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Why does a 20 year old even own a car that can go that fast? Actually why can any car go that fast? You're not allowed to go even close to that on most highways.
50 years would be too short. Someone like that shouldn't be allowed behind a wheel ever again.
German car, Autobahn. But most modern cars can go similarly fast. Petrol/gas usually faster than comparable diesel.
The high top speed is a by-product of the amount of power cars now have, power they need to accelerate from 0-60 fast enough for modern traffic, get up a hill, tow a caravan or whatever, and to comfortably and safely maintain motorway speeds.
Cars which can't reach higher speeds are really slow to accelerate and aren't comfortable, reliable, or safe at motorway speeds.
Eg. depending on the model a Lada Niva will have a top speed of only 120kph/75mph, but you really wouldn't want to drive over 100kmh/60mph for extended periods. It's not reliable, comfortable, safe, and I suspect it isn't efficient either.
Now obviously, you could limit the top speed but that's a matter of regulation, and relatively easy to bypass.
Luckily this will soon largely be a thing of the past, electric cars are different. AFAIK you can achieve acceptable levels of acceleration with lower top speeds.
Public roads in the UK aren't the only place you can drive a car, speed limits don't apply everywhere
The vast majority of cars can go 140mph. Some take a long time to accelerate to that but nearly all can when going downhill.