Gnil:
If we are objectif, there are not many places in the world where you can drive at over 180 km/h. Hardly actually. And this will even get worse. So, I am no shocked that some car makers put this limit on their cars, cars that are not in the sports segment anyway. They can limit them and put effort into confort and other features.
For Renault I just wonder what they are going to do with the Megane RS ?. Maybe they will keep some special model open. Would make sense.
The scary thing is not the 180 km/h limit but that the cars will also have an ' automatic speed limit controller ', based on GPS and panel reading . Next step is indeed that the control sends the info to the police. We could well get there in the future. Probably will. Just a matter of time. Or cars will just not be able to go over speed limits, no matter what you do.
With the electrification and the softwear in cars becoming the main element, cars will just be part of an ecosystem controlled by the state. There is no other way I am afraid. Mentalities are changing fast......
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This happens because people allow this to happen. Many to do realize what these electronic "nannies" actually mean for them, they get sold on them with safety and environmental stuff.
In the not so far future, electronic nannies will automatically give tickets to drivers, probably even directly deduct the money from the bank account if you do not contest the offense. Sounds like a wonderful future for us car lovers.
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RC (Germany) - Rennteam Editor Lamborghini Huracan Performante (2019), Mercedes GLC63 S AMG (2020), Mercedes C63 S AMG Cab (2019), Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk (2019 EU)