So just how inaccurate is the polo speedo??

[Timbo]

Really! Usually the other way around, in my experience. Most mfrs aim for the speedo to be optimistic, not pessimistic! Not sure about '62 beetles, though (although I can say the closest I can remember to a near death experience was to be passenger in a 60's beetle, at night, where the driver exceeded 70mph, down the hill to Spit Bridge. There's no doubt that's the "fastest" car I've ever been in

[Lukev85]

What a beast lol

[shaneth]

decided against my original post

[blutopless2]

I was doing a 110 down the eastern fwy according to the speedo when out popped a police bike from behind me, instictively i took my foot off the accelerator. Policeman on the bike went by, giving me a look, and drove on. So i guess 110 on the speedo is ~100 in reality?

probably just caught a copper on a good day.
I have been past cops on freeways doing over the speed limit by around 15k's and not had them chase me. Usually on my own, middle of the day, sunny conditions etc.... that's the good thing about a cop doing the radar stuff... they can use a little common sense in their decision to chase or not. a speed camera does not care.

[langers_sydney]

I have used my GPS and I can tell you 100 percent that 122 on the VW POlo GTI Speedo is exactly the 110 limit. Quite an error range.

Also I go thru Lane cove Tunnel everyday at 90 on the speedo and its about 83 to 84. Never had a ticket.

[Gti Dave]

I have used my GPS and I can tell you 100 percent that 122 on the VW POlo GTI Speedo is exactly the 110 limit. Quite an error range.

Also I go thru Lane cove Tunnel everyday at 90 on the speedo and its about 83 to 84. Never had a ticket.

Yeah I pretty much agree with that. I drive back and forth between melbourne and Bendigo twice a week and there's cops along the way or mobile speed cameras most days and when the speedo needle hit around 118, the actual speed of the car is around 110. There's also a speed check on he way back to Melbourne so that kinda helps to confirm our suspicions too.

[pixl]

I drive past two fixed speed cameras on the Western Ringroad quite often with cruise control set at 108 on the speedo (GPS tells me that's 99) -- never had a ticket. And about 64 will see me doing 59.

[firdausasri]

When I top 250-ish, my gps reads about 230 true speed...

[Ralfi]

I've only tested mine in a 60kmh zone....speedo was on 60, speedo display sign on side of road showed 55.

[VW GTI]

I've had mine tested on a dyno it was somewhere between 7.5 and 8% out. I have 17s with 205/40s on them.

[Coaster]

The wifes Honda Jazz (with good tyres and pressure) went past 3 speed checks at 90k/h on the speedo, every time it read 83k/h on the speed check. Which is 8%. The Aus Design Rule is 10% maximum variation. I assume that means it shouldn't be 10% over!

[leasaunce]

don't you hate it when next month, new road rules and you get caught by some stupid cops doing 1kph over the limit

[DeanB]

If I have the cruise control set on about 122km/h my GPS is reading 110km/h exactly ... find this a fair bit out, especially when I'm running standard wheels/tyres. The wife has a new Pug 207 and her speedo is 115km/h when the GPS reads 110km/h.

Quite a decent error in the Polo, although at least it reads over what it really is !! Would hate it to read the other way !!