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Old 07-06-2009, 05:04 AM   #3 (permalink)
Fehmarn
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Date registered: Aug 2007
Vehicle: '04 SL 500; '05 SLK 350
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Originally Posted by Markinct View Post
I never heard of this. Can you explain what it is?
German car manufacturers (with the exception of Porsche) ship their cars with a self imposed speed limit of 250 klicks per hour (155 mph).

You can get this limiter yanked, the ECU gets a software update and your car will then go beyond the limit.

AMG will happily ship the SL55 to you ex works with the limiter set to 300 kph / 188 mph, but beware: the fees are stiff, both if its done upon delivery and also when they do at a later stage.

Also, you might want to inquire if this affects your warranty.

And then there's always then question what good this will do in a country where such ridiculous speed limits are in place and enforced
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