Why Are Car Top Speeds Getting Slower?

Obviously Hypercars like Bugatti Chiron's and Koenigsegg Jesko's are getting faster. However, your average everyday car or even sports cars, seem to have regressed or stagnated in top speed progression. Even Supercars like Lamborghini's are stagnating in Top Speed. What gives? I'll tell you what gives. Top Speed is overrated and just isn't as important as video games have marketed you to think they are. In reality, literally anything other than Top Speed, is more important to driving fast on road or even on track. Top Speed has diminishing returns after a certain point and has become a gimmick in the modern world of automotive culture. Notice how the fastest lap times on the Nurburgring isn't held by Bugatti's or Koenigsegg's, in fact, neither are seen in the Top 5 or even Top 10. Downforce, Handling, Acceleration, Weight Distribution, Tire Grip, Efficiency, and Reliability are what Consumers value more and even what race cars value more. Winning an Endurance Race is now seen as a far more valuable flex than going fast for a few seconds.
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[@mikeallan7740]

A lot of supercar manufacturers don't even bother to test their vehicles top speed so they just slap a 217mph figure on the spec sheet, a guy drove a LaFerrari at over 230mph on the Autobahn, quite a bit faster than it's stated top speed.

[@BladedAngel]

Hmmm, maybe Ferrari is stating it lower to please lawmakers? But then are actually like "PSYCHE, IT GO 230MPH ALL ALONG, SUGGGGGG ON DEEZNUTZ LAWMAKERSSSSSSS"

[@a-lambo-boi]

​​@@BladedAngeley, we should be taking notes! ( BTW, also from Leicestershire)

[@benjaminmatute9085]

Only Ferrari understands the car enthusiasts need tor speed

[@AB-fr2ei]

Also this

[@Starfire_Storm]

Yeah, everybody knows that the Aventador and it's variants can go faster than 217 mph. Or as you said, Ferrari, they pretty much have 3 top speeds they'll always give, 217 mph for the flagship like the LaFerrari, which may have been true back with the Enzo that has a top speed of 217 mph; 211 mph for their front engined V12's like the 812 and 205 for the mid engine cars like the F8 or 296. And it makes more sense in Km/h, because those speeds translate to 350 Km/h, 340 Km/h and 330 Km/h. It's just neat to order them in that way even when pretty much every car in their line up can go faster than their stated top speeds, because there is no way an F8 Tributo is just 3 mph faster than a 458 Italia.

[@Guythatlivesaquietlife]

Top speed circlejerk was a thing of the 90s/2000s, the new hot thing is 0-60. 0 to 60 is way more easy to grasp in the current Internet era

[@Metal6Sex6Pot6]

acceleration is fun, top speed is not.

[@PyroVulpes]

I'd say it's less that it's "easy to grasp" and more that it's actually a useful metric. Anyone merging onto a highway can test out their 0-60 time and make actual good use of quick cars. In normal day-to-day driving I've never needed to go more than 160 km/h, and that's only on a very risky multiple car passing run. Do I care what my car's top speed is? No, not at all. It's tire limited anyway. But, being able to get up to highway speed in under 5 seconds is something I find actually useful and fun.

[@Guythatlivesaquietlife]

@@PyroVulpes valid point

[@aimxdy8680]

@@PyroVulpes0-60s is useless on the street. Most people who race on the street do 60 rolls. Thats why 60-130 times have gotten really popular in people who race their cars on street.

[@frafraplanner9277]

@@aimxdy8680 And merging onto the highway is more like 30-80 mph than 0-60 anyways

[@D8OfficialMusic]

Something to point out: it isn’t JUST tire ratings that have to be speed limited. It’s also the fact that a lot of cars have 2-piece driveshafts which will fall apart past 155mph.

[@bradwoods371]

2piece drive shafts are crap

[@furiousgeorge7727]

I never understood the appeal of having a slightly higher top speed. The chances you would get to actually use it is pretty small compared to something like acceleration or handling.

[@BladedAngel]

This^ I'll take 150-200mph for the sake of gearing to get good RPM at 80mph on highway (i get like 30mpg on my Z06) but otherwise I don't need a 220, 250, or 300mph+ car nor do I think the future of Sports Cars needs to go that way.

[@luisborraa]

the world of the highest speed possibile is truly strange to understand. however it is undeniable that for some maximum speed is a very strong desire. perhaps in some cases it may have to do with the human mentality of always wanting more and more

[@bren.nan_]

although it sucks when you're racing someone and your car has a limiter slightly less than another car, even though you've won off the line.

