Ok... so, it never really dawned on me to check out the speedometer's maximum speed. but I looked yesterday and saw that the max indicated is 160 MPH. I had a good laugh at this. Can I keep up with the Hellcat?
Seriously... 160 for this lil 2.4 liter 4-cylender engine.
Aerodynamics aside, I just don't see me ever getting close to pinning the needle on this thing. First off, I typically don't drive anywhere that would allow such reckless abandon with a heavy foot. Secondly, I have concerns about my safety at such speeds in this particular vehicle.
I can verify that it does ride nice and smooth at around 85 mph though.
I'm quite certain of that. Especially in the case of the Renegade. I'm just laughing at the speedometer's maximum reading. There is no way possible to bury the needle unless we put some Hemi power under the hood.
I saw somewhere (maybe a YouTube video) where a Renegade driver was just able to get to 120 mph on the Autobahn. It took a long time to get to that speed from 100.
I wish the speedometer was matched to the vehicles' top speed. A 120 mph speedometer would make the lower speeds (where most drive) a little less crowded.
I saw somewhere (maybe a YouTube video) where a Renegade driver was just able to get to 120 mph on the Autobahn. It took a long time to get to that speed from 100.
It was mentioned in one of the first posts in this topic about the Diesel engine getting high speed at lower revs.
I backed off at 110MPH with some power still available to try for a bit faster. Perhaps that's the benefit of having a Chip fitted and having a little extra Hp.
100MPH of UK roads is an instant ban for 1 year for speeding in a 70MPH MAX area.
It felt smooth but then again it was on the motorway on an almost flat calm day with no sidewinds to blow me around.
Ok... so, it never really dawned on me to check out the speedometer's maximum speed. but I looked yesterday and saw that the max indicated is 160 MPH. I had a good laugh at this.
Gauge go's up to 160 because you can change from miles to kilometers in the settings. So you may not be able to get it up to 160 mph, but I'm guessing you could peg it out at 160 kph.
any car Ive driven up here in Canada has the spedometer in KM and then a smaller set of slightly visable markings for miles... they obviously are different spot markings...
now, if the spedometer itself can change from KM to miles after you change the settings thats really cool. (I mean the actual spedometer and not the digital read out) but I doubt thats what happens...
any of my other cars Ive had usual give about 20 to 40 extra KM on the spedometer that I could never get the car to hit... I think the spedometer on mine goes to 240(km) which was funny... but left me curious...lol
The car manufacturer probably locked it to just below 160, around 150. Admittedly, I've tried maxing out one of my older cars in the past but it got stuck 10mph under the marked limit even while I was flooring it. You can probably have the option unlocked at a garage but it's not worth it unless you're going on track with your Jeep or you live in Germany with the no speed limit highway.
It's easy enough to figure out. Set it to kilometers and pull up the digital speedometer and check it against the gauge. I'll try it myself after work and let you know.
Go into the vehicle settings and set the odometer to record in kilometers, then check the digital readout against the gauge if they both read the same then you'll know that the gauge recalibrates between mph & kph. That would explain the speedometer going up to 160.
I've hit 100 mph in mine on TX130 between here and Austin a few times (little if any law enforcement on this toll road lol) I was actually a bit surprised at how stable it was considering its dimensions.
I've gone about 113mph so far in my 2018 2.4L Latitude doesn't really take much effort sometimes i dont even know im going that fast cause its so smooth im usually going about 80-90 mph on the freeway
Ok... so, it never really dawned on me to check out the speedometer's maximum speed. but I looked yesterday and saw that the max indicated is 160 MPH. I had a good laugh at this. Can I keep up with the Hellcat?
Seriously... 160 for this lil 2.4 liter 4-cylender engine.
Aerodynamics aside, I just don't see me ever getting close to pinning the needle on this thing. First off, I typically don't drive anywhere that would allow such reckless abandon with a heavy foot. Secondly, I have concerns about my safety at such speeds in this particular vehicle.
I can verify that it does ride nice and smooth at around 85 mph though.
I noticed that the renegade 2.4 9spd trans. Only shifts into 9th gear at 100mph. I got mine to 106mph. Before I caught up to traffic. Smooth as can be at that speed, and actually pretty quiet inside cab
You might provide more information about your Renegade. My 2020 Latitude 2.4L 9spd drops into 9th @ 70mph. You also might want to find the appropriate Thread on the community search engine and introduce yourself.
There's an entire thread about 9th gear and how for many it RARELY engages. Even in "manual" at 80mph, if I forced mine into 9th it would steadily drop RPMs with my foot to the floor until I downshifted back into 8th.
This is an older thread, you may not receive a response, and could be reviving an old thread. Please consider creating a new thread.
Related Threads
?
?
?
?
?
Jeep Renegade Forum
172.2K posts
31.1K members
Since 2014
A forum community dedicated to Jeep Renegade owners and enthusiasts. Come join the discussion about performance, modifications, troubleshooting, maintenance, towing capacity, and more!