it's a good thing it's slow, because I'm always trying to use my whole speedometer.

[@bigjwilkins]

Awesome interview Rob; appreciate your passion and enthusiasm telling your story!

[@connorabel3080]

Love me some dahm stories 😂

[@swanksavage8670]

The way rob talks about cars makes me emotional 😊

[@jaimeaguilera9760]

So true, those are the two questions everyone asks.

[@n300zx931]

Hope this guy rides motorcycles. They way he talks about a car, I’m sure he can appreciate a good motorcycle.

[@ToomasTelling]

If the stats say it can do it, its a must to expirience what your favourite 4 wheeled friend can do.

[@PatrickKQ4HBD]

My personal "best" was 125 at the governed limit in a stock 90's Camry. It was still pulling hard at that point. Never had a chance to tweak it for more.

[@kylem2010GT]

I went 120 mph in a MR2 Spyder then 125 mph in the same MR2 Spyder downhill. It's amazing how a little hill can help you reach new speeds when you are at the limit of the engine and aerodynamic capabilities. It felt like a scientific experiment, reducing variables until only change remained; how much gravity was helping. You get an eerie sense of intimacy when you are dealing with a single variable at a time especially at the limit of a vehicle's maximum potential. If you can do it safely, definitely test a car's max speed!

[@ValidPointsMade]

The very first Diablo I ever saw was a yellow 6.0 just like this one. I was 12 playing video games in my room and heard something crazy pull up to my neighbors house. That cemented this car as my favorite. All the money in the world and I'd have a yellow or orange 6.0 Diablo as well.

[@allied1394]

When I took my friends viper up to 170 on the highway I was blown away by how much ground you cover and how quickly u cover it. I passed someone I’d look in the side mirror and poof gone by the time u looked great vid

[@floridafishing2368]

This guy has got amazing taste for cars.

[@funkyzero]

My lifetime top ground speed is about 165 (Speedo readout) in a WS6-1LE Firebird on a remote Indiana highway at 3:00AM. The gauge was bouncing between 165 and almost 175. It was near terrifying knowing I was one deer away from death, and the faster I went, the shorter the reach of my headlights got. You are basically rocketing into a dark wall and there is little hope you can see anything far enough ahead of you in time to react without dying at those speeds. It did get it out of my system, and it made me never want to do that again on a public road. I can't imagine hitting 200 knowing how fast things are coming at you, and what every little imperfection in the road surface does to the car. Yea, it's a thrill... but imagine what would be left of you if even one small thing goes wrong at those speeds. Yea, I'm older and wiser now, and I can say with confidence that competition on a closed track is much more rewarding in the end. I grew up a lot from that experience, and hopefully the description alone will discourage others from doing such foolish things on public roads. The risks are simply too high.

[@nickelliot3679]

I've had sport bikes which carried me over 180 MPH, but never 200. The wind resistance is what's so incredible-- like riding into a hurricane. Pop your head a few inches above the windscreen, and you'll run the risk of being literally peeled off the bike in a heartbeat. Another cool side effect of these speeds is how your field of vision narrows down to a small tube- all else is a blur.

[@drivemyexotic5274]

So glad you mentioned Dumb And Dumber! My favorite movie of all time and that Diablo is absolutely perfect.

[@Jp-ru4mg]

The way he talks about the car is really like Jeremy Clarkson says that people who don't understand what it's about, that it's about pushing the car to it's absolute limit, they could never understand the feeling. For that moment at that top speed, the car is alive, even if it's only to the person driving it. The car has a soul at that pinnacle.

[@ericworthington7299]

The car is being driven like it supposed to be, & every now & then, you gotta max out the speedometer...

[@dankvis]

You cannot beat the feeling of being in a car when the limitations between power and resistance are met. Fucking tapped

[@mauser8515]

168mph on my tuned 2001 Yamaha FZ1. It was magical once you got past the front end shake at 130mph.

[@Najbrz1]

When he said: "I felt alive!" I know the feeling, hope you guys also felt it at least once 🥰

[@jokerzwild00]

My Taurus feels like it's screaming and hitting it's mechanical limit in exactly that way, except when I get on the interstate and simply try to go the speed limit. It really doesn't like going over 70 mph. I feel like I am one with my car too, and truly understand her now. We are both tired, broken and ready for the end :(

[@jonathantatler]

Dahm should try it on a motorbike!

