From an article on the BBC website today:

There are calls for the European Union to ban the making of cars that can go at more than 101mph (162km/h).

The proposal comes in a report to the European Parliament on EU plans for a law to curb CO2 emissions from cars.

MEPs will vote on the plan this autumn but the BBC has seen an early draft of the report, which will be released to parliament later this month.

Its author, British Lib Dem MEP Chris Davies, says 101mph is 25% more than the top speed limit in most EU states.

What rubbish is this? My 1999 1.6l Ford Focus can go faster than that. My hubbie’s 1998 1.5l Honda Civic can certainly go much faster than that. And what happens in Germany? There are unrestricted sections of Autobahn there where you can drive as fast as you like - what will the next suggestion be - tachographs and GPS tracking systems in all new cars to ensure they never exceed 120km/h???