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...reach speeds over 200 mph... Why is this even a selling point? There are no roads for this. I've never needed to personally go this fast. In actual emergenc

...reach speeds over 200 mph... Why is this even a selling point? There are no roads for this. I've never needed to personally go this fast. In actual emergencies, this would put both me and the person with the emergency at risk. And honestly, the companies can claim that all they want. Pretty much no one is going to test it themselves.

j-pb 3y ago
Entschuldigung, wir fahren gerne schnell! But I kinda agree, as a german I feel like we should have a universal tempo limit of 130kmh. The only reason I can see to stay unlimited would be as a policy measure for quicker EV transition, e.g. by limiting ICE cars to 120kmh and keeping unlimited for EVs.
- Broken_Hippo 3y ago
  That last bit really isn't necessary, though. To be fair, I'm in Norway and electric cars are really popular. Tax breaks, reductions on tolls, and the ability to drive in bus lanes has helped. Infrastructure has most definitely helped, too.
  - j-pb 3y ago
    There are (large) parties in Germany that will never allow for a general tempo limit. Introducing it at least for ICE would at least reduce traffic CO2 from the most inefficient modes of travel (high speed ICE).
TheHappyOddish 3y ago
Many people who own fast cars do, and most of the world doesn't live where you do and has different roads and road rule to you.
- Broken_Hippo 3y ago
  Most places where these are sold do not have such roads. I've lived in a number of places, spanning an ocean. Most do not have these roads - not where it is legal.
ralfd 3y ago
Autobahn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rzGb26wBoA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rzGb26wBoA
- Broken_Hippo 3y ago
  on some stretches, maybe. Not all of it is a free-for-all
leetcrew 3y ago
by the time you're looking at $100k+ cars, you've moved into "want" territory, not "need". some people want a car that can give them a massage. some people want a car that can go 200 mph, even if they'll never do it personally. > And honestly, the companies can claim that all they want. Pretty much no one is going to test it themselves. uhh, people are definitely going to verify a claimed top speed of 200 mph lol. give the car reviewers a few months to get their hands on one.
- Broken_Hippo 3y ago
  Sure, it is obviously a want. That they won't realistically use, even in an emergency. Most roads aren't built for this speed nor are the buyers trained in it. They aren't being sold for racing. Few are going to go to a proper place to test it. Car reviewers, sure - on a closed road that has a proper surface or on a track. Most owners aren't going to do this.
  - leetcrew 3y ago
    I agree it doesn't really make sense, but I guess I don't understand what the problem is. not every purchase in life has to be made based on the output of a spreadsheet. as long as they don't actually drive 200 mph on public roads, why care? I worry a lot more about the clapped out sentras in my area.
  - FormerBandmate 3y ago
    Ferraris also go 200 miles per hour. Why do you think Ferraris include that when you don’t drive 200 miles per hour on a road

j-pb 3y ago

Entschuldigung, wir fahren gerne schnell! But I kinda agree, as a german I feel like we should have a universal tempo limit of 130kmh. The only reason I can see to stay unlimited would be as a policy measure for quicker EV transition, e.g. by limiting ICE cars to 120kmh and keeping unlimited for EVs.

Broken_Hippo 3y ago
That last bit really isn't necessary, though. To be fair, I'm in Norway and electric cars are really popular. Tax breaks, reductions on tolls, and the ability to drive in bus lanes has helped. Infrastructure has most definitely helped, too.
- j-pb 3y ago
  There are (large) parties in Germany that will never allow for a general tempo limit. Introducing it at least for ICE would at least reduce traffic CO2 from the most inefficient modes of travel (high speed ICE).

TheHappyOddish 3y ago

Many people who own fast cars do, and most of the world doesn't live where you do and has different roads and road rule to you.

Broken_Hippo 3y ago
Most places where these are sold do not have such roads. I've lived in a number of places, spanning an ocean. Most do not have these roads - not where it is legal.

ralfd 3y ago

Autobahn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rzGb26wBoA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rzGb26wBoA

Broken_Hippo 3y ago
on some stretches, maybe. Not all of it is a free-for-all

leetcrew 3y ago

by the time you're looking at $100k+ cars, you've moved into "want" territory, not "need". some people want a car that can give them a massage. some people want a car that can go 200 mph, even if they'll never do it personally. > And honestly, the companies can claim that all they want. Pretty much no one is going to test it themselves. uhh, people are definitely going to verify a claimed top speed of 200 mph lol. give the car reviewers a few months to get their hands on one.

Broken_Hippo 3y ago
Sure, it is obviously a want. That they won't realistically use, even in an emergency. Most roads aren't built for this speed nor are the buyers trained in it. They aren't being sold for racing. Few are going to go to a proper place to test it. Car reviewers, sure - on a closed road that has a proper surface or on a track. Most owners aren't going to do this.
- leetcrew 3y ago
  I agree it doesn't really make sense, but I guess I don't understand what the problem is. not every purchase in life has to be made based on the output of a spreadsheet. as long as they don't actually drive 200 mph on public roads, why care? I worry a lot more about the clapped out sentras in my area.
- FormerBandmate 3y ago
  Ferraris also go 200 miles per hour. Why do you think Ferraris include that when you don’t drive 200 miles per hour on a road