I have been in such scenarios once with a 98 land cruiser, once with a Pajero, in my young days in 2002 Vitz.
once with a Prado fleet, on a Corolla and the fleet literally took the green belt to over take me.
and once with a Fj40 on Alto, that guy was probably drunk. Came out bashing my cars passenger door with my wife in the car. I had to run to the nearest police station to get rid of them.
All times pretty bad experiences. People end up parking their car in front of mine, Han bhai race lagani hai
They can't take small cars eating them up
So don't try doing such stunts any more
Yes, 2nd 3rd gear can do wonders. I have seen videos of it going upto 160 pretty easily. Have not taken it beyond 140 till now.
Btw the rear suspension of new Cultus is much more stable then Alto and WagonR so I am ok with it, Sharp corners also don't feel very scray