I'm happy to see you enjoy driving on the Autobahn. But please try to apply to a few tips to make it safer. 1. 3-lane Autobahns are a lot safer for this kind of speed. Especially for over 250kph. Because you have one lane between you and the real slow stuff (trucks etc.) 2. If you go over 220kph or so stay on the left lane. Only make way if someone actually comes from behind. (so don't forget your mirrors) To me it is very confusing if someone in front of me changes lanes at this speed because I don't know if he sees me coming with even higher speed. Also the slower cars don't know what you are up to if you go that fast in the right lane. 3. Use your indicators, even at those speeds. You never know who sees them. 4. Don't cut corners. Stay in one lane and do your speed in that one. You could have stayed in the left lane for the entire video. Reason is that if something does go wrong you can react to it. If something goes wrong while cutting corners you are f...cked. Especially point 4 takes a while to get used to especially in right turns but either you are capable (and brave enough) to do it or you shouldn't go that fast in the first place. Oh and finally: Please don't go on the Autobahn with the goal to hit a specific number!!! Enjoy the ride and go as fast as it makes sense but trying to achieve a certain speed is what makes things dangerous. That's why I don't like these "once-in-a-lifetime" opportunities. People tend squeeze evvery little bit out of the situation even when it is safer to let go of the throttle for a second. Sorry for this little rant. I don't want to be disrespectful but I want things on the Autobahn to be safe.
Guter Kommentar. Aber wenn man nur 2x im Jahr Autobahn fährt, dann fehlt einfach die Erfahrung. Dann noch mit Rechtslenker. Sorry, aber das ist fahrlässig. Wieso gehen die nicht auf die Rennstrecke?
Es tut mir leid, aber ich kann nicht zustimmen... after 4 years in DE I found that in 3 lane sections everyone sits in the middle lane... the right lane empty except for trucks. It's possibly the most frustrating thing about driving in Germany. If that weren't the case, they could have recorded this at any time of day, but the fact is that people sit in the fastest lane 'for them', creating a huge amount of traffic congestion. Instead, they had to record this just before dawn. Now, maybe that's just BW (where I lived and where this was shot), so I'm open to rebuttals...
2:00 Dutch caravan, the nightmare of everyone driving fast on German Autobahns. When he sets his indicaters and changes lane almost immediately, the Porsche is still doing about 170 km/h, so there's about 70 km/h in speed difference with less than 100 m distance between them. They are famous for changing to the left lane regardless if there's a fast car approaching. I've had so many close calls as a driver and as a passenger with them, it's not even funny. Caravan + yellow number plate -> danger
They should be forbidden in all other EU countries, or restrict all caravans ONLY to roads with a maximum of 70 km/h speed limit. Even better, restrict them to roads that are specific for caravan use ONLY, so the rest of us can drive in peace and harmony.
Disclaimer : Don't try this in your jacked up Mustangs, Camaro or Chargers. Just because they can hit 160 or higher, doesn't mean they're stable at those speeds. This shows just how much a car can move around at those speeds. One minute error, it's over. Great video!!!
Hey, now lol. I done it in my Camaro Zl1. Luckily, I've realized the Europeans make amazing cars and upgraded to an M3, now. So, I agree. It's easier and safer to drive a more "nimble" car at these speeds. You forgot to add "Civics" in that list.
This car has everything you need for a fun car. High revving naturally aspirated engine, manual gearbox, 8,800rpm redline and one of the best handling chassis ever made. I need this car in my life.
Richard Major Stop exaggerating. He clearly drove carefully and kept the safety distance. The road was nearly totally clear too. I hate guys like you. I bet you're a better driver lol
Nik Brudar Like ignoring a red light because no one is .. Yeah in this case no one was put into danger but you have to do it. Ppl start arguing like this and after a few months don't use their turn signals at all
Nik Brudar I know what you mean but from what I remember ThatDudeinBlue (520,000+ subscribers) made that terminology and I don't want to copy him as he makes great videos haha Also 'smile' rhymes with 'mile' so in a way, its more catchy.
i had that many times where i nearly opend my door at 50 km per hour xD once you cruise around 200+ per hour anything lower then 100 is like snail speed
everyone actually can because in germany people expect other drivers to drive properly and there is probably no place where using the turn signal is more important than on the autobahn. idiots who don't know how to drive ruin it for everybody. sooner or later they will restrict the autobahn because of reckless arseholes like him who endangers mothers with their children driving down the road because they think this is a race drag.
