When the travel bans are lifted my girlfriend wants to go to Germany,rent a Mercedes/BMW/Audi,and do 120MPH on the Autobahn.I assured her that if she did so she’d be alone in the car.
“120MPH on the Autobahn”
That is about middle lane speed on rural stretches of the autobahn. Passing lane would be more like 150-170MPH. And don’t sit in the left lane (& incorrectly call it the “fast lane” like some do here) or you will get a ticket and/or die by rear end collision...
Why? What’s so scary about that? The car is designed for it, the tires, shocks and brakes are high performance. The road is built for speed.
Best I’ve done is about 115 but it was on a two lane road and just for a short bit.
Did 100-105 across Montana a couple years ago in a rental Infinity SUV. Horrible ride. Lots of bounce.
Slowed down to 93 as dusk was settling in. That’s where I met this really nice State Trooper who showed me the lights on the roof of his car and gave me a piece of paper to tell me how fast I was driving.
I wouldn’t join her either out of a sense of embarrassment. 120 mph on the autobahn is way too slow.
I was in Germany in 2012. I drove 120 and over on the Autobahn. It was rather boring after a few minutes and I was getting passed regularly.
There are a few roads in America (I think in Montana) where there are no speed limits. But the cops can give you a ticket if they think you are going at an unsafe speed. So do like we used to do when I was younger. Find a nice long stretch of road. Drive it to ensure there are no surprises, then run it to redline. Much more fun.
The roads (not to mention the cars) are so much better engineered and constructed than US interstates that greater speeds don’t seem as risky as they would here.