Hi-Speed ride on the Autobahn

solasailor (41)in #fun • 7 years ago

If you haven't experienced the Autobahn, here's a little vicarious ride for you. This was me on the way to Hamburg in an Audi TT! 140 MPH! In Germany it's illegal to hang in the left lane.

https://www.facebook.com/solasailor/videos/10154711309571296/

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7 years ago in #fun by solasailor (41)

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dvhaley (43) 7 years ago

Looks like a thrill. I've had the good fortune to spend some time on Germany's autobahns for several days on two separate trips to the country. The first time I was driving a BMW 318d so it wasn't capable of hitting the speeds you did in the video. I believe it maxed out at 130 MPH. Later I had one of the mid-level turbodiesel Audi A6 models and managed to get up to about 143 MPH.

Diesel vehicles are great for autobahn cruising if they are the mid-to-higher powered models because you get the speed combined with great efficiency. The A6 I used returned 41 MPG on average including many kilometers spend at 100 MPH.

For any autobahn and German road newbies who might read this a great site to visit to learn about the rules of the road and signage is: http://www.gettingaroundgermany.info/autobahn.shtml

Do you spend a lot of time driving on the autobahn network? Ever drive other Audi models on it?

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solasailor (41) 7 years ago

Actually I was the passenger on this ride. Love that speed though. Germans are very good drivers.

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