Rules on the autobahn are not optional. One of the rules is "always use your blinkers". If the Germans say always use your blinkers, you should always use them, period! There is no speed restriction of when to use them. The most important reason why the greatest roads on earth exist is because they have a set of rules. And here is the problem with most of the foreign drivers on the autobahn : the vast majority of them think, that the rules are optional, or they believe they know better... What a bunch of retards. All and all, the driver in the video should be getting a ticket. Plain and simple!
+KirilG1 yes also at 0:30 he passed that car like an idiot. He went to late to the left lane and was driving really close to the other car. Your supposed to drive more on the left when driving on the left lane.
2:03 We call that an elephant's race in Germany. When the speed of the overtaking vehicle is clearly not high enough to justify the risky maneuver. In this case the caravan should drive at around 130 km/h to do a quick and safe overtake. Stuff like this happens a lot on the Autobahn. However it's ten times worse when you drive there during vacation, because all the Dutch, Germans and some other people head to Italy, France or Croatia and the Autobahn is crowded af with all these dangerous people.
1) Take hands away from steering wheel to use the indications? Are you fucking dumb? It only takes 1 finger with the hand still firmly on the steering wheel. If you cant use the indicators without removing your hand from the steering wheel you should not be driving on public roads 2) "One slight twitch and hes done for", again, do you twitch when you are using the indicators, how freaking bad of a driver are you? And no, he will not be done for when using indicators at 180mph Holy shit, you must be the dumpest person i´ve seen in a while
I noticed that you go back again and again to the right lane. At this speeds you need to be on the left lane otherwise the vehicles in front of you can't see you coming....
exactly, finally someone who notices this! this bothered me the entire time, i would never change to the right lane when in overtaking mode! on the right are the people who want to go 100 to 120, on the left people who overtake going 120+
Well, from what I've read, they take the "left lane for passing" rule kind of seriously, so I guess it's in people's best interest to make any attempt to try and stay in that lane. I didn't quite catch any in this video, but again, I've read they have cameras and ticket people for improper "autobahn etiquette". Includes stuff like tailgaiting as well!
I definitely want one... this car is Porsche's greatest hits: 4liter 9K rpm NA engine, manual box, best combination of aero things and slickness in the body (but not a fan of the paint though). I still cant believe how stable it is up until 280 km/h. Marvelous. Bravo Porsche
Great vid - there's nothing quite like high-speed travel on the autobahn. This is about as close to the actual feeling that you can get without being there imo.
I wonder what the people in the car you passed at 320 clicks were thinking! Very cool car and thanks for sharing something very few of us will ever get to do, but hugging the nearside lane on a left hand bend at that speed when the offside lane was empty was making me wince - visibility visibility visibility!
Oh my goodness! I was in Stuttgart for 4 years back in the day so I've experienced the autobahn, but damn, at the time I was rocking a Toyota whatever, can't remember. I can't imagine going that fast on a public road. Thanks for the footage guys!
Deeply impressive. Fabulous car and I can tell from the video well (and safely) driven. I've touched 165mph on a derestricted section of the autobahn (my fastest ever in a car), but that was one of the three lane sections with a little bit more room to play with. To my mind high speed feels almost exponentional - 140mph compared to 120 feels much faster than 120 versus 100 for example. Speed is a very emotive experience - self preservation kicks in (and care for those you are sharing the road with too). It certainly focusses the mind. This is serious speed.
hey this is the autobahn from ulmen near the nürburgring past wittlich in order to trier... i know the autobahn but my bmw only reaches about 250 km/h....so that was very impressiv. thanks for that great video. greetings from germany and a compliment to the evo channel. i like it very much :-D
I have a 2011 GT3 RS4 which I bought new a little more than 4 years ago. I do this all the time on I-10 west of Houston. However, my 2013 911 Turbo actually feels a little more stable at these speeds.
Going fast does not exempt you to use indicators... Especially when moving to exterior lane, even if likely that no one is following, this is still public road. Great vid ;)
Maaan those bumps at 3:09.. At 300+ kph!! Right when passing a car at like 200 kph difference... You rather than me man, laying your life in the hands of strangers like that. Very entertaining video!
