Michelin Max Speed, Computer Change

[Budworth]

No one seems to have noticed that since the Michelins have a 130 MPH max rated speed and the Hankooks were rated at 150 MPH, when you have the change done the dealer changes the vehicle's computer to limit the top speed from 150 to 130. It's in the letter.

Now that won't affect most of us, but it is worth noting that Hyundai thought that we might go up to 150 MPH in our V6 rides.

 

[ksoze]

No one seems to have noticed that since the Michelins have a 130 MPH max rated speed and the Hankooks were rated at 150 MPH, when you have the change done the dealer changes the vehicle's computer to limit the top speed from 150 to 130. It's in the letter.

Actually, it's been discussed here over the last few months ad nauseum.

 

[TroyK]

the michelin mxm4 replacement tires are V rated which means they are rated to 149 mph. the hankooks are W rated which means they are rated to 168 mph. so...hyundai is factoring in a bit of a safety margin with both tires by limiting the hankook equipped cars to 150 mph...and the michelin tired cars to 130 mph.

 

[Mark_888]

the michelin mxm4 replacement tires are V rated which means they are rated to 149 mph. the hankooks are W rated which means they are rated to 168 mph. so...hyundai is factoring in a bit of a safety margin with both tires by limiting the hankook equipped cars to 150 mph...and the michelin tired cars to 130 mph.

It's all based on legal liability. If they didn't do that, some scumbag lawyer would stage a high speed accident to occur, blame the tires, and then sue Hyundai. You have no idea how many starving lawyers are out there looking for lawsuits these days.

 

[amartz]

Staging an accident at 130+??

 

[tazrig]

Just a side note if nobody already mentioned it, those speed ratings for the tires are based on the tires being able to maintain those speeds for 9 straight hours. Unless you have a custom fabricated fuel tank installed I'm guessing you won't have the chance to find out one way or the other.

 

[Mark_888]

Staging an accident at 130+??

Starving lawyers are an enterprising lot. They would figure out some way to blame Hyundai even if their clients were not driving at 130 MPH. If their clients lost control of their car (likely if driving very fast) they will claim it was the tires that were at fault because of a lower speed-rating.

 

[amartz]

Starving lawyers are an enterprising lot. They would figure out some way to blame Hyundai even if their clients were not driving at 130 MPH. If their clients lost control of their car (likely if driving very fast) they will claim it was the tires that were at fault because of a lower speed-rating.

I would think an accident settlement at that kind of speed would involve the next-of-kin!

 

[PMCErnie]

Another conspiracy theory has been launched.