Car industry abandons 155 mph speed limit

[Haltickling]

As you may know, there's no general speed limit on German autobahns (highways). So far, German car producers have voluntarily agreed to build in an automatic speed limiter which cuts off at 250 km/h (ca. 155 mph).

But this agreement has expired a while ago, and Porsche had never subscribed to it. Now Mercedes, BMW, and Audi want to abandon this speed regulation, too. Their top cars are able to go at 200 mph anyway.

Personally, I find this unnecessary and dangerous. Because of the usually heavy traffic, speeds above 100 mph are impossible anyway. And Germany is the only country without a general speed limit on the autobahns, all the neighbors forbid speeds above 65-80 mph. So the only reason to buy such a car is bragging macho behavior, IMO.

 

[GQguy]

Call me a reckless youth but im thinking about getting stationed in germany and am looking forward to the thrills a lack of a speed limit could provide.

 

[Ghost2004]

As a reckless youth who just got a decent car

I can definately see the appeal that holds!😀 The first thing I did when I got back home after being away this summer was take my fairly new baby for a long high speed spin to get the feel of her again on county roads and highways( I'd been stuck driving my dad's cargo van all summer! LOL) .

BUT I can also see the problems excessive speeds cause, one of them being the "graveyard" that the Canadian Highway 401 has at times become.

 

[naveltkltr1350]

oh how i wished america had an autobahn..id be on it everyday! speed limitors suck! ive tweaked with mine in my car!😛 id love to have a vette top speed 184 or lambo that does well over 200mph!! that would be soo kick ass! i wreck i wreck. thats how life would want me to go!

 

[natural tickler]

well, as the old saying goes, Got the Need for Speed😛

 

[naveltkltr1350]

well, as the old saying goes, Got the Need for Speed😛

i feel the need...the need for speed!