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Originally Posted by libertyforall
What is the factory justification for a speed limiter in this day & age, limiting the car's full potential?!
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Safety....specifically...tires. Typically, top speed on cars like this are limited to the speed rating of the tire. Going well over that limit can literally make a tire shred apart, which I don't think anyone wants when they are going 150mph down the highway.
There is a thread in the Other Cars Discussion section where this happened to a Mustang on the Dyno. The tire blew and it really messed up his car bad....and that was just on a dyno. Imagine on the road???
That's why I'm a bit surprised we've seen a member push the SS to 170mph. The last gen RS/SS tires were rated at 155, or something like that. Are the 6th gens tires rated much higher?...or did GM really skip the limiter on the SS?
anyways....don't mean to get off topic.