"William H. Bowen" <wh_bowen@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> "Lee C. Carpenter" <lee@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>>Does anyone know why the G8 is governed at a paltry 135 mph? My '00 SSEi
>>has
>>121 fewer horsepower and will do 130. Seems very low for this car, I was
>>expecting 145-150.
>>
>>Lee
>
> Lee,
>
> In 3 words - PRODUCT LIABILITY LAWYERS. For quite a few years GM has
> speed-limited their cars to match the speed rating of the tires
> installed on the car.
>
> I'll bet before too long someone will have a software hack for the
> PCM to disable the speed limiter.
>
> Regards,
> Bill Bowen
> Sacramento, CA
Then why don't they put on higher speed rated tires. A vette isn't
governed. Anyone buying these types of cars wants maximum speed, they aint
buying to have the speed limited. Liability is the drivers responsibility
not the manufacturers.
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