Does anyone know why Ford uses a 120 mph speedometer in the GT while the Focus ST gets a 140 mph speedometer? I'm looking at Ford brochures and noticed this. Ford's awfully optimistic about the 151 hp I4 in that ST.

 

Actually my '06 GT has a 140 speedo.
I've never sat in one, but I'm guessing the V6 models get the 120 speedo.
I drove a '96 Mustang V6 for several years and it had the 120 speedo.

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That would explain it. The Ford brochure only shows the 120 mph speedo, and its probably from the V6 model.

 

My 01 focus ZX3 also had a 140 mph speedo and i know the computer cut the fun at approx 115.

 

My GT has a 140 speed-O and seen every bit of it.

 

Yep, it's the V6 that has the 120 speedometer, although I've never tried to top it out.

 

07 here... 140 speed-o as well.

 

140 Here 2

 

Yeah, V6 has 120. I've read that it's governed at 113mph though. I personally haven't tested that theory.

(but i got close!)

 

the V6 does have the 120. but unless you have a tune to take off the gov. you can only make it up to 115 in 4th gear with about 4000 RPM's. sitll wants to run

 

My 07 GT has 140. Find it suprising they use two different speedometers. Figured it was a more unique speedomter with the retro look why they would want to carry two different models in their inventory.

 

They probably have the 2 different speedos for the 'people' that think that a speedo is how you tell how fast a car can go.

you would not believe the number of people that have asked 'is it fast? what does the speedo go too' ... I just don't even know what to say..

 

I don't know where that theory ever came from. My Ford Tempo would bury the needle just past 80mph, but I know some older 'Vette's that can't hit the 150 mark their speedo had... come to think of it... might have even been 180 - don't remember, tried it with a friend once.

 

I had a guy swear to me one time that his 2000 Celeca would go faster than my stang since it had a 160 speedo in it. He wouldn't take no for an answer, and strangely...he didn't want to race to prove it. He kept saying "if I get another ticket my license is toast." wussy...

 

LOL, So true. I've been asked numerous times, "What's the speedo go up to...?" I'm not sure how this question got started... . Tell them 240mph, if they believe that the speedo is a determination of how fast the car will go, then they'll believe that... Tell them that the round Ford GT emblem/fake gas cap is a parachute too.

 

I used to love how mid 90's hondas and nissans had like 160mph speedos. I would love to see a 1.4 or whatever liter 93 accord doing 160

 

It seams that all ford's V6 and below have the 120 speedo and V8 have the 140 or higher

 

My Dad's 98 vette has a speedo that goes up to 220 or 240 i think, but i know that car cant reach that speed. People ask me all the time what my speedo goes up to...geuss it just shows how little some people know about cars.

 

Focus 4 cylinder goes to 140.

 

Stock v6