Renault to become second carmaker to limit cars to 180km/h - report

[FiestaST]

Part 2 after Volvo?

Volvo to limit the top speed on all its cars to 180km/h

From next year no new Volvo will be capable of exceeding 180km/h as the Swedish carmaker, renowned for its dedication to safety, is electronically limiting the top speed of all its cars. What some might see as a form of excessive nannying, Volvo sees as a necessary step on the road to...

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Renault to become second carmaker to limit cars to 180km/h - report

Last year Volvo announced that it would electronically limit the top speed of all its models to 180km/h, as part of its ambition to ensure that no fatalities occur in future Volvo cars. Now it appears that Renault is following suit.

According to Spiegel.de, Renault is planning to reduce the top speed of all its models to 180km/h. This is because according to statistics, a third of all fatal car crashes involve excessive speed.

Renault boss Luca de Meo reportedly also wants to equip all Renault models with an automatic speed control system called Safety Coast, which would adjust the car’s speed in accordance with local speed limits, while also accounting for conditions such as sharp corners or hazardous weather.

But will this tech and the 180km/h electronic speed limit prove controversial among buyers? Volvo has already admitted that this is the case with some of its clients, but the Swedish car company decided to forge ahead anyway in the interests of saving lives.

Renault to become second carmaker to limit cars to 180km/h - report

This is because according to statistics, a third of all fatal car crashes involve excessive speed.

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[Jet-Fighter7700]

what about drunk drivers?
what about careless overtaking?
what about dangerous road conditions?
what about Distracted driving? mobiles and TV screens in the car?

seems to me this is done to just gain headlines and not actually make one little difference.

 

[neoprema]

what about drunk drivers?
what about careless overtaking?
what about dangerous road conditions?
what about Distracted driving? mobiles and TV screens in the car?

seems to me this is done to just gain headlines and not actually make one little difference.

You'll never win this argument. Some people feel speed kills and have no concept of any of the variables involved, nor that more people are killed from all the other issues you mention above.

Speed is an easy target, so they focus on it.

 

[Jet-Fighter7700]

Speed is an easy target, so they focus on it.

fair enough, as the others involve too much "work" to enforce.
speed is easy to enforce, can do it while sitting down eating a KFC.

 

[Gtx Gaming]

Imagine a kwid on highway at 180 lol

 

[Ninja'd]

Imagine a kwid on highway at 180 lol

I'm not a racer but I'll be damned if I ever let a french car overtake me.

 

[Ninja'd]

what about drunk drivers?
what about careless overtaking?
what about dangerous road conditions?
what about Distracted driving? mobiles and TV screens in the car?

seems to me this is done to just gain headlines and not actually make one little difference.

Agreed. Renault should first fix their roads and ban alcohol before limiting their cars.

 

[TheChamp]

what about drunk drivers?
what about careless overtaking?
what about dangerous road conditions?
what about Distracted driving? mobiles and TV screens in the car?

seems to me this is done to just gain headlines and not actually make one little difference.

Car manufacturers build cars, all they can do is introduce safety measures in their cars to make them safe. Looks like you don't understand that their role does not extend into regulations, law enforcement and infrastructure.

 

[SauRoNZA]

what about drunk drivers?
what about careless overtaking?
what about dangerous road conditions?
what about Distracted driving? mobiles and TV screens in the car?

seems to me this is done to just gain headlines and not actually make one little difference.

Just like wearing masks it’s about reducing risk.

All those things are certainly factors, but we can mostly certainly and factually say a vast proportion of accidents and especially fatal ones will be dramatically reduced without the speed.

Would you rather have a drunk driver going 180 or 250? Which do you think as a better odds of ending badly.

Do you want people hitting a surprise bad road surface at 180 or 250? Which is more likely to go horribly wrong?

Do you prefer people overtaking badly at 180 or 250?

On their phones at 180 or 250?

This really isn’t hard.

 

[ArmatageShanks]

fair enough, as the others involve too much "work" to enforce.
speed is easy to enforce, can do it while sitting down eating a KFC.

True.

Wish something could be done about the speed of Hgv's, every day they cause chaos on the highway, especially in one section where there is a long slight incline so they all spread out across all the lanes and gun it just to slow down to 30kph because that's all they can do up the incline.

Used to be that trucks kept all the way left and scheduled to be off the freeway by during rush hour.

Going the other way its the opposite down the hill, I've seen a fully loaded interlink in the right lane going 130+, madness.

 

[Magnum]

Speed only kills in 33,33 % of crashes? Really??? Build better cars. Go fix your 66,66% and leave us 30%ters alone.

 

[backstreetboy]

Lol guess Dieter Rams was right yet again.

 

[Lupus]

Well considering most of their cars are 1ltr NA, 900cc Turboed maybe 1.2l turboed 180 is not limited, it's just you may get that with a wind behind your back.

 

[FiestaST]

Renault to limit top speed of all cars to 180 km/h

It looks like Renault may be the next in line to start limiting the top speed of its cars to 180 km/h and fit automatic speed control as standard, a new report suggests. This in an attempt to curb the rate of high-speed accidents.

As reported by Spiegel, the French manufacturer has expressed concerns over high speed accidents and believes that limiting its car’s top speeds will be a suitable solution. While speaking at the brand’s general meeting of shareholders last Friday, Renault boss Luca de Meo noted that a third of fatal car accidents are due to excessive speed. Because of this, the brand will cap the top speed of all its cars to 180 km/h, not unlike Volvo’s limit which was introduced last year. In South Africa’s current local line-up, there are only six derivatives that can crest this speed limit. It’s not yet clear whether this will also be implemented into Renault Sport products such as the Megane RS.

To double-down on safety, de Meo is also set on fitting all of its vehicles with an automatic speed control system which it calls the Safety Coach. This will adjust the speed according to the local speed limit while taking into account any possible dangerous curves, the weather or the driver’s attention.

Renault to limit top speed of all cars to 180 km/h - CAR Magazine

It looks like Renault may be the next in line to start limiting the top speed of its cars to 180 km/h and fit automatic speed control as standard, a new report suggests. This in an attempt to curb the rate of high-speed accidents.

www.carmag.co.za

 

[Aghori]

Imagine a kwid on highway at 180 lol

I doubt a Kwid can even reach 180km/h with that engine and biscuit-wheel tryes...

If it does, it would probably blow over and flip due to the wind.

 

[Baise]

That's because they cant make a car that goes faster than 180KM/H.

But well done for hiding behind the safety argument on this one

 

[Willie Trombone]

I'm not a racer but I'll be damned if I ever let a french car overtake me.

 

[Willie Trombone]

That's because they cant make a car that goes faster than 180KM/H.

Some variants of the Megane do 255

 

[Baise]

^ French on a technicality - Mr Bugatti was born in Italy and it's now owned by ze Germans