Why do car makers allow cars 2 go over 100 miles an hr, when it's illegal 2 go that speed?

Answer 1

because it's fun! and it sells more cars, if you think you car can go super-fast, then you will be morelikely to buy it even if it doesn't lots of maufacturers even put marking up to 140 or 150 MPH on cars that top out at 120...

also if the car was geared to max out at 100, driving 80mph (average ACTUAL speed on freeways in cali) would most likely wear the engine out pretty quick, and you would not have enough pick up to accelerate quickly at lower speeds.

Answer 2

Because a car that barely has enough power to go the speed limit will be very difficult to drive on the freeway. I learned how to drive on an '81 Datsun 210 that seemed to top out at around 70 mph. Getting it onto the freeway was rather scary - mash the gas when you pull onto an onramp, and you often still would be going 10-20 mph less than everyone else when you reached the freeway.

Answer 3

People, probably all people, drive over the speed limit at some time or another. It's nice to know how much over the limit you're actually driving! But our cars aren't sold just with just the U.S. market in mind. There are countries with higher speed limits and some areas of their roads without speed limits at all. The Autobahn in Germany is a perfect example, but you won't find too many American cars on it ... most of them aren't built well enough and are far less safe at high speed than the better European and Italian cars more commonly driven there.

Answer 4

Good Question. All American cars are limited with a speed governor. If it isnt a sports car then most cars are limited to under 120mph. Corvettes and Mustangs are limited at 150 for the corvette and lower for the mustang. Your right it is illegal to speed in america and also illegal to race factory cars on civilian highways and roads, it is very irresponsible and unsafe to do so. American cars were made for the states, not to be shiped to other countries to race around, thats why you have european spec cars and american spec cars. I lived in germany for 4 years, so I know this. Germans dont want american cars cuz they are not as fast as german cars.....due to being limited. Strange ford would brag about a 500 HP car capable of 150mph.... where are you going to do that in the states?? And not goto jail......

Answer 5

Because car makers know that people WILLINGLY break the law and if they put a limiter on the car to prevent you from driving over the speed limit nobody would buy their cars.

Answer 6

listen my friend, they make cars go over 100mph or as fast as they can, the reason for this is because countries speed limits differenciate, like in germany the autobahn which is their motorway has NO SPEED LIMIT, do they can not restrict world wide famous cars to a speed limit for 1 particular country, if they did, the amount of customers will decreae as cars are made and shipped allo around the world, thanks for reading hope understand. :)

Answer 7

For the SAME reason they make them with REVERSE (even though you can't BACK DOWN A PUBLIC STREET) you might want the capability sometime!

Answer 8

Some people actually race their cars, legally.

Answer 9

it's just something they do to help people who race part time, when the race stock vehicles so they don't have to buy alot of aftermarket parts. it safes time and money to for the common consumer.

Answer 10

because people who buy cars want them to go that fast