Having done that in my RS4, I feel confident watching that scene. Yes, bumps will rattle your nerves. But you don't go that fast on your first time in such a car. At least I didn't. I slowly kept increasing the top speed while learning the behaviour of the car in certain situations.
Max G Well yea but that's my point, you can train yourself but you can't train other road users. About ten years ago my dad and I were driving down the Autobahn in a S-Type R. And then some fool in a van decided to switch lanes for no reason. Full on brakes of course but at those kinds of speed differences that van comes up to you just as fast. We were very lucky he saw us about halfway, but at that point we allready had two wheels on the grass... Somehow we made it through though, but I'll never forget that you can always count on random members of the public to pull something stupid.
Thats how you drive 400+ hp sport cars. But i cant understand his confidence, being a 997.2 turbo owner, you need to spent lots of time with this car to properly understand it. Maybe new gen is a way more computer and more advanced chassis.
BorisBr1tva I think it's mr. Catchpole at the wheel, he has more than 10 years experience writing for EVO magazine, which primarily writes about performance cars. Over the years he must've driven plenty of 911s and other fast cars, on track as well as off. I reckon that's where that confidence comes from. But it's not about how smart you are, it's about how dumb the road-users around you are. For example: If for whatever reason that silver Ford Puma (I think it was) had decided to switch lanes, there's nothing the Porsche could do. You're just done for.
clearly the 911 is at home at those speeds. see the lane change at high speed and balance? no wobble, nothing.. pure german engineering. such a magnificent machine. yes do not try this with a car not designed for those speeds. it was electrifyingly brilliant to see the 911 not break a sweat. Forever Porsche!
Wow, that´s insanelly fast, great driving btw...I always wonder why cars this fast are allowed to run on public roads, because in the wrong hands, they can be very dangerous...
I'm happy to see you enjoy driving on the Autobahn. But please try to apply to a few tips to make it safer.
1. 3-lane Autobahns are a lot safer for this kind of speed. Especially for over 250kph. Because you have one lane between you and the real slow stuff (trucks etc.)
2. If you go over 220kph or so stay on the left lane. Only make way if someone actually comes from behind. (so don't forget your mirrors) To me it is very confusing if someone in front of me changes lanes at this speed because I don't know if he sees me coming with even higher speed.
Also the slower cars don't know what you are up to if you go that fast in the right lane.
3. Use your indicators, even at those speeds. You never know who sees them.
4. Don't cut corners. Stay in one lane and do your speed in that one. You could have stayed in the left lane for the entire video. Reason is that if something does go wrong you can react to it. If something goes wrong while cutting corners you are f...cked.
Especially point 4 takes a while to get used to especially in right turns but either you are capable (and brave enough) to do it or you shouldn't go that fast in the first place.
Oh and finally: Please don't go on the Autobahn with the goal to hit a specific number!!! Enjoy the ride and go as fast as it makes sense but trying to achieve a certain speed is what makes things dangerous.
That's why I don't like these "once-in-a-lifetime" opportunities. People tend squeeze evvery little bit out of the situation even when it is safer to let go of the throttle for a second.
Sorry for this little rant. I don't want to be disrespectful but I want things on the Autobahn to be safe.
Really on point.. thanks for sharing that
Guter Kommentar. Aber wenn man nur 2x im Jahr Autobahn fährt, dann fehlt einfach die Erfahrung. Dann noch mit Rechtslenker. Sorry, aber das ist fahrlässig. Wieso gehen die nicht auf die Rennstrecke?
Der beste Kommentar, den ich je bei UA-cam gelesen habe!
Du sprichst mir von der Seele.
Es tut mir leid, aber ich kann nicht zustimmen... after 4 years in DE I found that in 3 lane sections everyone sits in the middle lane... the right lane empty except for trucks. It's possibly the most frustrating thing about driving in Germany.
If that weren't the case, they could have recorded this at any time of day, but the fact is that people sit in the fastest lane 'for them', creating a huge amount of traffic congestion. Instead, they had to record this just before dawn.
Now, maybe that's just BW (where I lived and where this was shot), so I'm open to rebuttals...
Are you sure about point 2? !!!
2:00 Dutch caravan, the nightmare of everyone driving fast on German Autobahns. When he sets his indicaters and changes lane almost immediately, the Porsche is still doing about 170 km/h, so there's about 70 km/h in speed difference with less than 100 m distance between them.
