Volvo introduces 112mph speed limit on all new models

[nu11eaf]

Originally Posted by Boatie

My version of this is a trip from Devon to home about 200 miles. Myself and mate in a Jaguar 3.8 S type with twin 8 gallon fuel tanks (flick switch changeover) and my sister in her Vignale Fiat Gamine (a Fiat 500 twin cylinder air cooled) with a specialist bòdy (imagine Noddys car)) Mate and I got home with one tank empty and second with a couple of gallons left. Sister got home 20 minutes later (remember, virtually no motorways then) with enough petrol in her 4.5 gallon tank to go to work for a week.
Should add I'm talking 1970

When I used to do that oban trip at a pace in my 740 turbo I had to refill the tank at Glasgow, about 200 miles per tank, it would easily get to oban at a more moderate pace 280 miles with plenty to spare. You could virtually see the fuel gauge dropping as the boost gauge went into red sector.

[Snoodini]

Originally Posted by Auto Addict

It all sounds very draconian and "Big Brother" to me... especially with what's been happening (behind the scenes) in the recent few months.
Also ... why 112 mph ??? Is there any logic or science behind this figure ?

Because 112 is the number you get when you convert the limiter speed of 180km/h

[Steve XC60]

Originally Posted by RochdalePioneers

Can they retrofit this please? I have a 4 cylinder diesel that has 160mph on the Speedo. I've never had it past 12 o'clock onto the other side. A 112mph top end with the rest of it recalibrated would be great.

You make a great point. If there is a 112mph top speed, I wonder whether the speedo will start looking realistic - ie with a circa 120mph top end. Would be useful to have a speedo where at least one third of it isn't totally redundant.

[nu11eaf]

Originally Posted by Steve XC60

You make a great point. If there is a 112mph top speed, I wonder whether the speedo will start looking realistic - ie with a circa 120mph top end. Would be useful to have a speedo where at least one third of it isn't totally redundant.

Might have room to fit in an engine temperature gauge then.

[RochdalePioneers]

There are a few "why can't we configure this" niggles - it's a digital display screen so they could make it show anything. 160mph is a speed very few of us are likely to do - having the option to block that off and recalibrate the displays to be more useful in the Real World would be great.

It's an S90. I didn't buy it to ponce about with "look at the size of my manhood my car does 160mph". It's a bloody four pot diesel with comfort suspension. It wafts.

[Mavi57]

'When I get to the German Autobahn I drive as fast as the V90 D5 goes, which is around 245kph per speedo.'

I drive in Germany regularly, and there is no place where you can drive more then 150 for longer than 10 minutes. Too much traffic and works. Driving over 200 is only possible for short bursts off a few minutes.........so 180 is more than OK.

[Auto Addict]

Originally Posted by Snoodini

Because 112 is the number you get when you convert the limiter speed of 180km/h

And what's so special about 180 km/h ?

[gaby]

Originally Posted by Auto Addict

And what's so special about 180 km/h ?

Because 180 is the number you get when you convert the limiter speed of 112mph.

[Haldex]

Percentage of fatalities at speeds over 112/180 is negligible when compared to fatalities at lower speeds. Here’s some UK stats, for argument sake: https://www.bts.gov/sites/bts.dot.go...29_040120.xlsx.

[Fursty Ferret]

I'm not sure you can draw that conclusion from those numbers. All they show is deaths in relation to the posted speed limit. It doesn't differentiate between this and the actual speed someone is doing at the time of the accident, and they're US numbers.

For example, if someone is doing 150mph they fall into the 70mph category. Conversely, if they're trundling drunkenly down an Interstate at 15mph and a lorry cannons into them from behind at 60mph, it's still in the 70mph table.

Motorways are intrinsically safe; the risks tend to come from poor driving, not the high speeds. Unfortunately going significantly faster than other drivers falls into the "poor driving" category. Who here hasn't misjudged the speed of a car in the mirror when pulling out to overtake when it's doing well over a ton?