Looking for car that has a speed limiter

drjoe27 on 29/01/2016 - 08:17
Last edited 29/01/2016 - 12:29

Hi,
I've been driving a Renault Megane and like its feature "speed limiter"
Which other maker / models have this feature?

speed limiters can be set by the driver to any desired speed; So I set it to 60kph and even if I press the gas pedal to the floor the car will not go past 60kph.
I am a capable driver but find this feature useful as speed limits change so many times and it helps you avoid speeding fines.
I adjust the speed just like you might on a bike when you see a hill ahead and you change a gear in preparation.

Automotive

Comments

  • UncommonName on 29/01/2016 - 08:50
    +9

    Cruise control?

        • smartazz104 on 01/02/2016 - 10:39
          +6

          Cruise control is NOT an alternative to a speed limiter.

        • Oliver on 01/02/2016 - 13:03
          +3

          @Cheap Charlie: Sometimes online without tone hints, a question mark like that can come off as being passive aggressive or condescending. Regardless, it's not an alternative to what OP was asking for. They're kind of the opposite of each other. Cruise control sets a minimum speed, a limiter sets a maximum speed.

    • cowiie on 31/01/2016 - 19:36
      +4

      My cruise control does not stop speeding fines. For example if i set cruise control to 60 and reach a hill, it'll accelerate and go up to 64.

      • [Deactivated] on 01/02/2016 - 00:43
        +2

        You got a speeding fine for going 64?
        I thought I'd been screwed.

        • John Dough on 01/02/2016 - 09:35

          at 64 in a 60 zone, a camera will flash you without remorse!

        • Bargain Hunter 007 on 01/02/2016 - 09:57

          @greydaniel: What state? I was pretty certain that in Victoria you could be 6km/hr over - 3km/hr for driving error and 3km/hr for speed detecting equipment error.

        • edfrane on 01/02/2016 - 10:16
          +1

          @Bargain Hunter 007:
          Victoria is 1km/hr over last time I heard. And forget about error thesholds….

        • John Dough on 01/02/2016 - 12:26
          +2

          @Bargain Hunter 007:
          Hey There mate, you forgot Vic is the nanny state.
          For cameras, it's 3kays, or 3% if over 100kmph

          Try swallow some of this BS!!:
          Source: Nanny State Website: http://www.camerassavelives.vic.gov.au/utility/faqs/

        • abeeson on 01/02/2016 - 20:31

          @greydaniel: This. VIC is definitely 3km under 100, not sure about NSW but the number i always hear is 10%.

          EDIT: Got photo'ed and charged $200 or some stupid amount for going 54 in a 50 zone on the way to hospital, arseholes setting up there….

        • thejdproject on 03/02/2016 - 00:02

          @abeeson, @greydaniel, @edfrane, @Bargain Hunter 007:

          Unfortunately, I just copped a speeding fine last week.. So I can confirm: "The alleged speed is 2km/h less than the detected speed or 2% less if over 100km/h."

          I whacked it on my Qantas FF credit card though, so at least I got some FF points for it; better than absolutely nothing.

        • thejdproject on 03/02/2016 - 00:03

          And in case you were wondering, I got caught for doing 52km/h in a 40km/h zone. Gee I'm such a speed demon!

      • James030609 on 01/02/2016 - 17:25

        My X1 has the break function on the Cruise Control, I thought all cars have this break function on their cruise control to avoid speeding downhill

        • abeeson on 01/02/2016 - 20:33

          only higher end cars generally have that feature.

        • stumo on 02/02/2016 - 08:39

          Mine just chops down through the gears if its overspeeding on cruise. Are you sure its not doing that? braking would be annoying.

        • cycleri3 on 03/02/2016 - 18:15

          @stumo: Wouldn't work on a Manual. Although I don't know if X1 comes in manual variety.

  • supnigs super skids on 29/01/2016 - 08:52
    +5

    Most Australian delivered cars are speed limited to 180. They can be bypassed with mods to the ECU

    • altomic on 29/01/2016 - 09:36
      +35

      and next they will be wanting to take away our guns.

      • UncommonName on 29/01/2016 - 19:29
        +8

        next they will be wanting to take away our guns.

        Ted Cruz is worried.

      • kpm on 01/02/2016 - 23:50

        Dying. That just made me genuinely laugh.

