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Post by firemac on Mar 4, 2019 17:57:34 GMT
Guess that's Volvo off my new car wish list  |
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Post by phaeton on Mar 4, 2019 18:48:00 GMT
Other than 112mph being the limit that Japanese cars have in Japan I wonder why they would choose that number, surely if you were serious about safety you would a limit inline with the country the car is being shipped to so in UK, something like 85mph. Which to me in my road car I wouldn't object to, but 112 is just as you say Nanny state.
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Post by philip42h on Mar 4, 2019 19:01:33 GMT
I don't see this as "nanny state" - Volvo is just one car manufacturer (rather than a whole 'state') and that have a reputation (unique selling proposition) for safety and safety systems - so it can be looked at as a Volvo publicity stunt rather than anything more.
Having the speed of my car limited to 112 mph (180 kph) wouldn't bother me at all - the one I'm looking to buy next is 'limited' to 111 mph - that's the top speed of a RAV 4.5. And having a car that could accelerate from 0 to 180 kph in around 10 seconds would be quite fun! The fastest that I'm ever likely to want to go would be 'ton-up' on a German autobahn (perhaps). So Volvo's limit would give me 10% headroom on that ambition.
On the other hand, I would strongly object to having my new car limited to 85 mph ... because I just might want to go legally faster than that.
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Post by Hoovie on Mar 4, 2019 22:21:11 GMT
Is 112 really a limit to be worried about in reality? or is it the idea they are 'telling you what you are allowed to do' despite you would never know it was limited if they didn't tell you? I did do 130 MPH in my first Toyota however, but then sold it as I got a faster Motorbike  |
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Post by clarki on Mar 5, 2019 19:49:57 GMT
Never really liked Volvos anyway. Does that mean they'll be able to design the car for lesser speed, fit cheaper tyres, etc. I.e. Pretend it's for safety, but really it's for £££saving cash.
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Post by Ravasher on Mar 8, 2019 19:10:13 GMT
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Post by widge on Mar 9, 2019 15:25:40 GMT
Other than 112mph being the limit that Japanese cars have in Japan I wonder why they would choose that number, surely if you were serious about safety you would a limit inline with the country the car is being shipped to so in UK, something like 85mph. Which to me in my road car I wouldn't object to, but 112 is just as you say Nanny state.
I suspect that it is actually 112.5 mph that is equal to 180 kph as Sweden is a metric country that would make more sense. Dave |
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Post by phaeton on Mar 9, 2019 15:32:59 GMT
You more than correctly right, just remember it being around there on the imports Jap cars we used to have, but even so I think as somebody put it's more just marketing gimmicks, if they were serious about a safety feature they'd have it based on the countries national limit.
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Post by Hoovie on Mar 9, 2019 15:46:22 GMT
You more than correctly right, just remember it being around there on the imports Jap cars we used to have, but even so I think as somebody put it's more just marketing gimmicks, if they were serious about a safety feature they'd have it based on the countries national limit.
That would be impractical as car drivers do cross borders in their car and so drive to different limits. And yes, there is no limit on a few KMs of Autobahn in Germany so it is a manufacturers choice (most high speed cars have a artificial limiter applied as well - 152 MPH I think? - but no one seems to mind that, even though both 152 and 112 are well in excess of just about every road in Europe with a posted limit, and where it is not, BOTH are artificially limited below permitted (i.e. fast as you like) speeds. Why is one causing a "not buying one of those - bloody nanny state" comment, but the other is ok. Is it because exceeding the speed limit by around 40MPH is ok but you wouldn't go 80MPH over the limit as that would be naughty? |
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