Originally Posted by wrightcomputing

I used to live in Germany for about 3 years and I drove to work every day on theautoban, my BMW 318ti would hit the rev limited in 5th gear doing 220Kph which is about 140 miles per hour not bad for a car with 140hp. I think the Rx8 would hit 165 on the autobahn because you have so much time to get there. I miss German roads

Originally Posted by StealthTL

No way you'll hit the RX-8 rev limit in sixth, even downhill with a turbo, there's just not enough power.

Originally Posted by bse50

The tarmac sucks on some of the autobahns so going too fast actually becomes dangerous.

Originally Posted by paulmasoner

QFT! I pushed it to 235kph and did not feel it was safe to maintain or do again, certainly not on that particular stretch of road

Originally Posted by superhypered

how often do crashes occur on the autobahns?

Originally Posted by paulmasoner

QFT! I pushed it to 235kph and did not feel it was safe to maintain or do again, certainly not on that particular stretch of road

Originally Posted by MazdaManiac

In the hundreds of hours I spent crisscrossing Germany since 1996, I never saw any wrecks at all. Not even fender-benders.
(Compared to here in Phoenix where I come across 2 or 3 major accidents every day.)
I'm sure there is a source for statistics in those regions.