my 1991 525i is stock and i have had it going about 145-150 mph no
problem


Ross Garrett wrote:
> "Dave Plowman (News)" > wrote in message
> ...
> > In article .com>,
> > > wrote:
> >> Why do BMW limit thier cars to 155mph? Whats the point? Especally on
> >> the M5 and the M3? They would be even better if they were unlimited to
> >> do thier, IIRC 205mph?.
> >
> > It's called a gentleman's agreement between them and others and the German
> > Government. If they and merc etc competed in top speed the government
> > threatened a blanket top speed limit well below this.
>
> If this is accurate, and I am not implying it isn't, why is Porsche free to
> sell cars without this top speed limit, or Audi allowed to pay heed when
> they want and not when they don't want? Seems all this is doing is limiting
> Merc and BMW, but not lowering the possible speeds to be acheived on german
> roadways. What is it about porsche/Audi that the government decided wasn't
> pertinent to the high speed these cars are capable of?