I think they did a test a regular car slowing down from 103 mph took 240 ft. 170 would be probably 600-800 ft?
The Ford engineer who was responsible for it.
Who's hogging it? The Mustang clearly has an intent to pass the GLE. Besides, Germany has driving laws that people actually follow ;)
Autobahns usually are only 2 or 3 lanes each way.
There have been court rulings in Germany, where they ruled that if you were going a lot faster than the 'suggested speed' (which is 130kph or 81mph) you can be ruled to be partially at fault even when the guy who was going much slower moved into your lane did not look and caused the accident.
I wish I had saved the email, but I didn't. I didn't follow up on what the cooling limit is, but it's a lot higher than the base limit of 121 for the V6, which is from the goodyear tire. The V6 and non-PP GT share the same radiator, and the GT is limited to 155.
what's the average speed on the Autobahns? Looking at the link below, Germany definitely has better stats than the U.S. but then a crash at 100 mph + is probably going to be a life limiting event. And if someone is poking along at 60mph, and wants to lane change, they may look in their mirror, see a car "way back there", and not guess that its doing double (or more) their speed
Nope car was stable, no issues
People rarely do this on the autobahn, Those that do are weeded from the gene pool rather early in their driving career. Most Germans will agree that the only shame in that is the danger to other people.
Yes it was/is I only do this on unlimited stretches
You obviously have never been here, Most of the Autobahn is two lanes, only the real major ones have long stretches of three or more and many of the two lanes have unlimited sections if they meet the criteria.
This is why American drivers suck. (I am American BTW) We have Dumbed driving down past the lowest common denominator to where any Idiot regardless of actual skill level can actually drive while paying almost no attention to the road. Our absolute safety culture is exactly why the average American is so bored on the road that they actually never really learn to drive properly. It is also why the death rate is so much higher per capita than the country where you can drive as fast as you want.
I agree clear intent to pass, I've had to let a Lamborghini and an AMG Merc pass me but not much else so far. But if someone is faster than me I will move over too,Americans don't expect people to be doing double or triple the speed limit. For the most part, its a criminal offense punishable by jail to go way beyond the posted speed limits.
it may not be obvious but we do have to share the road with teenagers, retirees, the disabled, immigrants, illegal aliens, etc. You really want these types speeding the highways at the maximum rated speeds of their cars?
make a great youtube video to see what happens to a Mustang and its driver as it collides with a deer at 150mph. Lots of (dumb) deer in the U.S.
Good for you, may you live long and prosper. Just don't drive your Mustang 150mph while drinking that "better" Beer.
I think you just helped me make my point. There are teenagers, old people, trucks and suvs on the road here where doing triple digit speeds is legal and the roads are still safer than the U.S. exactly because people do expect someone to come flying by at triple digit speeds so stay the hell off their phones or whatever.
I'd have to research this topic more, but I think a lot of our traffic fatalities are due to the drinkers. Probably a fair number on the narrow two lane farm to market roads, where cars are vulnerable to (relative) high speed small overlap crash (see jalopnik video below), or rollover. I don't imagine speeders on the multi highways run up the numbers much. Unless they are also the drinkers.
I also suspect we have a much larger disparity in vehicle sizes and weights, compared to Germany. We have a lot of big vehicles (e.g. 1-ton diesel 4x4) sharing the road with roads with small vehicles (e.g. Chevy Spark). If / when these two ever shall meet, it will be a bad day for the little car. Even at a modest 40mph.