[@crashniels]

​@@BladedAngelthe only reason to get top speed cars is the Autobahn but even then it's rare that it's so empty you can drive that fast.

[@aimxdy8680]

@@crashnielsI hit 130+ pretty easily on the highway, most people drive stock honda accords and f150s so they dont have a chance to hit high speeds even if they tried since they’re governed at like 110.

[@istvanlorinczi2817]

Also, transmissions. There's only like 4 of them that the majority of companies supply. Look at the long list of cars nowadays with ZF's 8 speed automatic. That's just a single unit that doesn't need to be changed to work fine

[@BladedAngel]

Yeah you're def not wrong. A lot of Japanese cars use Aisin gearboxes and Americans use Tremec and as you said Euro tends to use ZF. So even if Cars are "Advancing" if the transmission companies are hitting a bottleneck, the cars that use them do too. To be fair, I think all transmission companies are still doing great, they also probably just prioritized "MPG" since they also have to please lawmakers. Since if they can't pass those restrictions, then automakers won't buy from them and they can't make sales either.

[@Chris-cy3uq]

The modern M5 and M8 can't go that fast even when modified because the 8th gear on the ZF 8HP is too damn long

[@notrickastley106]

The concorde didn't HAVE to fly supersonic, it was banned cause the flight law people (forgot the name of the organisation) didn't like it from the beginning, when it crashed it was the final straw. Also the only complaint that people had was noise, the noise could break windows, not only top speed

[@ARockyRock]

it was more involved than that from what I've heard flying at supersonic speeds requires really powerful engines so the fuel cost was insane, literally exponentially more than that of a regular jet such that the cost/distance was more than that of a normal passenger jet. add on top of that the high maintainence costs and then the bad press from mechanical failures and wrecks leading to decreased demand and increased ticket prices and it quickly becomes completely cost ineffective to run it

[@overland1204]

its the FAA, correct me if im wrong

[@notrickastley106]

@@ARockyRock nope, the supersonic flight was actually just slightly more expensive than normal flight, concorde tickets where that expensive cause it was marketed as the fastest airliner ever

[@jacksong6226]

The concord was actually pretty fuel efficient for the distance and the fact it was a jet, also the crash in question was caused by a piece of a Douglas D-10 that shredded the tire and caused the left feul tank to rupture and the engines failing. It also didn’t help that a few weeks before the FAA grounding was going to end 9/11 happened

[@TimelostInTheSauce]

Bro I finally got a notification for your videos, I had forgotten the channel existed and missed so many videos :(

[@BladedAngel]

Aye welcome back. Check out my Shorts too, been getting millions of views on them lately!

[@LilTachanka]

yea youtube really doesn't like to notify you of channels even when you have them on, especially with smaller channels

[@xenonzzwow]

A supersonic shockwave from a Concorde would not break windows whilst 40000 feet away from them 😂 The reason the Concorde was abandoned was fuel cost vs travel time - it wasn't worth the extra fuel.

[@XVXC-M8]

I swear I heard people complained about the sound of the Concorde even from thousands of feet away.

[@xenonzzwow]

@@XVXC-M8hearing the sound and a pressure wave from either sound / a sonic boom large enough to break a window is still a hell of a difference.

[@fynnjackson8416]

Concorde was actually more efficient at cruise than 747 of the time. It burned more fuel on the ground and during climb than any other airliner

[@nashooo5903]

FR tho this guy is an absolute clown talking out of his behind

[@Tornado2409]

If this was the case, you wouldn't see F/A-18s breaking the sound barrier next to the beach.

[@istvanlorinczi2817]

I raise you another question: Does top speed even matter at all?

[@jaidenjerome2936]

Yes on track cars on the straight they matter but then again a track is all about mid to low speed not top speed so it depends

[@BladedAngel]

To Some extent yes because it can't be _too low_ otherwise gearing will become totally effed up and the car would actually become too unreliable and stressed at high RPMs all the time. So you have to still give even normal cars like 120-150mph.

