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?

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Answer 1

One thing I haven’t seen mentioned that I’ve heard before is that it has to do with where the more commonly traveled speeds are placed. Most cars that have the round gauge on the right will have 60-80 mph somewhere close to the top, with the slower speeds of 0-40 closer to the middle. It isn’t as easy for your eyes to look down and a little ways to the right as it is to look down and slightly to the right.

Don’t know how much truth there is to that or how much it is taken into consideration, but it seems reasonable.