They are famous for changing to the left lane regardless if there's a fast car approaching. I've had so many close calls as a driver and as a passenger with them, it's not even funny.
Caravan + yellow number plate -> danger
They should be forbidden in all other EU countries, or restrict all caravans ONLY to roads with a maximum of 70 km/h speed limit. Even better, restrict them to roads that are specific for caravan use ONLY, so the rest of us can drive in peace and harmony.
explains Max Verstappens defending tactics
Hard to encounter worse drivers then the Dutch.
Changing gears, manually, at 9000 RPM, looks so satisfying!
8,800RPM mate :)
Close enough :P
Terrifying as well. Notice how he skipped a few funder rpms from 4th to 5th and even more from 5th to 6th
there's a lot to pay attention to at that speed, better to shift a bit early than take your eyes off the road
Sean Taylor hy woud u take ur eyes off the road?
Probablyyyy Propahhhhh, Manual Dailyyyy 500 horses baby please!!!!
You're all ADOBE
what's your favourite car lui?
Reading you're comment and thought that baby please sounded familiar go Lui
STFU! And get yourself your own life!
Lui is PROPAH
Disclaimer : Don't try this in your jacked up Mustangs, Camaro or Chargers. Just because they can hit 160 or higher, doesn't mean they're stable at those speeds. This shows just how much a car can move around at those speeds. One minute error, it's over. Great video!!!
100% agree. but more like just half a second is necessary at those speed
Hey, now lol. I done it in my Camaro Zl1. Luckily, I've realized the Europeans make amazing cars and upgraded to an M3, now. So, I agree. It's easier and safer to drive a more "nimble" car at these speeds. You forgot to add "Civics" in that list.
+osochocolatoso haha it's minute, as in small fraction, not sense of time ;)
+Pitbull82 lol like a civic could hit 200
Gabe Clendenning lmao! That's why I said that.
I could hear James May's voice saying "buffeting..."
the purist's car..only available in manual transmission, no turbo's, no stereo, no AC, ..just man and machine! I love it!
May God bless germany and its highways, amen.
This car has everything you need for a fun car. High revving naturally aspirated engine, manual gearbox, 8,800rpm redline and one of the best handling chassis ever made. I need this car in my life.
8500
Here comes the S/T
to save weight, they removed the indicators.
The road was completely clear.
You didn't see another car, or lorry, on this entire video? He never passes anyone?
Richard Major Stop exaggerating. He clearly drove carefully and kept the safety distance. The road was nearly totally clear too. I hate guys like you. I bet you're a better driver lol
no indicators = fail = bad for safety of you and others
don't make excuses... in these speeds nothing is "carefully done" or safe..
Nik Brudar Like ignoring a red light because no one is .. Yeah in this case no one was put into danger but you have to do it. Ppl start arguing like this and after a few months don't use their turn signals at all
*Dear EVO Magazine,*
*Please post more videos on the 911-R.*
*Yours faithfully,*
*smilepermile*
Smilespergallon should be your name.
Nik Brudar I know what you mean but from what I remember ThatDudeinBlue (520,000+ subscribers) made that terminology and I don't want to copy him as he makes great videos haha
Also 'smile' rhymes with 'mile' so in a way, its more catchy.
smilepermile Haha okay, you figured everything out.
+Nik Brudar you are freaking everywhere man
Oscar Dominguez Indeed.
2:08 must have felt like you could get out and jog beside the car LOL
Definitely looks even slower after you've watched the full video!
+MrGhost370 We do have speed limits that are higher than 100kph (60mph), and most people go quite a bit faster than that on freeways.
i had that many times where i nearly opend my door at 50 km per hour xD once you cruise around 200+ per hour anything lower then 100 is like snail speed
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And that's the speed limit here in Australia.
Awesome car and roads, however I never saw the driver use the blinkers ones....
Better keep your hands fully on the wheel at those speeds, i guess.
everyone actually can because in germany people expect other drivers to drive properly and there is probably no place where using the turn signal is more important than on the autobahn. idiots who don't know how to drive ruin it for everybody. sooner or later they will restrict the autobahn because of reckless arseholes like him who endangers mothers with their children driving down the road because they think this is a race drag.
I'm wondering what indicating would actually achieve?
