Cruising On The Autobahn

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Wasting time over in one of the Facebook Mopar Groups, saw this from a Deutschland member and thought I'd post it here for y'all to see. Kind of bit charged up eh?

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nono. its almost 110mph. Pretty normal speed actually. whats that? 180km/h. bein in the left lane also gives it away... 68mph in the left lane gets you a ticked for impeding traffic.
 
Must also be running some really low gears if that tach is right. 68mph conversion would be something like 2200 RPMs with 3.23 gears.

Dave
 
KPH speedometers are typically marked to 200/240 area.


Alan
That's right, older cars from the 70s of so will still have a speedometer marked to 200kmh. Judging bei the RPM the car is going nearly 110mph..i wouldn't do that in mine. I'm fine going 70-80 on the autobahn, faster than that gets quite uncomfortable noisewise and also in the means of safety..
 
No cbodies but a charger r/t and my 68 Tempest roadblocking on the Autobahn last weekend:D

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It has been a long time since I last drove on the autobahn, and things might be very different today, but the last time I was on the autobahn if you weren't able to go any faster than 90 mph (about 150 kph) you had to stay in the right lane or get run over. Even the semi trucks were rolling at 90 mph. I had a rented Audi Quattro that was speed limited to 225 kph (about 125 mph) and even at that speed I had to be careful when passing because there were lots of cars going much, much faster. At speeds of 150 to 170 they come out of nowhere and would be right on your bumper in the snap of a finger. If you make any mistakes at those speeds people die, so it is extremely serious. I loved it, but it is a very, very different experience than what Americans are used to.
 
Assuming a 29” tall tire and some torque converter slip, 3.55 gears give 4800 rpm at 105 mph.

3.23 gives 4375 or so.

So depending on his tire size and accuracy of his speedometer, I’d guess 3.23 or 3.55s.
 
I remember doing that while I was stationed in Italy. I had an 86 Grand Prix that I brought over while I was stationed there. I used to drive 120 mph to work every day just because I could. LOL. I got to say though, at that speed that car handles like ****. Our cars, back then at least, didn’t handle so well at 120.. floating down the road, literally.. floating is not good at 120..
 
It has been a long time since I last drove on the autobahn, and things might be very different today, but the last time I was on the autobahn if you weren't able to go any faster than 90 mph (about 150 kph) you had to stay in the right lane or get run over. Even the semi trucks were rolling at 90 mph. I had a rented Audi Quattro that was speed limited to 225 kph (about 125 mph) and even at that speed I had to be careful when passing because there were lots of cars going much, much faster. At speeds of 150 to 170 they come out of nowhere and would be right on your bumper in the snap of a finger. If you make any mistakes at those speeds people die, so it is extremely serious. I loved it, but it is a very, very different experience than what Americans are used to.
we germans Don't have a long mandatory driving school for no reason! But yeah they changed stuff.. and lots of places have speedlimits now. I just read an article on two guys who died paul walker style in a ferrari. They had a blowout at 220km/h. **** happens. People die at slower speeds too I mean.
 
I remember doing that while I was stationed in Italy. I had an 86 Grand Prix that I brought over while I was stationed there. I used to drive 120 mph to work every day just because I could. LOL. I got to say though, at that speed that car handles like ****. Our cars, back then at least, didn’t handle so well at 120.. floating down the road, literally.. floating is not good at 120..
See, german cars are mostly tested on a racetrack (actual track, not a straight lane) and most european cars are build to handle at higher speeds, so its ususually fine. But I gotta say I drove my dads 98 ford escort stationwagon at 160kmh when i picked up my now wife who visited me from the states and that sure was an expierience for her too. Here in the states you couldn't even drive so fast even if you wanted to, 4 lanes and everyone does 60mph... or one pulls out and then doesn't go any faster wtf!?
 
You need to keep in mind, that 99% of vintage US cars driving in Germany where imported when already 20+ years old. Only cars imported new, had/have a KMH speedometer that would end up at 200/220 KmH.
The car on the picture ran 110 mph (177 kmh) on the Display. The realty could vary depending on wheel size, etc.
 
You need to keep in mind, that 99% of vintage US cars driving in Germany where imported when already 20+ years old. Only cars imported new, had/have a KMH speedometer that would end up at 200/220 KmH.
The car on the picture ran 110 mph (177 kmh) on the Display. The realty could vary depending on wheel size, etc.

True that; many vintage North American cars recently imported into Europe have their standard issue MPH speedos, but originally some vehicles were also built new for export to Europe and other countries requiring them to be outfitted with Kilo speedos. That's how I was able to find my Kilo speedos, and they're listed in the parts catalogues.
 
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