How fast have you gone?

[Jeremy996]

I understood that the Grenadier was electronically governed to 99mph, so they did not have to specify more expensive tyres, (not an uncommon trick).

I tend to stick to the speed limits; it is a big brick and will make a serious hole in the scenery if it comes off the road. I do tend to do the limit as indicated by the sat nav app, so 73mph on the dash display, and 70mph dead on Waze. 130kph on the Autoroutes in France was quite fast enough, thank you. As drag increases by the square of the speed, more speed is equal to a lot more fuel being burnt.

If I feel the need to go fast, I'll drive the Morgan - 70mph feels heroic!

 

[Michael_in_Baja]

i get nearly 20 mpg at 46-53 mph.

 

[Disco Dave]

Found this on the web

View: https://youtu.be/Q124YaJyjIY?si=GdpSz89xAUbzyGdv

Damn those diesels accelerate slowly.

 

[TD5-90]

If we were caught at those speeds here, (except for the Northern Territory) we'd be automatically disqualified from driving for up to 12m, fined anywhere between A1000 and $2700 plus 6 demerit points....

Poor guy ;-)

 

[MileHigh]

95mph in traffic. I-25 is getting nuts. Stable as could be. Beyond top speed, I’m really impressed how well it builds speed above 70mph, uphill, at 9,000 ft. It’s not ‘fast’, but it sure isn’t slow. The engine and transmission and programming really work well together.

 

[lagartoboy]

Austin TX has a toll road with 85 mph speed limit, and lots of folks go faster. I decided to test max speed and got it to 103 mph. It felt like the governor software kicked in at that speed. I slowed down, then speeded back up three times and each time I was limited at 103 mph.

 

[anand]

Austin TX has a toll road with 85 mph speed limit, and lots of folks go faster. I decided to test max speed and got it to 103 mph. It felt like the governor software kicked in at that speed. I slowed down, then speeded back up three times and each time I was limited at 103 mph.

Assuming the governor is actually at 99 as the literature states, and the ~4% error in the speedo exists at that speed as well, this would be right on the dot

 

[bemax]

Assuming the governor is actually at 99 as the literature states, and the ~4% error in the speedo exists at that speed as well, this would be right on the dot

It is like you wrote. the max speed is the 100 mph / 160 km/h GPS-speed.

 

[e_k_powell]

Austin TX has a toll road with 85 mph speed limit, and lots of folks go faster. I decided to test max speed and got it to 103 mph. It felt like the governor software kicked in at that speed. I slowed down, then speeded back up three times and each time I was limited at 103 mph.

Yeah that section of Route 130 is probably what you are talking about. If you are doing less than 90 mph you better be in the right hand lane. The Grand Parkway (the 3rd loop around Houston) is similar. While the speed limit isn't 85 mph that is probably the average speed. Back when the world shutdown in March/April of 2020 for covid I needed a break one day and just grabbed my keys and left and told my wife I'd be back in an hour and just went for a drive. The Grand Parkway was empty of cars so I opened the 911 up and hit 144 mph and decided that was probably when I needed to back off. I figured if I got pulled over I would just start coughing a lot and tell the cop I was positive for covid and he probably shouldn't come too close.

 

[Bradysdad]

Has anyone experienced their speedo being off? I know that BMWs speedometers are typically 3%-4% faster than you are going and I found the same with my IG. Drove it home from dealership following my wife in our truck which is spot on for speed. She was doing 75 and my IG showed 79 on speedo.

 

[anand]

Has anyone experienced their speedo being off? I know that BMWs speedometers are typically 3%-4% faster than you are going and I found the same with my IG. Drove it home from dealership following my wife in our truck which is spot on for speed. She was doing 75 and my IG showed 79 on speedo.

As with many new vehicles on the road, about 3-4% faster than actual

 

[IdahoGrenadier]

I figure it's their way of reducing the warranty. I read apparently it just needs to be within 5% in the US. They seem to have come studiously close to that number, always in the same direction, according to my tests.

 

[OGrid]

160 km/h (100 mp/h) - outback road, straight as a gun barrel, to see how it handled and look at the diesel consumption.

120 km/h an ok balance I find for long haul and consumption.

 

[OGrid]

Has anyone experienced their speedo being off? I know that BMWs speedometers are typically 3%-4% faster than you are going and I found the same with my IG. Drove it home from dealership following my wife in our truck which is spot on for speed. She was doing 75 and my IG showed 79 on speedo.

Yes, use Waze for an indication of actual speed.

 

[Coullabus]

Here on the island with no speed cameras, no roundabouts, no traffic lights, no traffic cops, no motorways….. probably happy at 60 mph. (Yes it will go a lot faster).

My need for speed is really not what the Grenadier is about.