Rules on the autobahn are not optional. One of the rules is "always use your blinkers". If the Germans say always use your blinkers, you should always use them, period! There is no speed restriction of when to use them. The most important reason why the greatest roads on earth exist is because they have a set of rules. And here is the problem with most of the foreign drivers on the autobahn : the vast majority of them think, that the rules are optional, or they believe they know better... What a bunch of retards. All and all, the driver in the video should be getting a ticket. Plain and simple!
+KirilG1 yes also at 0:30 he passed that car like an idiot. He went to late to the left lane and was driving really close to the other car. Your supposed to drive more on the left when driving on the left lane.
Man that stretch to 8500 rpm at 2:48 was absolutely delicious!!! Felt tones of shivers on my face and harms!!!
8800 ;)
that moment when the dashed lines on the road become solid.....pure bliss!
That over taking and proper revving to 8k RPM.I'm in love.
2:39 for the moment we all live for
2:03 We call that an elephant's race in Germany. When the speed of the overtaking vehicle is clearly not high enough to justify the risky maneuver. In this case the caravan should drive at around 130 km/h to do a quick and safe overtake. Stuff like this happens a lot on the Autobahn. However it's ten times worse when you drive there during vacation, because all the Dutch, Germans and some other people head to Italy, France or Croatia and the Autobahn is crowded af with all these dangerous people.
Intense but sooooo smoooooth!
Just so you know, the Autobahn(s) are considered some of the safest roads in the world. Without a speed limit!
Who was the moron who said speed kills?
stupid politicians and over protective mothers
Speed doesn't kill, acceleration does :D
I think it's the sudden stopping, actually.
T0baws *deceleration.
deceleration is negative acceleration
#engineerthings
Does it come with indicators? Not a single one was used.. nice video though
yeah cause he can take away his hands from the steering wheel while going 180 mph gtfo dumbass. one slight twitch on the wheel and he's done for
1) Take hands away from steering wheel to use the indications? Are you fucking dumb? It only takes 1 finger with the hand still firmly on the steering wheel. If you cant use the indicators without removing your hand from the steering wheel you should not be driving on public roads
2) "One slight twitch and hes done for", again, do you twitch when you are using the indicators, how freaking bad of a driver are you? And no, he will not be done for when using indicators at 180mph
Holy shit, you must be the dumpest person i´ve seen in a while
+Ben Caprara yeah because you have to take off your hands to use the indicator.... dumbass. and i use mine doin 150mph regulary
+Ben Caprara have you ever driven a car? you don't need to take off your hands from the steering wheel to use the indicators, dumbass.
Eh, when going fast enough on a fairly empty autobahn, I tend to not use my indicators either.
Classic caravaners
even on the autobahn you can't escape them
Haha Reminds me of the old top gear
I was waiting for this comment 😂 Always in the left lane even on the autobahn
that's why they invented the stinger missile.
already loving this at 2:06 loving the campervan pull out gently at 50!!
That's honestly terrifying. If you did half that in the US someone would undoubtedly cut you off, killing you instantly.
What 200 mph is stupid fast someone might see the car off in the distance and think they are good to switch
^^^ exactly
Ohhhh It sounds good
+UzzyFuzzyy you and I bump into each other quite often I've noticed ;) Yes it sounds glorious, the voice of our people.
+UzzyFuzzyy You comment on all the videos almost.
+UzzyFuzzyy Hey, hey now, watch out, you don't want me to say an obligatory BMW-fan stereotype (haha).
MrCarGuy20 Dude, calm down. He did nothing to provoke you.
+Daniels30 Did you READ anything he said. If you did, your judgment is so bad you shouldn't be allowed to drive.
Tried this in Saskatchewan, but by the time I hit 20kph I hit a pot hole, so I slowed down
on highway 23 northwest of lethbridge in alberta I've been up to the governor in my friends e60 545i which is 250 kmh (155mph) its pretty fun hahahaha
In manitoba I can't leave my driveway without being swallowed by a pot hole.... My poor race car :(
Who let all these Canadian in here eh? :D
Come to Ottawa, the sink holes will get you!
Saw that in the paper this morning. Not a small one either!
50 years of perfection.
I noticed that you go back again and again to the right lane. At this speeds you need to be on the left lane otherwise the vehicles in front of you can't see you coming....
exactly, finally someone who notices this! this bothered me the entire time, i would never change to the right lane when in overtaking mode! on the right are the people who want to go 100 to 120, on the left people who overtake going 120+
Well, from what I've read, they take the "left lane for passing" rule kind of seriously, so I guess it's in people's best interest to make any attempt to try and stay in that lane. I didn't quite catch any in this video, but again, I've read they have cameras and ticket people for improper "autobahn etiquette". Includes stuff like tailgaiting as well!