[@istvanlorinczi2817]

@@jaidenjerome2936 there isn't a single track with a straight long enough to actually stretch out to those high speeds. Let's take the Nurnburgring, because that's the track every "car guy" jizzes their pants over. The back straight is really long, yet nobody tests their top speeds there, because it isn't long enough. On regular days, you have traffic, and on restricted track days, you still have event traffic, doing a top speed run can easily turn into an accident killing multiple people. Same thing applies even more to highways, even the Autobahn in Germany, if you want to do a top speed run, your best chances are on low traffic days at low traffic hours, and even then someone could be negligent, cut infront of you are both of you are dead. The only real possibility is on a dry lake bed, where you don't have enough grip to keep the car straight. I highly recommend Jason Cammisa's video on the V12 Vantage, he took it out for a top speed test, and he wasn't comfortable pushing it near it's top speed, since the thing was spinning tires in 7th gear at 130mph There's a reason there's only a handful of people companies take on to even try top speed tests, a regular customer has no reason and skill to push a car to it's limit

[@jimmcneal5292]

Obviously yes(ideally), woefully lawmakers make it much more difficult to drive decent speeds on the roads, despite a lot of those roads actually being suited for 200mph+

[@istvanlorinczi2817]

@@jimmcneal5292 yeah roads might be, but people aren't

[@boeing777pilot5]

As an aviation enthusiast born less than a year after Concorde was retired, I appreciate the comparisons that you made bladed. I've always been facinated by the Concorde and dissapointed I'll never see one fly, I 100% agree that it was impracticable to operate, and can see how your comparisons work with cars.

[@FlightX101]

I lived near JFK and miss the low Roaring flybys on departure. Everyone in town knew when one took off lol

[@Ryder72121]

Everyone else reducing top speed and focus on everything else Meanwhile koenigsegg making a 4 seater with a 2000 horsepower with v8 x electric motor called dark matter

[@zdengvox]

If you are talking about Gemera, it actually has TFG engine with only 3 cilinders. But yeah, Koenigsegg is totally crazy and I love them for that.

[@Amy-dq2lg]

@@zdengvox the production model of the gemera has a v8 option aswell as the base model 3 cyl

[@zdengvox]

@@Amy-dq2lg I didn't hear about the V8, since TFG was in the spotlight. Nice, now with a V8 it is even better family car.

[@boudewijnb]

@@zdengvox They announced the v8 version only a couple of weeks ago

[@sambrown6426]

So today at work I got to do something that was both incredibly stressful and kinda fun at the same time. Basically, before today, I'd had exactly 1 lesson on how to drive a manual car, and that was just doing 20-30 m.p.h. around an empty parking lot. Today I had to take a manual Nissan Sentra to the DMV to get inspected, and then take it to a nearby ford dealership to pick up some car parts for the auto shop I work at. Both of these trips involved doing 55 m.p.h. on the highway, which is quite the leap. And yes, there were more than a few short burnouts, and even more stalls.

[@valkeitos]

Wait until you're doing 70 or higher. That feels amazing

[@Fen1xozze]

"Id rather pin Deeznutz before i pin a miata" Deeznutz

[@BladedAngel]

deez nutz

[@manunitedworsethanadogfr7683]

deez nuts are salty

[@yomamacrib3297]

Concords we’re still useful for long distance flights, they actually cut flight down by as much as 3-4x on some flights. the biggest problem was the fact that a single seat cost over $10,000…

[@MJ-uk6lu]

But then again, flights with it were kinda premium, so while price was high, for some people they might have still made sense.

[@iiGingiey]

Fun fact, so you meantion the hyabousa and its declining top speed with every generation, so the reason for that is that the big 4 Japanese companies electronically limit their more powerful bikes top speed. So 186 is a top speed number you see for a lot of powerful bikes. Before you flash tune them. Edit, oh so he did mention it

[@ItsDaJax]

Gentleman's agreement, just like with their old touring cars.

[@joshbacon8241]

I heard that the reason this agreement was put in place was to prevent a top speed war between these manufacturers from happening, potentially escalating to the point of someone getting killed in an accident as top speeds for superbikes got higher.

[@jtland4842]

I have to point out how much tire technology has carried the improvements we have seen in lap times. For example if you mod an old Ferarri F2004 with modern F1 tires, it can go similar lap times if not faster. The increase in weight and size of modern cars makes sports cars significantly slower unless you put crazy tires and aero on it which the later drastically lowers top speeds.

