Speed Limiters Next Year

[martin j.]

I’m gonna keep my unregulated car as long as I can drive, no limits, no leccy motor.

 

[MoToJoJo]

Yeah, the 155mph limit was like the 'gentleman's' agreement in Japan of not creating cars with more than 276hp (combined with the speed limiter):

Why Are Japanese Cars Limited To 276hp? - Garage Dreams

When I was a kid, my favourite game on Playstation 1 was Gran Turismo. Watch this video on YouTube One thing that always used to confuse me, however, was the fact that so many cars in that game all showed a power figure of 276hp: But why are Japanese cars limited to 276hp/280ps (or near ... Read...

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But it got a bit silly when car manufacturers would say officially they were 276hp, were in reality they were higher.

It's the same with motorbikes from Japan as well. Oh yes, this litre bike has 200hp, this supercharged litre bike also has 200hp... honest