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| musicaddict |
quick question..
for example, car x's odometer maximized at 150 MPH, can that car actually hit 150 MPH? If it can't, then why show the odometer # so high? |
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| jploveparade |
only downhill ;)
to save costs many odometers are put in several models, of which some havent enough power to even reach 120mph |
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| Neo nEro |
First, its a speedometer.
Second if you want to know the max speed of a car i would look it up off of the manufactures website. i know that my car actually goes faster that the max on the speedometer |
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| hangover |
Marketing!
"Oooh this civic 1.6L can hit 150MPH..." |
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| Helta |
My car's speedometer goes to 160,
In reality, It's all out of ideas at around 130, I never normally push that high anyway. |
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| TeKnoHe@d2025 |
| quote: | Originally posted by musicaddict
If it can't, then why show the odometer # so high? |
That way you have a challenge to try and beat :p
Btw, an odometer reads how many miles are on your car. ;) |
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| musicaddict |
| quote: | Originally posted by TeKnoHe@d2025
Btw, an odometer reads how many miles are on your car. ;) |
My mistake, i was in a hurry:D |
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| DigiNut |
I hope I'm not getting too technical here but look...
Technically a car doesn't have any maximum speed. I mean, you're just accelerating when you hit the pedal - it's the air resistance that stops you from getting up to warp speed. The "max speed" is just when the air resistance balances out the force of your motor - however, like somebody else said, this speed would change if you were on an incline for example.
If you could drive at 200 kph on a flat road, it might redline at 150 kph going uphill 45° or 250 kph going downhill 45° (if you could keep the wheels on the ground!). If there are high winds coming at you then it'll lower the max, and if the wind is blowing in the same direction you're driving, it'll raise the max. Also, you'll be able to go faster if it's just you in the car compared to 4 passengers, etc. etc. I could go on.
Bottom line is, the speedometer tells you nothing, and even the specs in the manual are only a rough estimate. You want to see how fast it can go, clear everything out of the car including stereo, speakers, seats, carpets, window glass, etc. and floor it down an alpine skiing slope in the summertime. :stongue: |
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| Helta |
| But stay safe kids! |
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| N|te-L|fe |
| ...because most cars have a cut-off, wich is a specific speed at wich the engine is electronically programmed to block... If won't go faster then this threshold even if you give it all the juice... So technically, if you'd bypass this, you should (with a decent engine) be able to reach those top speeds on your speedometer. |
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| Mr.Mystery |
| quote: | Originally posted by TeKnoHe@d2025
Btw, an odometer reads how many miles are on your car. ;) |
And here was me thinking it had something to do with odour. |
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| hangover |
| quote: | Originally posted by DigiNut
Bottom line is, the speedometer tells you nothing, and even the specs in the manual are only a rough estimate. You want to see how fast it can go, clear everything out of the car including stereo, speakers, seats, carpets, window glass, etc. and floor it down an alpine skiing slope in the summertime. :stongue: |
You best drop it out of an airplane thus weight won't matter, only the car aerodynamics. |
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