zgr024 t1_jd6g956 wrote on March 22, 2023 at 4:13 AM

Reply to comment by thebraddestbrad in U.S. driver charged with stunt driving 'didn't realize' Canadian speed limits aren't posted miles by agaric

125 mph in an Audi RSQ8 feels like 75 mph in a Ford Explosion. The difference is astonishing. I would not put it past someone to not know how fast they are going based on pure judgment, especially if they were in a German automobile

BrunoBraunbart t1_jd6xrjb wrote on March 22, 2023 at 7:54 AM

I am an engineer at Audi. I've developed the R8, Lamborghini Huracan, Q7, Porsche Cayenne, Lamborghini Usus, Bentley Bentayga and so on.

Yes, those cars feel different but you still realize your speed. You feel at 200km/h as safe as if you are driving 120km/h in a shitty car. But you still understand that you are not going 120km/h.

I once drove a prototype with a setting to MPH. It took me under 5 seconds to realize that. The same was true for a colleague who didn't drive prototypes on a regular basis.

zgr024 t1_jd8mmte wrote on March 22, 2023 at 4:52 PM

I beg to differ. I just had a passenger today that had never been in an RSQ8. I was traveling at 98mph on a highway, and he looked over and said he thought we were doing 70. Granted I've always had my dash in mph so I can't testify to the notion that it makes any difference, but if you aren't looking, you would never know.