[@NeedForSpeed.2004]

Speaking of weight, modern high end muscle cars have gotten really heavy. All weighing more than 4k lbs. Hellcat? 4,400-4,600 challenger & charger respectively. Shelby GT500 is about 4,100lbs, The Camaro ZL1 is actually the lightest out of all of them at around 3,800lbs. But even still, that’s kinda heavy. For comparisons sake, a base model Mustang weighs around 3,500lbs. My 2010 Lincoln MKZ weighs 3,600lbs, and is not small. *My 4 door sedan weighs more than a 2 door muscle car with 497 more horsepower.*

[@nhooj8882]

@@NeedForSpeed.2004 Those muscle cars are really hampered by the fact they technically have a second row of seats as well. it's so funny to me that you've made a a 2 door and 4 door comparison like a Mustang for example isn't only 2 inches shorter length, a couple inches shorter height, and 3 inches WIDER. it's the same footprint as a sedan, that's partially the point of the "pony car" styling. But you've also got to consider higher performance engines need that space and are heavier. For as much as Dodges get called heavy boats have you seen how cramped a Hellcat's engine is even under that massive hood? Not to mention cars in general have just been getting heavier, mostly thanks to increased safety regulations. Sturdier chassis, increased crumple zones, more airbags. Even things like more electronics add up.

[@NeedForSpeed.2004]

@@nhooj8882 i mean yeah true. I get that the engines are a lot heavier and there’s a lot more shit. But at the same time it’s a lot lol. I guess what I’m trying to get at is that the high end trim levels are heavier than the base models even like mid grade trims. Idk

[@TheTortuga58]

I think the main thing stopping tires from the insane top speeds that numbernerds want is not anything to do with grip, it's the actual structural integrity of the tire. An average diameter tire on a car going 250mph is, no exaggeration, experiencing THOUSANDS of Gs in the centrifugal direction. Tires, or anything really, spinning that fast, has to be extremely strong to not just be ripped apart.

[@Wbfuhn]

It might be a considerable factor that cars are getting quicker at the sacrifice of faster top speeds. The gearing is different in the axle and transmission compared to older transmissions. Getting up to speed seems to be the time shaving factor.

[@Aven_Gaming]

Car tuning and modding has become so popular that with a few mods like exhaust, a tune, intake, and tires, you can hit a lot higher top speeds. Living in an area that doesn’t have emissions testing does help with this though😂

[@yeetusweebus5067]

small correction on 2:47, The hayabusa didn't go from 194 to 186 to pass emissions. It went to 186 because that's what the biggest manutfacturer's agreed to limit their bikes to in 1999.

[@joshbacon8241]

I heard that this was to prevent a top speed war between these manufacturers from happening, potentially escalating to the point of someone getting killed in an accident as motorcycle top speeds got higher.

[@yrjm2997]

​@@joshbacon8241 You're right, that's exactly how it happened

[@brucedavidson7422]

A lot of motorcycle speedometers will stop at 186 mph due to that gentleman’s agreement but the tachometer keeps climbing🤔

[@joshbacon8241]

I heard that this was to prevent a top speed war between these manufacturers from happening, potentially escalating to the point of someone getting killed in an accident as motorcycle top speeds got higher.

[@0047sssss]

It was the japanese makers that did that

[@khumochimealoane8485]

Always happy when bladed drops💯❤

[@Henchman_Holding_Wrench]

Honestly, I've never driven on a track big enough for me to go past 90mph. But I've always wondered how much trouble I'd get in if all the power in my daily was geared to acceleration instead.

[@viperford6840]

As somone who is in a automotive engineering school when we asked out instructor why don't they make top speed cars he said "you don't have enough road. And most people don't want to go that fast"

[@CoolTitanium68]

In terms of the airline industry, the US forced the Concorde to fly subsonic over land. Also, it was very hard to be profitable with the Concorde. However, there is a new company that wants to bring supersonic air travel back to the airline industry.

[@overcastfriday81]

The tire rating system is holding top speed liabilities back. (Y) says the tire can can do something better than 186 mph. It doesn't say how much. So if your customer doesn't keep his tire pressure and condition on point, but you sold him a car that can only go 189 mph, that's a good thing since tire companies didn't want to say how far beyond 186 anyway.

[@beanapprentice1687]

People need to give the Mclaren speedtail more slack. It may say 1035 hp on spec sheets, but once that little hybrid battery runs out of charge (which happens before the car reaches 400 km/h), the car is really just 730 hp-ish from its ICE. And even with only 730 hp, Mclaren has stated that the Speedtail can go faster than 403 km/h, it's just that it is rev limited to that speed. From 380 km/h to 400 km/h top speed with around 110 hp of increased power seems reasonable to me when comparing the Mclaren F1 to the speedtail. Remember, it takes exponentially more power to go faster, because air resistance is not linear.

