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Old 16-01-2021, 08:31 AM   #1
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cuil_LDrt7c
I think the first comment is hilarious...
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Old 16-01-2021, 11:06 AM   #2
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Silly question, but why didn't he go to 6th? No load, flat road? Lots of comments about not shifting up but I wouldn't mind knowing why.

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Old 16-01-2021, 01:07 PM   #3
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Silly question, but why didn't he go to 6th? No load, flat road? Lots of comments about not shifting up but I wouldn't mind knowing why.

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Cause he was still at least 500 rpm short of the redline. And 6th would be an overdriven gear, so max speed would be in 5th. Would probably have slowed in 6th.
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Old 17-01-2021, 12:25 AM   #4
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Automatic ST is 7 speed.
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Old 17-01-2021, 10:18 AM   #5
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Automatic ST is 7 speed.
6th and 7th are both overdriven gears.
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The same YouTube channel does top speed Autobahn runs for other cars too.
https://www.youtube.com/c/AutoTopnl/...query=autobahn

This 340 km/h run in a Bentley Spur is interesting to watch:
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It must be nice to live in a country where people check their mirrors and stay out of the fast lane
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Old 17-01-2021, 03:41 PM   #8
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It must be nice to live in a country where people check their mirrors and stay out of the fast lane
Lane discipline is drummed into them during rigorous driving training. If that was here you’d have morons switching lanes right in front of cars going much faster.

I’ve lost count of how many times i’ve had some moron switch lanes in front of me when i’m going 100, and they are trying to get past a truck struggling up a hill and i have to jump on the brakes to avoid ramming into them. Do these people even realise the speed differential in these situations makes it quite dangerous? Clearly not
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It must be nice to live in a country where people check their mirrors and stay out of the fast lane
Interesting point, but which state actually has a dedicated fast lane? Yet to see where any lane (roadworks exempt) where one lane is a lower limit in Australia like on the Autobahn.
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The same YouTube channel does top speed Autobahn runs for other cars too.
https://www.youtube.com/c/AutoTopnl/...query=autobahn

This 340 km/h run in a Bentley Spur is interesting to watch:
It was funny watching the distance to empty range drop by 20km in the run.
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Old 17-01-2021, 07:49 PM   #11
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wtf

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It's to rub salt into the wound of those who live in countries with draconian speed limits and strict enforcement. It's basically saying "Look, the Nazi's have left Germany and now control your respective Parliaments!"
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Silly question, but why didn't he go to 6th? No load, flat road? Lots of comments about not shifting up but I wouldn't mind knowing why.

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What's the peak torque spread of 2.3L Ecoboost? Where does it carry its peak torque up to?

Must be a strange world for people who remember four cylinder cars from the 1970s to see them now pull speeds like 240km/h.
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Old 18-01-2021, 11:57 AM   #14
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Thought it a little odd how this limitless speed limit is allowed with only 2 lanes. I would image it safer with aleast 3 or 4 lanes, with the 2 outer being the limitless ones.
All the training in the world couldn't prepare someone pulling out to pass a slower moving car/truck for instance with the speed difference of that Bentley.
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Thought it a little odd how this limitless speed limit is allowed with only 2 lanes. I would image it safer with aleast 3 or 4 lanes, with the 2 outer being the limitless ones.
All the training in the world couldn't prepare someone pulling out to pass a slower moving car/truck for instance with the speed difference of that Bentley.
Yet they still have a significantly lower road fatality rate than Australia.

It would probably be safer with 3-4 lanes, but I would assume the derestricted roads are the quieter roads with very few bends and hills.


I was supposed to be over there a few months ago. Thanks Covid.
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wtf

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Apart from the driving fun I'd say having 2.5Million subscribers earns them a nice income.
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Thought it a little odd how this limitless speed limit is allowed with only 2 lanes. I would image it safer with aleast 3 or 4 lanes, with the 2 outer being the limitless ones.
All the training in the world couldn't prepare someone pulling out to pass a slower moving car/truck for instance with the speed difference of that Bentley.
I have to admit I squeezed the butt cheeks a bit when the driver comes up to the trucks thinking "what if there's a car in between and the pull out.."?
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