Euro Car Speed Limiter

[negatron]

Hi all, bling rolla's replacement Mr. Passat 1.8 Turbo was at the tracks the other day spectating and my mates let me do a run to test top speed on the straight.

I was hitting 210 on 5th gear @ 5000rpm and there was still go in the engine and lotsa track, but the speed just wouldn't climb anymore...

I've heard of speed limiters to 220, but 210?

what do u guys reakon?

[CAP]

Speed limiters can be set at any speed by the manufactures depending on the spec of the car. The Passat may have H rated tyres as standard, so to ensure the tyres don't self destruct because the car is travelling too fast, VW has set the limiter at 210km/h

But usually you can feel when you hit a limiter.

[BigBum]

Every cars different man. Don't you remember me telling you the limiter on the Z4 was 230?! :D