    • Zachary on 31/01/2016 - 03:02

      I was told that all cars were hard limited to 150km/hr(even if you're speedometer maxes out higher than that), unless you mod the car to remove that limiter….guess they've increased that limit to 180km/hr….

      • Jzzzz on 31/01/2016 - 12:23
        +7

        You heard wrong.

        Japanese cars like skylines, supras, rx7s etc were limited to 180, but usually a simple 10second mod (cutting a wire to the ECU) would remove that.

        • Zachary on 31/01/2016 - 16:20

          Hm, guess I heard wrong, what about American and European cars and other car makes? Are they limited to 180 too? Or a different number?

        • MetalPhreak on 31/01/2016 - 23:56

          @Zachary: Depends on the car make. Most Ford Falcons are limited to 200/220 I think, the XR6 Turbo and XR8s are limited slightly higher. It's buried in the user manual somewhere. Lots of Euro manufacturers settled on 250km/h (155mph) for their performance cars. It's about the fastest you want to drive those cars safely even on unrestricted autobahns.

          Flash tune for most cars removes it if you want, but unless you're going to a track with a nice long straight, there's no need.

      • konazz on 01/02/2016 - 15:10
        +2

        I've gone 176km/h in a 2012 Nissan X-trail (on cruise control, north of Alice Springs)
        I've gone 173km/h in a 2009 Suzuki Swift Sport
        Definitely no limit on either of these 2

        The rental BMW in Germany had a limit of 210km/h :( Which was simply not enough for me on the autobahn.

    • jimbobaus on 31/01/2016 - 12:37
      -8

      There is talk that all cars sold in australia will need to be limited to 120 (max speed on any road in Aus)
      With mods to bypass this becoming illegal.

      • victorwilson on 31/01/2016 - 15:28
        +6

        max speed on any road in Aus

        There is a speed derestricted zone in the NT. Other highways up there have a 130km/h limit.

      • MrMcHairyHead on 31/01/2016 - 15:49
        -3

        That's exactly what they should do.

        How many times have we heard "The driver was drunk and going around 150KM/h". We should take away that capability. There's no reason to ever go that fast.

        • Zachary on 31/01/2016 - 16:18
          -1

          I believe(unless I was told wrong again…. :/) if you're driving on a privately owned race course/track for fun with proper safety stuff on and all would be the only legal way to speed beyond 100km/hr without worrying about the law coming after you!

        • hts on 31/01/2016 - 18:17
          +3

          Except in times of emergency.
          Artificiality limiting a cars speed to just about the limit is ludicrous. It would never pass, car manufacturers wouldn't have it, how else will they sell their cars if a Hyundai will go just as fast as a BMW?

          Stop being apart of the nanny state.

        • cowiie on 31/01/2016 - 19:39
          -4

          @hts: emergency? Call 000

        • This Guy on 31/01/2016 - 23:15
          +6

          @cowiie:

          I've heard a few antidotes about people speeding away from the Black Saturday fires. It's rare, but there are a few emergencies were it can be safer for people to speed instead of waiting for assistance.

        • cowiie on 01/02/2016 - 07:24

          @This Guy: true. Wasn't thinking of those

        • [Deactivated] on 01/02/2016 - 09:53

          @hts: that's apart from, not apart of

        • syousef on 01/02/2016 - 21:58
          -1

          @hts:

          What damn emergency are you claiming requires you to do 250km/hr?

        • Meconium on 04/02/2016 - 06:38
          +1

          @This Guy: antidotes to the poison of the nanny state!

      • Daabido on 01/02/2016 - 01:01

        Source?

    • seanneko on 02/02/2016 - 15:17

      No they're not. The only Australian car I can think of with a 180kmh limiter are old Falcons (EF/EL).

      Most Australian cars will do over 180, even old VN Commodores can do over 200.

    • letthiswork1 on 02/02/2016 - 17:39

      the last 2 cars i have had did not have this.. Nissan S15 (2002) and Ford Focus ST (2014) so i doubt it

    • love2buy on 02/02/2016 - 18:49

      The question is why not limit speed limiter to max legal speed?

      • ATangk on 03/02/2016 - 23:13

        Because NT now has an unrestricted zone.

  • tomleonhart on 29/01/2016 - 08:58
    +4

    Not sure if this is what you meant, In my Mazda 3 sp25, I can set the "speed limit", which an alarm will sound if i go pass it.

