T5 electronically limited?

[domhart10]

Originally Posted by LizardOfBodom

Oh, I obviously underestimated mapped T5... silly me :P

yeh pretty quick and that small turbo keeps pushing, but corners were coming up way to quickly so backed off.

Just to be clear, this was at 6am on Auto bahn with pretty much no one around.

[FunkyMelon]

I've never understood why they even limit the speeds

Apart from Germany, you'll automatically lose your license at anything over 100 so why bother limiting them at 150+?

Either limit them all at 100 (bar Germany) or leave them all unlimited.....150 just seems a weird number

[LizardOfBodom]

Originally Posted by domhart10

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Just to be clear, this was at 6am on Auto bahn with pretty much no one around.

No need to explain, thats what Autobahns are for And there will always be M or RS behind you flashing you at 155mph

FunkyMelon - 150 (155) goes for "gentelmans agreement" by german manufacturers that decided to limit their max speeds to 250Kmh it order to not compete by max speed but by power/handling. I think back then all brands except for Porsche agreed on that, and now it just continues. I think new M3's are still limited unless you request limiter taken off (part of sport pack or something) and GTR35's are/used to be limited based on GPS system (if race track was detected by onboard GPS it was taking all limiters off). Its all to show "yes we are responsible manufacturer blah blah blah" but truth is taking any of that off is just a formality.
But as you said, except for Germany its rather pointless, I dont care whether Im restricted at 250 or not

[domhart10]

Originally Posted by LizardOfBodom

No need to explain, thats what Autobahns are for And there will always be M or RS behind you flashing you at 155mph

haha you would think but not flashed once going all the way to Nürburgring and back, in fact if people are flying along they tend to sit around that speed or a bit slower as the fuel guage just goes down rapidly and the roads are quite long as well as the breaks between services.

I drive through germany quite a bit and the only times I have had people driving at that speed is around the Nürburgring where all the m's and amg's come out to play and everyone just tagged onto one big group flying along which was cool.

[LizardOfBodom]

Originally Posted by domhart10

haha you would think but not flashed once going all the way to Nürburgring and back, in fact if people are flying along they tend to sit around that speed or a bit slower as the fuel guage just goes down rapidly and the roads are quite long as well as the breaks between services.

I drive through germany quite a bit and the only times I have had people driving at that speed is around the Nürburgring where all the m's and amg's come out to play and everyone just tagged onto one big group flying along which was cool.

Ah, damn, Nüverbeen there myslelf, but obviously I watch too many "Veyron acceleration Autobahn" videos as I seem to think anything under 300Kmh is just slow lane cruising speed thereabouts

[Sysyphus]

Yeah, great in theory, but spoilt when you need to stop for fuel every 20 minutes and new tyres every hour and a half

[T5R92011]

Direct quote from Volvo's press release:

https://www.media.volvocars.com/uk/e...eases/16341The
The performance flagship of the Volvo S40 range is the 2521cc T5. it generates a potent 230 PS at 5000 rpm. The peak torque output of 320 Nm is available all the way from 1500-5000 rpm, proving that top-end thrust need not be achieved at the expense of mid-range flexibility. The manual T5 can advance from 0-60 mph in just 6.3 seconds and will reach 149 mph. But despite its high performance, it still achieves an excellent 32.5 mpg on the combined cycle.

It must be limited to 240km/h....

What is also interesting is the same engine in S80 configuration is tweaked to 231bhp and 340 N/m... with 6th gear set as a 'pure overdrive ratio'

https://www.media.volvocars.com/uk/e...releases/16341
Fuel economy has been improved by cutting engine revs in specific driving conditions. In cars with manual transmission, this takes place by fitting a "longer" gear set, that is to say an increased span between first and sixth gear. In this way, fifth gear has the same ratio as the previous sixth gear, while sixth is now a pure overdrive ratio.

[LizardOfBodom]

Originally Posted by T5R92011

Direct quote from Volvo's press release:



It must be limited to 240km/h....

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but maybe 149 is measured/official top speed on itself? I dont think stock and bricky V50 can go that much over 240 so restrictor might be a bit pointless...
dunno

[Clan]

Originally Posted by LizardOfBodom

but maybe 149 is measured/official top speed on itself? I dont think stock and bricky V50 can go that much over 240 so restrictor might be a bit pointless...
dunno

all volvos have been limited to 155 mph for the last 28 years

[Welton]

Still amazes me how eager even my standard T5 wants to haul you into 3 figures.

Naughty numbers come up very easily.

Does anyone else have drivers of new Diesel Mercs/BMW's try to keep up with your progress and then sort of back off and hide away with embarrassment? happens to me regularly, I think they can't quite believe how a 14 year old car is able to do it