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In Reply to: speed limiter rumors from frankfurt...... posted by DT on November 08, 1999 at 17:03:34:
Try I40 between Barstow and Needles. Late night usually is a good time to wring it out.... I5 between Bakersfield and Fresno (if not foggy) is also prime. Watch for planes and be sure to have a radar detector. Seen many making high speed runs over the years. Even had a Tractor Trailer rig pass me at 105 once at 3am! Slowed down for the hills but passed me twice on the downhills. I was doing 85mph. Didn't like being blown off the road so I took it up to 135mph for ~ 15 min. to get some distance. Then left it at 120 for over an hour! Obviously slow down when passing other cars and do at your own risk....
: a friend of mine was in europe at the time of the frankfurt autoshow. although she didn't go, she reaad some article that said that although bmw was not going to advertise it, the new m3 bmw was planning to ship to america had the same speed limiter as the euro
: model which i believe is currently 270 km/hour. i think that comes out to 167 mph instead of the 150 we see on the current m5. i know, who's going to care about the extra 12 mph? it's meaningless in the us (unless you live in a state with a speed limit of "reasonable and prudent"....yes officer, i believe 167 is prudent........although). anyways, this suggests the us m3 will have the same gear ratiosas the euro version, unlike the current m3, to accomodate 'cruising' at 167 mph. anyone know of an autobahn in california? =)
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