    • goraygo on 31/01/2016 - 12:54

      The ops wants a setting where you cannot drive over the limit at all.

      • stumo on 01/02/2016 - 12:02

        Mercedes have this speed limiter feature for over a decade. Our '02 ML270 has it, it's crap I never use it.

  • cypher67 on 29/01/2016 - 09:16
    +18

    I think what the OP is referring to is some cars have a feature where you can set the limited to say 120km/h and you physically cant go faster without adjusting the settings. I would argue that this is a terrible criteria for car selection though

    • JimmyF on 30/01/2016 - 20:55
      +2

      Even when set, all physically can go faster, when you put your foot to the flat to the floor, it signals an emergency, and will override any limit set.

      • WhyAmICommenting on 30/01/2016 - 22:02

        Ah, this is good to know. I remember my parents' Subaru Liberty (auto) had this "power" mode which you could only get by stomping the accelerator. Pressing to the floor wouldn't do it if you weren't quick.

        Was a bit of fun to have it drop down the gears and roar away :)

        • Euphemistic on 31/01/2016 - 09:25
          +6

          Seriously? Not a special power mode, and all autos have it. When the auto senses you want to accelerate quickly it kicks back a gear (or several) and the engine roars. From my experience with Subaru autos they are just slow to kick down unless you really give it a boot full.

        • WhyAmICommenting on 31/01/2016 - 17:10
          +3

          @Euphemistic:

          The difference with this was a light came on!

        • MetalPhreak on 01/02/2016 - 00:00

          @Euphemistic: Falcons have an extra push switch at the full travel of the pedal, so you literally put it flat to the floor so it hits the switch, and it drops gears when it otherwise wouldn't under full throttle. Pretty sure this is also what kicks in the "10% overboost" in the turbo models as well.

        • John Dough on 01/02/2016 - 09:40

          @Euphemistic:
          Try driving a turbo model and you will find they are quite lively.

        • markmo on 01/02/2016 - 18:25

          @Euphemistic:

          Except the Liberty's were a bit different as the power mode upped/removed the rev limiter.

  • cDNA on 29/01/2016 - 09:40
    -7

    You really need to get your priorities in order and learn to drive a car.

    By god, I wouldn't want someone like you on the road. Look past the gimmicks in cars these days and have a look at the actual engine, maintenance and running costs.

  • Marcsie on 29/01/2016 - 09:55
    +51

    I set the speed limit in my brain,so I can drive any cars :)

    • Ricky T on 30/01/2016 - 19:48
      +5

      You'd think people could simply look at the speed signs, and use their foot to cruise control.

      • ozeebee on 02/02/2016 - 00:39

        That would probably work in any other country with some simple common sense.

        But not in major Australian cities where every rule and regulation is geared towards raising revenues.

        The police are trained to fine people for speeding 5km/h over the limit.

        They're also trained to tell victims of crime that everything is under investigation when they know nothing will ever happen.

        Speed doesn't kill, people do.

    • chipstss on 01/02/2016 - 19:47
      +1

      :) 2km/h over? woops here's a fine… don't speed next time :)

    • love2buy on 02/02/2016 - 18:52
      -1

      You can also not change pass 2nd gear to limit the speed.

  • onetwothreefour on 29/01/2016 - 10:00
    +5

    I think some Ford's have a feature where you can program the second remote to limit the speed of the car. So you as a parent could have the main remote which is unlimited but if your teen kid wants to borrow your car then you give them the second remote.

  • airzone on 29/01/2016 - 10:43
    +4

    My old Skyline had a 180kph speed limiter. But it was bypassed. Don't ask how I know.

    • nismo on 29/01/2016 - 21:17
      +2

      I don't need to ask, I have a skyline too ;)

      • WT on 30/01/2016 - 11:59
        +7

        My cats name is nismo, true story. Shes getting a bit old now

        • nismo on 30/01/2016 - 13:39
          +2

          One of my cat's is also Nismo! He's about 6 years old.

        • UncommonName on 30/01/2016 - 13:48
          +12

          @nismo:

          Plot twist - Its the cat typing here…

        • captobvious on 31/01/2016 - 11:51
          +2

          @nismo:
          I think you 2 should meet, it is your destiny

    • Ricky T on 30/01/2016 - 19:51
      -1

      Japanese cars are speed limited to 177kph (I think its the same for European cars). To get around this, you need a fuel cut device that piggy backs on your ECU, like "Fuel Cut Defender". This prevents the ECU from cutting the fuel or ignition over 177kph.

