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Posted by igottaknow on Dec-19-2002 19:58:

I've always wanted to know...

Why do car spedometers go up to speeds they cant possible travel at?

No street car can do 300 mph
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Posted by torontotrance on Dec-19-2002 19:59:

standard instrument gauge...goes from 0-220kmh...

Posted by Technaut on Dec-19-2002 19:59:

same as with birds

they just like to tease us

Posted by igottaknow on Dec-19-2002 20:05:

BTW, did i tell you about my custom amp thats the loudest in the world... it goes up 11 when you need that extra punch above 10.

Posted by Technaut on Dec-19-2002 20:05:

nope u didnt tell me about that

super

Posted by Renegade on Dec-19-2002 20:07:

It has to do with power/weight ratio.

A car that can't travel 200 km/h will not be able to pull a caravan up a steep hill...... or at least that's the legal justification for it anyway.

Posted by Ste on Dec-19-2002 20:12:

Re: I've always wanted to know...

quote:
Originally posted by igottaknow
Why do car spedometers go up to speeds they cant possible travel at?

No street car can do 300 mph
.
.
v

i think thats in Kmph

Posted by arj1o1 on Dec-19-2002 20:15:

standard i think because they don't have to make these things for every car
so for every BMW a one that goes until 260
for every Volkswagen one that goes until 200
you mean

Posted by dj_mdma on Dec-19-2002 23:14:

That looks like an M3 Interior, and the speed is most definately Kilometres per Hour. I think that a derestricted M3 can reach speeds of about 180mph? if that is the case, and u calculate that for Kilometres, it is 288, which is close enough!

Posted by OrZonE on Dec-20-2002 05:56:

Re: I've always wanted to know...

quote:
Originally posted by igottaknow
Why do car spedometers go up to speeds they cant possible travel at?

No street car can do 300 mph
.
.
v

Because the rest of the world uses the metric system