NHTSA issued a rule in 1979 that speedometers should not indicate speeds over 85 mph. But this was short-lived. Here's why.
Apple recently revealed a new version of its CarPlay system for vehicles, which include gauges like speedometers. But even Apple, the company that cast aside tradition when it reinvented phones, music players and headphones, bows to convention when it comes to speedometers. It displayed a classically-styled speedometer that reached 160 mph, an auto industry norm.
So vehicles, like some Toyota Corollas, have a 160-mph speedometer despite coming nowhere close to reaching such speeds. Speedometers shifted even higher in the 1950s after Ford and Chrysler introduced the Thunderbird and 300, respectively, Woolsey said. Their speedometers reached 150 mph, he said, and were a stepping stone to the popularization of 160-mph speedometers. The first 160 mph speedometer he's aware of was in the Cunningham C-3 from the 1950s.
"For 16 to 25-year-olds, they always want to test," Claybrook said."It's very tempting to kids to challenge and go that higher speed."The limitation was abolished once the Reagan administration took power and Claybrook exited. Some consumers can view a high-reaching speedometer as a selling point, as it suggests the driver has an especially powerful vehicle.
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