[@nicholasjensen8016]

On the topic of the concorde and tires... aside form its cost to operate, the crash in 2000 that put the final nail in the coffin for the supersonic jetliner was caused by the tires not being able to handle the takeoff speed, making them to explode and dealing critical damage.

[@WSKRBSCT]

The 155-mph limiter is due to a gentlemen's agreement between German manufacturers to which Porsche did not agree. It was not a tire thing because they had it when V-rated tires were the top spec and they are good for 149 mph.

[@joshbacon8241]

I heard the reason for this 155mph gentleman’s agreement was to prevent the German government either imposing speed limits on the Autobahn or passing a law where all cars sold there have to be limited to a certain top speed - similar to what they have in Japan where every car sold in the Japanese domestic market has to be limited by law to 180 km/h (112 mph).

[@WSKRBSCT]

@@joshbacon8241 I have heard different explanations including yours. I agree that it was likely a concession to avoid imposition of speed limits, whether due to safety or pollution. That said, it doesn't stop cars from other countries or Porsches from doing it, so I really cannot buy in 100% either. In the end, it probably allows them to cut corners that they otherwise wouldn't have if speed were unlimited. Maybe that's why Porsche didn't play ball as they didn't want to cut corners. And, if not cutting corners, why cut performance? (This last part is me pulling things out of my a$$ to try to make some sense of it. 🥴)

[@AlexanderPaterson-f1e]

My dad and aunt used to hear the Concorde fly over their house when it was in its test stage and I’ve seen a real one and the test one

[@TheAutism_Man]

as a plane nerd, I love the concorde. such an amazing engineering marvel, and just a flat out amazing concept that with the right technology, may make a resurgence in the coming years!

[@Blazeking8320]

The thing about the Concorde was if you lived in NYC, London, or Paris you could fly from JFK, Heathrow, or Charles de Gaul get to the other side of the world for a business meeting, have lunch, hop back on the plane all in one eight hour work day in the same time it would take a 747 to do one flight there

[@QuietHusband]

I'll be honest, I feel like something has changed with newer cars. Heres an example: The fastest C5 corvette was modified to have 900hp, but it has a top speed of 227 mph. While an s550 mustang on KZbin has over 1,000 hp but it has the same factory top speed Here is another example: The McLaren F1 has 627 hp and a top speed of 240 While there is a 1,500 hp huracan with the a top speed of 202 mph I feel cars from 2014 have changed and become worse for modifying. Yes some newer cars can make hp more easily, but they still have the same top speed from the factory. So in other words, something has changed with car engine's since 2014

[@Outscore_]

I mean the F-22 cruises at super sonic speeds (the only other was the sr-71 blackbird) The only thing holding it back is the stealth aspect of the jet and also the pilots. X-43A was able to reach mach 9.8 the only reason was because no pilot was inside. If anything is a problem it would be the pilots holding it back.

[@jaidenknight1160]

I’m supposed to order my 24 Z06 tomorrow. I know that it’s top speed has gone down overtime but I adore that car. I’ve sat on that list for over a year and plan to bring it to Hennessy Performance as soon as they have a supercharger developed for it.

[@Ob1tuber]

I have a feeling that this is the same situation as the SR-71 Blackbird They say an arbitrary top speed (whether it be Mach 3.5 or 217) but the people that know or have driven/flown the thing will know that it’s much, MUCH faster Yes the EPA regulations exist, but I can see manufacturers saying that a car goes a certain top speed to the EPA but they also wink when they do that, and the EPA still haven’t gotten it yet, but when they do, top speeds will be lower than ever, eventually leading to cars being declared illegal and those of us that still enjoy driving will be seen as enemies of the state and we will have to tear down the government and make a new government in its place due to an amendment in the Constitution I took a left turn there, but I wanted to have some fun with it

[@odeo5691]

The fact that my Corolla can hit 147 is honestly great for me

[@BionicBurke]

The C8.R's success is more than enough for me. The way it forced so many redesigns after dominating is awesome. Also as you said, I'm sure a major limiting factor in the road cars is the transmissions that have the higher gears tuned purely for fuel economy. If you were to put in a transmission with a gear ratio set for pure speed, I'm sure the C8 would be the fastest corvette ever made.

[@roblox_boosa]

maybe horsepower inflation

[@macaron3141592653]

I'm actually glad top speed isn't a priority anymore. Its the least important performance metric in a car, unless its extremely low. If a car accelerates quickly enough up to triple digit speeds, you're good to go, even on most race tracks.

