On the other hand, if your car is powerful enough, it would be legal in Italy (max speed is now 150 km/h for certain classes of vehicle), it would be legal on certain sections of the autobahn (no speed limit) while the French police would probably turn a blind eye (max speed on the autoroute 130 km/h).
_____ From: owner-u...@colostate.edu [mailto:owner-u...@colostate.edu] On Behalf Of John Frewen-Lord Sent: 30 June 2011 08:01 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:50785] Re: Automobiles w/ metric options However, 140 km/h would definitely attract the attentions of the OPP in Ontario..... John F-L ----- Original Message ----- From: Michael <mailto:metricmik...@gmail.com> Payne To: U.S. Metric <mailto:usma@colostate.edu> Association Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2011 2:14 AM Subject: [USMA:50783] Re: Automobiles w/ metric options I've noticed this on many GM models which have at first glance US only units, with the push of a button everything change to the correct SI, including the current odometer/trip readings. The only downside I've seen is that if the speedometer maximum speed is 140 mph, this becomes 140 km/h (the mph symbol changes to an illuminated km/h symbol in the middle of the speedometer). You can max out the speedometer before well before the vehicle reaches it's top speed. Michael Payne On 27/06/2011, at 12:24 , m. f. moon wrote: My wife's 2010 Chevy Impala changes all readouts when switched from "English" to "Metric". This includes speed which changes the label from MPH to km/h (no dual numerals!), tire pressure in kPa, economy to L/100 km, temperature to °C, range to km, and so on. It appears to be totally converted with no mixed units. I am some what surprised. marion moon ------ Original Message ------ Received: 01:12 AM PDT, 06/27/2011 From: Harry Wyeth <hbwy...@earthlink.net> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <usma@colostate.edu> Subject: [USMA:50757] Automobiles w/ metric options I wonder if anyone knows of any vehicles sold in the US which have the capability of switching to full metric at the push of a button. I mean all of the following: speed, distance covered, outside temperature, and (if available on the vehicle) distance to empty tank, average speed, coolant temperature, oil pressure, instantaneous and overall fuel economy, and anything else (I can't think of any others). I owned a first edition Honda Insight that offered all of these by simply turning a switch. A 2004 Chevy truck offers most of these (but not speed), but you have to scroll through a computer menu to do it. My Prius offers only the speed option, sadly. I wonder about the new version of the Insight. HARRY WYETH
