test drove a new lancer today

[4runnercrazy 10+ year member]

and i was in 5th on the highway going about 60-65 and it was at 3000 RPM, wont that hurt the car in the long run?

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[regal8r 5,000+ posts]

no

 

[.::DuD3::. 10+ year member]

very carefully.

 

[4runnercrazy 10+ year member]

well im jsut thinking my dads tundra is at about 2000 rpm i know the tundra has over double the size of the engine, but arent most cars around that rpm?

 

[.::DuD3::. 10+ year member]

sometimes

lol

 

[regal8r 5,000+ posts]

dude, engines are engineered to handle rpms all the way up to redline

 

[.::DuD3::. 10+ year member]

just about

 

[Blue Fury 10+ year member]

My other car runs at about 3200 at that speed. Rebuilt once through 180k miles, only current issue is with the carb.

 

[KHARPS 10+ year member]

and i was in 5th on the highway going about 60-65 and it was at 3000 RPM, wont that hurt the car in the long run?

Nope

 

[ls2poweredgoat 5,000+ posts]

It's fine. My car runs 3 grand at 80 mph, Accord F23 5M.

 

[mazdakid 5,000+ posts]

im pretty sure my talon is right around 3000 at 65mph in 5th

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

That is where mine is right at, at those speeeds IIRC.

Which model Lancer, the GTS or the regular one. I would only get the Lancer GTS, unless of course you could afford a Evo.