      • wozz on 03/02/2016 - 06:33
        +1

        Don't know about Japanese cars, but euro cars are definitely not limited to 177!

      • miicah on 03/02/2016 - 11:29
        +1

        That's not what a fuel cut defender does.

  • bion83 on 29/01/2016 - 10:51

    In mine V6 Touareg you can set speed warning when you reach/exceed. Never really used it but its there

    • PVA on 31/01/2016 - 13:00

      pretty much every car and 4wd has this. we had a Magna in 1998 and it had this function.
      I dont use it either.

  • Looking4Bargians on 29/01/2016 - 11:13

    Yes in my Brain through eyes to check zones and traffic as well as understand the risk.

  • Xenocaust on 29/01/2016 - 11:18
    +3

    The Ford Kuga has this feature.

    You can set a maximum speed, but can cancel or amend it at anytime.

    It wouldn't be a key criteria for me, but it has its uses.

  • Findo on 29/01/2016 - 12:09
    -1

    2001 Camry (4cyl 2.2L) can definitely build up speed to 183km, but no higher. Someone who isn't me tried and I was there to confirm it with my own eyes. So don't get a turd Camry.

  • pointless martyr on 29/01/2016 - 12:17

    My commodore is sort-of limited to 240kmh, engine hits the redline and just doesnt feel safe when trying to push it into the 250 barrier

  • Euphemistic on 29/01/2016 - 15:57

    Our last generation pathfinder R51 has this feature. Set the speed you want, push your foot to the floor and it cuts off the power when you reach the set speed.

    Handy on windy roads where cruise control isn't suitable, not that I use it much it is a bit of a gimmick.

      • Euphemistic on 29/01/2016 - 21:56

        Only cuts engine power, its kinda like cruise control operating the throttle.

  • Soluble on 29/01/2016 - 19:47

    Ford Kuga Trend definitely does, not sure about the ambiente has the speed limiter feature you're referring to.

  • Ridiculous Panda on 29/01/2016 - 20:00
    +25

    That's a stupid feature.. And might be unsafe too..
    Imagine you are on the right lane with a car on your left doing 60 as well. Now an emergency vehicle is speeding behind you and you sit there doing 60 and have nowhere to go.
    Control the car. Do not make a car control you.

    • Euphemistic on 29/01/2016 - 22:08
      +5

      if there is an emergency vehicle behind you, you don't get a free pass to exceed the speed limit. As you see said vehicle approach, you brake and move in behind the car beside you.

      In fact, the device in our pathfinder allows you to concentrate more on the road and less on your speedo. For example on a road where the speed limit is 80 and there are too many obstacles or corners to travel at 80 you can drive the car slowing for corners, or behind other traffic and then accelerate knowing you won't exceed the limit inadvertently. Dabbing the brakes will cancel it, just like a cruise control if you need to speed up or the buttons work the same as for cruise control too.

    • bod311 on 30/01/2016 - 22:36
      +19

      It's definitely unsafe. Picture this overtaking a semi-trailer at 100km/h you 7/8 ths of the way along the trailer when suddenly the semi-trailer merges lanes into you. You put your foot down to accelerate out of danger and nothing happens. Your stuck. You could slam on the brakes but you would still be cleaned

      You are limiting your ability to accelerate out of danger. In my opinion it is extremely unsafe.

      I'd take 1 point on my license for doing 102km/h past a "covert" speed camera than the side of a truck any day.

      • DrDollar on 31/01/2016 - 07:51
        +6

        Definitely agree. You have two options generally in an emergency, speed up, slow down (in conjunction with moving over etc).

        The kind of scenario where speeding up might be the safest option happens all the time on country roads and highways with truck drivers falling asleep.

        I would never physically limit my speed and hence reduce my options. I would much rather be alive with a speeding ticket if a situation called for it. And yes, in emergency scenarios you do have some leniency, cops are not always sticklers.

        I don't trust anyone on the road enough to reduce my options in emergency situations.

        Your car can do 180kph for a reason… Trucks can be speed limited to highway speed but this does not reduce their emergency options - They do not have the oomph to speed up fast enough in a scenario that would call for it anyway.

        Please don't limit your speed, just watch the road or use CC if you really want to, some cars will break and downshift for this. If need be you can stomp on it and away you go!

