why do speedometers go as high as 140 – 160 mph but some average cars can’t go faster than 100 -120?

Question

why do speedometers go as high as 140 – 160 mph but some average cars can’t go faster than 100 -120?

In: Technology

Answer 1

On the opposite side, when I was in high school, my parents had a car with a speedo that topped out at either 85 or 95 (pretty sure 85 – a ‘96 Mercury Sable). 

I was curious what would happen if I went past that, and I immediately broke it. I never told them and let them discover it themselves.