[@RightlyDividingToday]

I can't disagree about the 8:34 tall gears, mine did 60 mph in FIRST GEAR! btw great explanations about driving the 2001 gated ĺambo....brought back the memories 👍 Next story request; the spin out, and repair process......

[@alex199273]

8:17 I witnessed him do that in person. Was two years ago. Such a cool guy, I hung out with him for a good minute.

[@michaeleastep6214]

Congrats! Only 153-154 mph in my 996. Started running out of safe road, to go further.

[@fatherfirefighter7751]

Keep up the good content fellas! I'd love to see something on the 96-98 cobras,so little content out there on them.

[@SmokinInThe6]

Check out superspeedersrob for 96-98 cobra content

[@ifyoulovedogs]

Very well described chasing that top speed. Came close in an F40. It was nuts! Glad I wasn’t driving!

[@andrewboschmann9880]

Sounds so familiar! Just like the time I went past 90 mph in my ´88 sunny truck. I could feel how that tiny truck weighed nothing at all and at the same time I felt everything. One of the dumbest things I did, since I relayed on 30 mph backwind to push that car over it´s limits. Don´t recommend but absolutly worth it.

[@ozzstars_cars]

Anyone else watch the proper posture pre-roll ad all the way through? Very easy on the eyes.

[@faisalmalki7730]

Not gonna lie I thought he was just another KZbin douch.. Left impressed.

[@mikeymadnez]

My 1996 MB sl600 was insane I did 219 mph it was unlike anything I've ever felt in any car ever. I didn't even realize how fast I was going and got there before I knew it. I looked down and saw 219 on the dash and let off. I covered 23 miles in what felt like seconds.

[@richardp444]

I did 180mph in my r35. Definitely can confirm everything he was experiencing with the road and the noise etc. Very fun.

[@stephen3164]

I have hit the mechanical top speed of a few vehicles I have owned (and some I didn’t - thanks Hertz!) - and it can be quite a rush! Or in the case of the Festiva, quite a comedy. (Foot planted to the floor for 15-20 minutes, hitting that downhill just right with a tail wind, and finally breaking that 80mph barrier!) But other cars got squirrelly. And some you felt the front end get light and wisely backed off while you still had steering and braking. A Diablo at 200? I can only imagine.

[@are_u_inspired_yet4663]

In a twist, considering WinWiki and Cannonball, the real life owner of the Dumb and Dumber Diablo also owns the black Lamborghini Countach from The Cannonball Run. If there is a guy VinWiki needs to get an interview, it is him. Apparently he is a lawyer based somewhere in Florida.

[@timmietz]

My LINGENFELTER C6Z06 did real verified 210MPH in 2.7 mile run at Cape Canaveral. That was sick.

[@OzwalR]

PMY is genuinely THE color for an exotic

[@1ksubswithnovideoschalleng92]

He is going to have two rotary corvettes

[@darkspark5770]

People would ask me..."How much insurance do you have"? I wasn't amused...

[@bansheemania1692]

That extra 20mph is Nuts

[@SuperBocetildes]

I love this Diablo model. The perfect Lambo.

[@Shidoshi578]

Me: 175mph at 3am down MoPac here in Austin in a 360 Modena. No traffic, just me, a buddy, and Italian horses

[@NITE_SHIFTING]

Love the Diablo. Such a beautiful design imo.

[@Thatguy55595]

So he hit 200? Or did he hit 187 I’m confused

[@jackpalmer2549]

Yes

[@jeffreyloskoskill4901]

This guy has motor oil in his veins. Gotta love his passion.

[@MitchTube]

I hired a Diablo in Germany in 1996. Was bitterly disappointed on the autobahn when I couldn’t get it to 300kmh. Took forever past 280!

[@hpkntnw]

Fun fact some will know some won’t. The headlights on that car were taken directly off the Nissan 300 ZX.

[@ayushmalpeddi2793]

This was a great story! I was assuming that the car probably can't do 200mph GPS verified stock. Just seems like a tall ask since you need perfect conditions and TONS of road. Doing it in Detroit would be quite hard since their aren't any insanely long straights. Either way it's crazy nowadays 35K mustangs can do GPS verified 175mph+ and cars under 100K new and stock can do 210mph+.

[@tryingagain1960]

He did a good job describing what it felt like. Can’t wait to hit 200 in my life time 😎

[@karlapplegate4145]

One of the best dahm stories ever!😆

[@Onewheelordeal]

Haha I have that Elmo shirt and would've never guessed it's been worn in a Lambo