        • DrDollar on 31/01/2016 - 19:51
          +2

          @MrMcHairyHead: Definitely did not saying anything about going 180kph O.O - That would be dangerous! bod311 has given a perfect scenario where speeding up may indeed be the safest thing to do. As long as the speed limiter has an override when the foot is planted then I have no problem with this as long as it is responsive. Otherwise, it is simply dangerous.

      • caboose on 31/01/2016 - 08:46
        +3

        I disagree, all the speed limiter functions I've seen in vehicles allow you to override the limiter by exceeding a certain throttle input usually 75%, so if you do floor it for whatever reason the car will accelerate as normal. Certainly the Ford systems work this way.

        It is similar to how you can override the cruise control with the throttle, although this usually has a lower input threshold.

      • Euphemistic on 31/01/2016 - 09:31
        +1

        If you don't have enough time to disable the speed limiter in the overtaking situation, or can't remeber how to disable it then you really shouldn't be using it. Works the same with cruise control. Plus if you need to overtake a vehicle you've probably had to slow behind it and look for a gap anyway. If you are on a two lane section you don't need to speed to pass, or it won't be a surprise and you'll have time to disable the limiter anyway.

    • MrMcHairyHead on 31/01/2016 - 15:51
      -3

      You are not allowed to exceed the speed limit just because you see an emergency vehicle. Simply slow down and move behind the car to your left. Problem solved.

      • MetalPhreak on 01/02/2016 - 00:03
        +2

        Please. If there's traffic behind the car you want to "slow down and get behind" sometimes it's much quicker and safer to speed up a bit and move in front. Doing 10km/h over the speed limit for a brief few seconds isn't going to kill anyone.

        People just need to use some damn common sense (which isn't common any more it would seem)

        Say you're stopped at a set of traffic lights with a red light. Ambulance comes up behind you with no way to get around. Do you sit there and hold them up because it's illegal to move into the intersection with a red light? Or do you use common sense, check for oncoming traffic, and then move into/through the intersection to make room?

        • tomleonhart on 01/02/2016 - 08:21
          -1

          Haven't been in that position myself but I have seen ambulance / fireee went down the other side of the road when traffic banks up at traffic lights. So sort of leaning toward the not doing anything bit. But of course it all depends on traffic condition of the time.

        • wozz on 03/02/2016 - 06:40

          @tomleonhart:
          So if an ambulance is behind you with sirens blaring and lights flashing at a set of lights, and for whatever reason couldn't get to the other side of the road, you would consider blocking them because the light is red? I think commonsense should come into it here.. need to consider that someone may well be in danger of losing their life, and that every second can count

        • tomleonhart on 03/02/2016 - 07:33

          @wozz: which bit of "but of course it all depends on traffic conditions at the time" don't you understand to ask me the question ?

        • wozz on 03/02/2016 - 12:33

          @tomleonhart:

          Wasn't referring to that part sir, meant this part " So sort of leaning toward the not doing anything bit."

          It depends what you mean by depends on traffic condition. If you mean that it would completely change your decision and you would go through the red, then my question is irrelevant. Perception I guess. Don't hate me

        • tomleonhart on 03/02/2016 - 13:07
          +1

          @wozz: won't hate you :P

          Yeah that's what I meant. If the ambulance has no where to go then we shall then make our move!

    • kanter on 02/02/2016 - 09:07

      If you press hard on the pedal it will override the limit.

      ANf if you're doing 60 on the right lane, then… you shouldn't be there!

  • Gershom on 30/01/2016 - 08:29
    -2

    I can't think of a stupider feature. This is the ultimate for people who don't take responsibility for themselves. Just learn to drive FFS.

      • Gershom on 02/02/2016 - 11:37
        +1

        You think a speed limiter equates to the genuine safety features that you mentioned? Hmmmm. That speaks volumes for your powers of discrimination.

  • WesthamAreMassive on 30/01/2016 - 11:47
    +6

    I had this in a Citroen i hired in the uk over xmas. Great feature that i used all the time. If you put your foot all the way down it would by pass the set limit.

    I wish there was a gps controlled system like this to limit car speed. That way you should never be speeding.

    • Ricky T on 30/01/2016 - 19:53

      What if a crazy person was chasing after you, or a huge boulder was falling off a cliff and the only way to get away was to speed?

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