[@joshbacon8241]

And at the end of the day, if a hypercar has a top speed of 250+mph, what good’s that if the only place it can realistically get even remotely close to that speed is on a derestricted German autobahn, or a private runway?

[@sambrown6426]

Little-known fact about the Concorde, not only was it not the only SST, but it wasn't even the first to fly. The soviet Tupolev TU-144 "Concordski" actually flew before the Concorde, it had a higher top speed, carried more passengers, and could land on shorter, worse prepared runways. However, the Concorde could supercruise, meaning that while it did need to use fuel-hungry afterburners to reach supersonic speeds, once it got supersonic, the afterburners could be switched off, reducing noise and fuel consumption. This cannot be said for the TU-144, which needed continuous afterburning to maintain supersonic, which, when coupled with the engines being located much closer to the fuselage, meant that it was so loud in the cabin that you couldn't hear each other even if you were shouting, you literally had to pass around notes. It probably didn't help that one of them broke apart and crashed in front of thousands of spectators during the 1973 Paris Air Show.

[@LM-oh3vw]

My dad rode the Concorde. He said it was the most uncomfortable flight he had ever taken. The engines were loud, the seats were small, and it was expensive AF compared to a normal plane. Overall not worth the 2 hour time saving, he'd much rather go on a 747, be comfortable and pay less. Military jets also got slower because the USAF analized combat in the Vietnam war, and found out that fighter jets never went past Mach 1.3 because it would severley limiti manouverability and range, so newer jets were made to be slower.

[@BatCaveOz]

The volume was higher than expected.

[@someboi4535]

Uh little note here What you said about the sonic boom of the Concorde shattering glass is not everywhere over land but only when it is at a low altitude like on takeoff and landing

[@ryannm]

bro really watched every mustard video, i like it!

[@MCPunk55]

They added the chicanes in La Sarthe when the Sauber Mercedes C9 reached the 400Km/h line. They decided it was way too fast to be safe... or fair.

[@joelhabbs4903]

the amount of space needed to reach 200mph is very rare. So much so that there is an exclusive club for reaching those speeds. To push past this R&D can increase by 20% for a speed that no one might even bother trying to achieve.

[@autisticrebel1253]

the BRM type 15 could get wheel spin at 140mph and the 1.5 litre v16 was estimated to be capable of about 780bhp. Concorde was very impressive, the TU 144 was apparently marginally faster than the concorde but harder to handle.

[@jlight7346]

I figured you were a fan of the Ace Combat games just based on your profile image but after hearing the Fort Grays hangar in the background music from AC7 I knew. Nice to see a fellow player! It’s a shame it’s remained a relatively small community.

[@porsche928s4]

I love top speed ive hit it in most cars I've owned. Past 170 it gets kinda freaky on public roads though

[@jedispartancoolman]

Is that ace combat I hear? I always saw you pop and thought AC fan but this confirms it

[@berend109]

7:12 this depends though some manufactures go for the best tires and have special tires made for that car. This is mostly done to make the car behave a certain way.

[@Aaaaa1ggg]

its because of brand reputation, before, brands did the best to get crazy reputation of those top speed. Now that demand is higher, CEOs getting paid more, brands save money and the cars get less, what you are comparing are stock, if you put even 100k , now theres gonna be a diference, depending how much money you. when you paid for a bugatti 3.6M USD$ you're waiting some beast. but when you buy a corvette, youre paying money an get something worth it. its just how you see it. -safety measures also matter. (and 70k for a V8 6.6l is worth it)

[@staypuft24]

Not to be that nerd but as a part of gen z I felt called out, that hovercraft isn’t actually hovering. It’s more like a boat sitting on a big air bag or ballon. This produces a very buoyant force while having less friction with the water hence why we called it a hovercraft but it really isn’t.

[@Hvvb-lf2nd]

11:50 that comment is the literal definition of this meme: This dude who commented:sonic booms aren't real,they can't hurt you. Sonic booms:

[@bt_the_yank6234]

Not to mention that the concord on takeoff was incredibly loud. Those four massive rolls Royce engines in full burner will wake you up lol

[@SuperEman500]

As it should, people should enjoy the sounds of takeoff.

[@SomeoneCalled]

We love top speed

[@zerod3618]

Why do I keep hearing ace combat hangar music while starring at your profile picture

[@MsGhost06]

Nice video as always but specially the Ace Combat 7 background music haha that was awesome to quickly notice.