That what stroke me. And not using indicators... So basically, he was going freestyle...
+Dan Salemme Yes, that's true. I always try to be on the rightest lane possible even when going 250+kph.
+Dan Salemme and it's left lane for passing btw :D
seeing the porsche pass at 200mph would have been even cooler.
Love the sound of that flat 6, what an awesome car.
That is truly breath taking...Can't even imagine being in the car, let alone driving...
Added straight to favorites.
Awesome! It's pretty amazing having to carefully measure your apex going down a motorway.
This is beautiful. Porsche finally getting back in to the game with an old school manual box.
I definitely want one... this car is Porsche's greatest hits: 4liter 9K rpm NA engine, manual box, best combination of aero things and slickness in the body (but not a fan of the paint though).
I still cant believe how stable it is up until 280 km/h. Marvelous. Bravo Porsche
I try not to hit those speeds on roads with only two lanes. The car climbs up speed so effortlessly. Good video.
Great vid - there's nothing quite like high-speed travel on the autobahn. This is about as close to the actual feeling that you can get without being there imo.
new dream car. PLEASE keep this in production
Proper drivers video. Thats why I love living here.
Music to my ears. Perfect.
That looks fast... on video Lol
Good stuff man!!
Great video as always, but please use your turn signals when you switch lanes :)
Absolutely love this car and the video. Looking forward to driving the R! What a machine!
Das ist mal eine tolle Straßenlage , bin echt beeindruckt von dem Auto . Und die Beschleunigung ist auch top ! Wunderschön
You are a very good driver, Henry, thanks for the video! Can't wait for the 911 R review
I wonder what the people in the car you passed at 320 clicks were thinking!
Very cool car and thanks for sharing something very few of us will ever get to do, but hugging the nearside lane on a left hand bend at that speed when the offside lane was empty was making me wince - visibility visibility visibility!
Never a bad video from Henry Catchpole!
As a Brit, I felt the burn at 0:11 smh!
Exhilarating! The car pulled pretty well too
Love the over take at 3:14. I would love to go back to Germany and have another go in the autobahn
Ooof this sounds nice. A manual gearbox coupled with an NA engine just makes for the sweetest noises
what a glorious engine sound from inside, and cool to see right mirror
This was a balls out video. I was rock hard in no time. Thanks, Evo.
How to not get sleepy on a 4 hour drive ... do it in 90 minutes... never a dull moment.
INDICATORS please! And there I was thinking EVO's journalists are good drivers.
car seemed so stable and lovely at high speeds, sounded very nice climbing through the rpm range
Finally 911r video!
Oh my goodness! I was in Stuttgart for 4 years back in the day so I've experienced the autobahn, but damn, at the time I was rocking a Toyota whatever, can't remember. I can't imagine going that fast on a public road. Thanks for the footage guys!
That NA flat six, so smooth, so sweet.
3:11 What a pass 😀😀😀
wow it's so smooth, quiet and stable.
I don't know why but this puts me at ease
This car sounds utterly insane
Sounds so epic.
I'm a new driver and I get scared traveling 60mph on the freeway haha. Couldn't imagine 200. Great video
Man I feel so lucky that I got to sit in the new 911R chassis #000 yesterday. What a GORGEOUS car if only I got to drive it a little
The greatest Porsche ever made
918 Spyder ;)
But the 911 R is also really nice!
not even close
That'll go to the 959
+Gumpert 007 Both wrong.
+MrCarGuy20 Carrera GT & GT3 RS 4.0 :)
Deeply impressive. Fabulous car and I can tell from the video well (and safely) driven. I've touched 165mph on a derestricted section of the autobahn (my fastest ever in a car), but that was one of the three lane sections with a little bit more room to play with. To my mind high speed feels almost exponentional - 140mph compared to 120 feels much faster than 120 versus 100 for example. Speed is a very emotive experience - self preservation kicks in (and care for those you are sharing the road with too). It certainly focusses the mind. This is serious speed.
hey this is the autobahn from ulmen near the nürburgring past wittlich in order to trier... i know the autobahn but my bmw only reaches about 250 km/h....so that was very impressiv. thanks for that great video. greetings from germany and a compliment to the evo channel. i like it very much :-D
masterphil156 Is it the A1?
