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My car is fairly new and not that well documented online (it's a new model from late 2015)

For safety, how do I know if my car has a REV-limiter without testing it and letting it go up the red line RPMs? Is there a visible hardware or a sticker somewhere that would denote this?

Jomar Sevillejo
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Rev limiter is a bit of a misnomer since maximum engine RPM is a function of airflow. However there are such things as fuel and spark cut off which will disable either injectors or coil packs as a result of going over a predefined RPM (this also happens on deceleration).

Doing a little research I found a patent that dates back to 1980 (https://www.google.com/patents/US4336778).

So all in all it's safe to assume that any fuel injected engine has some kind of "rev limiter".

Ben
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