[@Technopath894]

3:57 that’s a good way to put it

[@interferret901]

ive noticed that whilst cars are having stronger and stronger engines, like most models of modern impals (up until they cut their production) were coming with better and better engines, including the SS having a 300+hp, quieter engine, theyre also getting heavier and having more restrictions on things like the emissions and stuff. im alright with speed no longer being a big thing anymore, but it kinda sucks putting these super nice, big engines in these commute cars and then limiting them to such a degree that theyre not even worth investing into. been a thing since the 80s - see the ETA. high displacement, decent compression engine with a sub 6k redline and godawful compatibility. its for sure nice having better fuel efficiency for sure, what with gas prices but it feels like the modern car market is stagnating, theres nothing really fun worth investing in now, better to just get an older vehicle and put your time and money into that older vehicle to get something thats a pleasure to drive, fun to hoon in when you feel it, but also not a mess of restrictions, electrical components and overly expensive parts that last maybe a half of their 20yr prior stated lifetime. its sad, but the love im seeing as of recent for older vehicles excite me. ive been seeing the fiero, and the starion gain traction in the modern world for the first time since they were produced back in the 80s, and its great, but for nice, comfy little grocery getters like the malibu or the civic si or the silly Kia rio, theres no love because theres no point TO love. its both nice and endearing, but also sad to see.

[@rattatooi]

Educational, interesting, and entertaining. Love your vids.

[@Tuuk-hn7gf]

Hey bladed I never see you at car meets anymore. You should come out out to a project 85 meet they are usually pretty chill

[@ghoulbuster1]

The most important stat is handling, if the cars feels like a boat then it would not be fun to drive.

[@LWRC]

The amouint of HP needed to overcome air resistance increases with the cube of the speed! This is an exponential curve and is NOT linear and is why it is so hard and takes so much HP for very small incremental gains at the top end!!!

[@TruthTeller23914]

TBH, top speed has to do with aerodinamics and top end power and gearing. Also, the C8 is around there with the C7. The problem comes from the priorities, as the viper ACR has got a lot of drag at high speed because aero.

[@NatVirgo]

0-60 really doesn’t matter, it’s weight that matters the most. Having a car with lighter weight will give an overall improvement to everything except acceleration (the harder your tires push the ground the more grip you have). Dodge vipers have had a 0-60 equal to scat packs and have less power but also have less weight, the car overall handles better and probably gets better fuel economy if you drive it right.

[@aimxdy8680]

The viper just has a manaul and RWD lol. viper has same 0-60 as a hellcat.

[@valkeitos]

Lower weight helps with acceleration...

[@jamescarrot2813]

That was painful to read 😂

[@jordanplays-transitandgame1690]

​​@@valkeitosno it doesn't. GTR for example.

[@aimxdy8680]

@@jordanplays-transitandgame1690 GTR has AWD and a auto trans bro, that has nothing to do with weight or power. If GTR was RWD itd have a 4 sec 0-60.

[@casperhansen9955]

I learned alot more than i thought i was gonna learn watching this video. I have never even heard of the concord before

[@MrThePsychologist]

short anser FoR yOuR SaFeTy ReGuLaTiOn

[@BladedAngel]

rather: BEcaUSE aCcELeRATiON, CoRnERiNG, mPG, aND ReLiaBiLITY are valued more by consumers/governments. What customers value is what manufacturers adapt to, they gotta make sales after all.

[@Glamrock993]

What music are you using in the background of this video?

[@BladedAngel]

Ace Combat 7 Fort Gray's Hangar

[@ella71971]

great video! I remember you mentioning green hawk drive a while back and saw he is making new videos again. thoughts on green hawk drive's new videos?

[@brayanveras7093]

But how were people complaining about the sonic boom of the Concorde flying over house. Wouldn’t it make sense to reach that speed once you are high enough where the altitude is over 10,000 ft

[@monteglover4133]

Part of the reason for no small trucks has to due to EPA rules based on the footprint of the vehicle

[@Remix2366]

Did he just put an ace combat track and think i wouldn't know?

[@asaiyannamedgokublack]

top speeds are more impressive on planes because there are no cops in the sky to stop you from using it.

