Can't manufacturers make vehicles so that they can't drive that fast? Wouldn't that be a lot safer? (If less fun...)
2007-03-18 07:54:09 · 6 answers · asked by Ilovepigs 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
Torque or the turning power of the engine tops out at about 2/3 of the top speed of the engine, and you want to have good turning power at the usual top operating speed (i.e., that 5 mph over the speed limit on freeways), so they make the engines capable of going faster than that.
2007-03-18 08:01:14 · answer #1 · answered by TitoBob 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, some vehicles are used as police cars, fire captains' cars, ambulances, and other emergency vehicles. They obviously have a need for speed occasionally. But most vehicles on the road will not really (safely) go 140 mph, they top out a little over 110.
2007-03-18 10:03:26 · answer #2 · answered by Fred C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i own a repair shop,and right now that's whats selling cars and trucks is speed,people want to know the can go fast even if they cant find the right road to do it on,its just a feeling they get from knowing they can go fast,and occasionally you will see someone going way faster then they should be,but everyone likes the feeling of knowing they can go that fast,and some will push it to the limit,even though its against the law,but right now if cars only registered 80 miles per hour people wouldn't buy them,good luck i hope this helps.
2007-03-18 08:12:06 · answer #3 · answered by dodge man 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most manufacturers (american anyways) intall governors that shut the car down at 105mph. However, european cars are governed at 155mph (and that's only in america.) European cars run on roads such as the autobahn, where there is no real speed limit. For safety sake, it would make sense to have all cars governed at 80, however there would be a lot of protesting and the like. Plus, anyone who wanted to race their car (on a drag strip/track) somewhere, would have to override the governor.
2007-03-18 08:08:38 · answer #4 · answered by fenderguy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's definitely doable. But it will not be a lot safer. In fact, it will not affect safety statistics at all probably, cause this will not stop people from reading, eating, talking on the phone, ***insert your favorite distraction here*** while driving. It will not change poor judgement, too. And 20-30 mph is more than enough to kill...
2007-03-18 08:19:37 · answer #5 · answered by Misha 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
some roads in germany dont have speed limits. to drive a car somewhere near its full potential - possibly 150 to 200mph - must be such a rush.
personally,i've only ever got up to 140 !
ultimately, its a case of 'time and a place' !
2007-03-18 08:10:29 · answer #6 · answered by baldz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