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Originally Posted by govigov  self imposed speed of 120 is too low imo, each one to himself i guess. i find that 120 is a very comfortable speed for me, and can quite happily take it more, provided the car is willing. |
The speed limit is the lowest of what is dictated by the car, the driver and the road conditions. Also, please note that the engine is up to the tast of giving much higher speeds but what about the suspension, brakes, and the tyres. They are still stock.
So he is right in sticking to 120kph. I had an Escort 1.3 in my student days, which on a French Autoroute I took to over 100 mph (on a downslope). However, above 90-95 mph the handling was dodgy to say the least, and later I found out that the rev. limit was 6100 intermittent (5800 continuous) which corresponded to ~98mph (16 mph/1000 revs). I am glad I did not try the foolhardiness a second time. The car with an electric cooling fan, electronic ignition, and front spoiler would go to 6100 rpm with no sweat.