[@xXVibrantSnowXx]

It's called Marketing, Usually the base models are like that, so they can sell you a slightly faster versions or special editions, this way they won't run out of improvements (whcih are not new improvements at all when compared to older models) I find that kinda sad, but it's how it's

[@truckertae9725]

First street legal car to hit 200 mph was the 1969 dodge charger daytona But the EPA likes to ruin some things like Powerful engine Rolling coal Etc

[@ziolan8970]

Honestly I never really cared about top speed as much as I do acceleration both at speed and from a stop, and handling. I'm probably never gonna go 215mph, but I'm gonna take corners every day.

[@initiald975]

6:40 - Because fairing less bikes have higher drag, and leaves you exposed to debris, as well as rain, dust, and dirt like sand. Getting pelted by these things at 100 mph would not be pleasant.

[@justjoe469]

I was talking about vehicles going really slow. I just bought a brand new truck for over 50 and it won't go 100 miles an hour.

[@Jeyden28]

This is all cool and all, but you should know that Hector is gonna be running three Honda Civics with Spoon engines. On top of that, he just came into Harry's and ordered three T66 turbos with NOS and a Motec system exhaust.

[@threebreak6303]

I legit never knew hover vehicles existed I think I am too young for this

[@jeremyfoster23]

Almost all engineers I’ve talked to either are neutral towards government regulations or prefer them, I don’t know exactly why, but I have 2 assumptions 1. They prefer making efficient vehicles as they like efficiency more 2. It gives them a solid ruleset to build within rather than just having to do better then the competition

[@1nflict1]

the song in the background at the start of the video is in ace combat 7 lol

[@krasimirangelov9060]

Blade angel will be the best physics teacher ever

[@PhilHarrisTV]

Shoutout from Leicestershire 😊

[@Bboyman1150]

We could see a comeback for top speed with space travel

[@vtr0104]

There's also the matter of actual infrastructure where attaining a vehicle's top speed would be possible. If people think going 180 is slow, they can try doing it on a pot-hole ridden road with concrete patches and tar-snakes every other 600 yards and see how it works out. Even for the mythical Autobahn, for Germany to maintain it at a level where such speeds can be reached requires that only portions of it are rated for no speed limit enforcement, while the rest is undergoing some kind of maintenance. And this is without taking into account the driver education required to make this possible. You're not gonna be doing 180 on the I-95 out of Philly even with the best pavement because some Altima's going to give 0 fucks and pull out in front of you regardless and delete both itself and you from existence.

[@LoudMouthTim]

I go 0-60 every single day, but I only run my Tesla Model 3 to its 140 mph top end a couple times a year on empty highways.

[@wizowiso6349]

BRO WHEN THIS VIDEO GOT UPLOADED I SAW THAT IT WAS UPLOADED BEFORE 1 SECONG 💀💀💀

[@mrisekc1570]

Proof?

[@14fadu6]

The Lamborghini Diablo e.g. often did not reach the announced top speed. Today most cars go faster than promised.

[@LCol718]

Before watching this video....Gran Turismo 😂😂😂 i remember i would remove all downforce off the Formula 1 cars on test track races in GT3 for a higher top speed and less cornering, and tuning the transmission for the best top speed😅. I remember getting so excited when I got the official force feedback wheel. Unrelated but God I put soo much time into turning my Cobra R to drift without having different tire compounds in the front and back. I wanna play some Gran Turismo now.

[@dmrtagge6274]

Same thing happening to supercars happened with superbikes just over 20 yrs ago when lawmakers and politicians stated them as dangerous and hazardous . Back then as consequence for all Japanese manufacturers they set 299 kmh as limit. I don't wanna play devil's advocate but this thing may go well against supercar manufacturers

[@joshbacon8241]

I heard that this was to prevent a top speed war between these manufacturers from happening, potentially escalating to the point of someone getting killed in an accident as top speeds on superbikes got higher.

[@supaoranges1086]

Are using the ace combat mission brief music as background music?

[@EyehatePersona5]

Aw man my car can’t go above 200 MPH 😢 this is going to hurt me when I drive 90 miles on a highway. Can’t believe cars are being ruined

[@2seep]

Gear ratios. People care more about acceleration then top speed nowadays.

[@TheCurrentRacerReal]

Chevy says the camron ss will only do 165 while people claim they’ve done 180+

[@ThePapaja1996]

Fun fact concorde was not the fastest pessenger jet ever made, that price go to tupolev tu-144.

[@fordgtguy]

V6 sports cars are limited to 120 mph due to their driveshafts too. There are vidoes of V6 Mustangs shredding theur driveshaft with the limiter removed.

[@deanchur]

"Why are car top speeds getting slower?" Because it's all about the Nurburgring and 0-60 time now