Why do we make consumer vehicles capable of going double the speed limit?

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(I’m in the US where the speed limit on most highways is usually 65 or 70 mph)

The speedometer on my car tops out at 140mph. Aside from getaway drivers, who would ever need to drive that fast? Is there something about engine design that makes it too hard to have a max speed of 90/100 without affecting the overall function?

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Anonymous 0 Comments

My car only went up to 140 on the dash because when you switch it to metric it makes more sense. Top limit was 104 mph

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