Volvo to limit its cars' top speed to 112 mph

Volvo to limit its cars' top speed to 112 mph

5 years ago
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https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/volvo-limit-top-speed-safety/

It's unclear if this 112-mph speed limit will apply to just Volvos, or if Polestar cars will be affected as well. Volvo also did not specifically state if this change will only affect the US, or if other global markets will have speed-limited cars, too. This could be a deal-breaker for folks in, say, Germany, a country known for its many unrestricted sections of Autobahn. The company also did not specify if customers will be able to spec a speed delimiter upon request. A Volvo spokesperson did not immediately return a request for comment.

This move comes as part of the company's "Vision 2020" safety initiative, which "aims for no one to be killed or seriously injured in a new Volvo by 2020." The Swedish automaker says it has identified speeding as one of several driver behaviors that it intends to reduce.