3:12 I wouldn't call it stable right there. 😅
What a sweet car! Brilliant with the manual!
Love that mechanical zingy sound in the last few 100 rpm 😃😃
Why doesn't he use his turn signal when making all those lane changes? Isn't that illegal? There could be an even faster car coming up from behind.
Are you fucking kidding me? The chances of someone being faster than the guy going 170+ MPH is slim to none.
***** turn signals aren't just for you, they're for letting others know
Burt Sampson it's definitely possible. And if it happens, there's gonna be death. Just fricking use it
Burt Sampson what's wrong with you? You have no logic and are extremely rude
Burt Sampson there's a lot of cars, not just the Veyron that could be there
Like that the current gear is displayed. Might be standard in manual 991's but haven't seen that before
The perfect car - great noise!
damn! my volvo coffs its heart out to get to 240kmh! and this thing just gets there with out sweating a single drop! LOL
It won't sweat, but it will slurp a few alright.
no homo
best video on youtube!!
Manual shifting and this sound... Much better than quick PDK noise
Gorgeous - I so want the 911R, but just cannot get particularly interested in the GT3RS.
I have a 2011 GT3 RS4 which I bought new a little more than 4 years ago. I do this all the time on I-10 west of Houston. However, my 2013 911 Turbo actually feels a little more stable at these speeds.
I love these roads we have in this country.
Beautiful. You know what happened to that chic from Motor Trend tho...
Wooow! I wish we had roads like that here in Canada. Both in terms of people's driving manners and pavement smoothness.
Going fast does not exempt you to use indicators... Especially when moving to exterior lane, even if likely that no one is following, this is still public road. Great vid ;)
With the 911 R, Porsche makes me believe in humanity again.
@ 2:37 ...the sound of Perfection.
Maaan those bumps at 3:09.. At 300+ kph!! Right when passing a car at like 200 kph difference... You rather than me man, laying your life in the hands of strangers like that.
Very entertaining video!
Having done that in my RS4, I feel confident watching that scene. Yes, bumps will rattle your nerves. But you don't go that fast on your first time in such a car. At least I didn't. I slowly kept increasing the top speed while learning the behaviour of the car in certain situations.
Max G
Well yea but that's my point, you can train yourself but you can't train other road users.
About ten years ago my dad and I were driving down the Autobahn in a S-Type R. And then some fool in a van decided to switch lanes for no reason. Full on brakes of course but at those kinds of speed differences that van comes up to you just as fast. We were very lucky he saw us about halfway, but at that point we allready had two wheels on the grass... Somehow we made it through though, but I'll never forget that you can always count on random members of the public to pull something stupid.
Thats how you drive 400+ hp sport cars. But i cant understand his confidence, being a 997.2 turbo owner, you need to spent lots of time with this car to properly understand it. Maybe new gen is a way more computer and more advanced chassis.
BorisBr1tva
I think it's mr. Catchpole at the wheel, he has more than 10 years experience writing for EVO magazine, which primarily writes about performance cars. Over the years he must've driven plenty of 911s and other fast cars, on track as well as off. I reckon that's where that confidence comes from.
But it's not about how smart you are, it's about how dumb the road-users around you are. For example: If for whatever reason that silver Ford Puma (I think it was) had decided to switch lanes, there's nothing the Porsche could do. You're just done for.
clearly the 911 is at home at those speeds. see the lane change at high speed and balance? no wobble, nothing.. pure german engineering. such a magnificent machine. yes do not try this with a car not designed for those speeds. it was electrifyingly brilliant to see the 911 not break a sweat. Forever Porsche!
Anyone else get a bit queasy when the car got a little shake on over 300KPH? That's absolutely insane. What a car!
Hope there is a proper review of this beast!
Awesome video!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Those upshifts are so buttery smooth ohh my gah
Fantastic vid boys
this is heaven, swear to god
what a monster
wow what a great car! Need videos with it Henry :)
Wow, that´s insanelly fast, great driving btw...I always wonder why cars this fast are allowed to run on public roads, because in the wrong hands, they can be very dangerous...
The most beautiful car ever
That is seriously impressive.
Wow this gt3 rs is fast especially with that dual clutch manual gearbox
Wow! Amazing! I would love to do that