• legion02@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    My old 90s beater had a governor at about 100mph. My current car’s is 125. According to Bloomberg every car sold has a governor, but apparently I’m wrong on the reason. It’s not the law but no insurance company will insure a new car that doesn’t have one since the mid 90s.

    • dontwakethetrees (she/her)@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      The 90s still was trailing off the Oil Crisis, trucks having 55 on the dash (and nothing more) was still commonplace.

      Modern cars can still be insured without governor. A 2010s Fiesta still can hit its top speed of 135 (gear limited and not a governor).