Volvo to impose 112mph speed limit on all new cars from 2020

Carmaker will be first to install cap across entire range, though police vehicles will be exempt

Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent
Mon 4 Mar 2019 13.37 GMT

Volvo will limit the top speed of its cars to 112mph from 2020 in an attempt to reduce the number of accidents. The cap will prevent drivers from accelerating to the top speeds of up to 155mph many Volvos can reach.

The Swedish brand, which was acquired in 2010 by the Chinese firm Zhejiang Geely, has long had a reputation for prioritising road safety and aims to eliminate fatalities where speed is a factor.

It said the electronic restriction focused on driver behaviour because mechanical solutions alone could not ensure safety. The limit will apply to all cars made from mid-2020 onwards.

Volvo is believed to be the first carmaker to install the cap across its entire range. Police vehicles will be exempt.

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