GTI driver arrested for speeding at 220km/h on the N1

[namzsteve]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1184024156100272128

 

[namzsteve]

Another one arrested earlier, but probably back on the road now.

 

[Binary_Bark]

Come on.....
That car can go faster

 

[NeonNinja]

But 220 is nothing.

 

[Pitbull]

Come on.....
That car can go faster

You made me laugh out loud

 

[TysonRoux]

TwoFeetLess' sport seems to be catching on.

 

[Polymathic]

But 220 is nothing.

He can't afford to get the government limiter taken off.

 

[ForceFate]

He can't afford to get the government limiter taken off.

Government limiter?

 

[Polymathic]

Government limiter?

TL;DR stock software that limits the top speed of a car for "safety reasons"

 

[Dan C]

TL;DR stock software that limits the top speed of a car for "safety reasons"

A governor, or speed limiter or controller, is a device used to measure and regulate the speed of a machine, such as an engine.

 

[Polymathic]

A governor, or speed limiter or controller, is a device used to measure and regulate the speed of a machine, such as an engine.

I heard newer vehicles have this done on the software level

 

[Dairyfarmer]

Performance cars are limited for some very practical reasons. One of the main reasons is the tyres. The very reason that you want the vehicle to stick better to the road the higher the speed (down force) puts huge strain on the tyres. Another is the engineering of the vehicle to handle higher speeds.

It is very interesting to read up on why a car that can do over 350 km/hr may be limited to 280.

 

[Pineapple Smurf]

Performance cars are limited for some very practical reasons. One of the main reasons is the tyres. The very reason that you want the vehicle to stick better to the road the higher the speed (down force) puts huge strain on the tyres. Another is the engineering of the vehicle to handle higher speeds.

It is very interesting to read up on why a car that can do over 350 km/hr may be limited to 280.

because you should never drive faster than what your guardian angel can fly

 

[ForceFate]

A governor, or speed limiter or controller, is a device used to measure and regulate the speed of a machine, such as an engine.

For a while, I thought he's referring to a government imposed speed limiter, which I never heard of.

 

[Rouxenator]

But 220 is nothing.

It's the max my 2.2 407 can do. Thank goodness there were no cops around.

 

[Jet-Fighter7700]

maybe its a cousin of that BMW driver that crashed a while back in CPT.

 

[OCP]

maybe its a cousin of that BMW driver that crashed a while back in CPT.

If it is that would be his 1/2 cousin...

 

[dlk001]

The max is around 250 km/h for the Golf 7 GTi depending on whether its the pre-facelift or 7.5 GTi

Gerotek Tests

Golf 7 GTi
Top Speed: 249.61 km/h
Tested: Aug 2013

Golf 7.5 GTi
Top Speed: 253.28 km/h
Tested: May 2017

 

[hungrymamba]

I once did 220 - it does feel like nothing in my Volvo... But that ish is dangerous!

 

[themba990]

He was probably slowing down