Audi RS7, Flat Out on the Autobahn - /DRIVEN
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- Опубліковано 26 лип 2024
- Our transportation infrastructure is a critical part of society. It influences every economy of the world. But what country has figured out the most efficient way to get people and goods from one place to another on land? Germany.
In this episode of /DRIVEN, JF Musial takes the new Audi RS 7 on a dash across Germany on the Autobahn. What makes it the best highway system in the world? - Авто та транспорт
Wait... did this nigga start crying after he drove on the autobaun?
Joey Knife religious experience
Joey Knife lol
I didn't understand that emotional bit at the end.
The drugs work in mysterious way ....
LOL I thought the same "it takes a lot out of you" Like what lol.
Lmaoo
+omari newton He clearly stated that his life was ruined that he didnt get to go fast and cut up L.A. drivers to prove that Germans are the superior race and should be the masters of the world.
+Roger for all I know crack cocaine was rough so does brown sugar and a little Rock sugar by the sides .... these might add up to ' it was rough' at the end
This is probably the best car video ever made. Not just because of the amazing car, but because of the driver. I am from Germany and have been saying 100% the exact same thing as him for years. Drivers in the U.S are super uneducated about how driving works. Each one seems to think the own the road. Only here is it ok to go 20 MPH under the already ridiculously slow seed limit in the far left lane on the interstate. When I was in Germany just a few months back I too was saddened to see all the construction work, but at the same time, the Germans are serious about their roads and want only the best, unlike here in the U.S where 4 foot deep potholes are acceptable on interstates where people attempt to do 70+ MPH. There is truly nothing like the German roadway system to include the famous Autobahn. There is a reason why the world's best drives come from Germany.
As an American i completely agree. And yeah i agree this video was great and the car was sharp.
I agree with you 100% I have had the pleasure of driving on the autobahn... It was like I saw the code to the Matrix. Great experience would have been better in a sports car. Flashing your lights in the states is like asking someone to go into complete road rage I hate it.
Yes, exactly! Most of the people upset with the criticisms leveled against the typical USA driver are probably just angry that they themselves are guilty over not exercising lane etiquette, or some misguided nationalism.
good point
Agree I am in LA and the traffic are just horrible with horrible drivers. every time I go onto the highway i see idiots doing stupid shit.
Germany: Top speed on the Autobahn, limited speed on the Nurburgring.
Yes, but only due to that deadly accident earlier in 2015.
And I only saw the speed limit in 2-3 sport at the ring. 250kph is barely a speed limit
+Tim Tursonoff /watch?v=9ysE3CGxrWA :D
Straight line vs Most deadly track in the world
What the...?? How come the video has no conclusion? He started with a theme that LA is congested and trying to show that Americans can learn from Europeans. Then he got into traffic congestion driving in Europe which prevented him getting top speed. The End. Where is the conclusion???
Traffic congestion preventing you from top speed, is different from going 10 mph... Specially if the top speed is very high on an Audi S7, specially on a public road.
I love the Autobahn. I have reached 190mph GPS on my RS6 Avant. You have to go very early morning when there is no traffic to really enjoy it.
Would love to drive on the Autobahn with my Audi RS6 2008 mTm 800hp...
I´m a German that has never been to the U.S.A. before. It boggles my mind that the host here could be right about how vast the difference between US and German driver purportedly is. When looking at the comments and seeing that notion repeated by many Americans, I still can´t really believe it.
As I live in the Ruhrgebiet, the fastest I can ever go in my daily drives is about 100 mph. And that´s on a good day. But finding a long, empty and unrestricted piece of road on an overnight long haul is a great pleasure every time, and I´m very glad the Autobahn remains unrestricted as of now.
The Green Party wanted to implement a speed limit of 80 mph years ago, but somehow, preventing the castration of the Autobahn is something that unites all Germans - thus that notion was off the table VERY quickly.
100% perfection. AUDI FOR LIFE.
NASA 1 Boring and unreliable. That is all.
Chris Martin. Your opinion is your opinion, what would you choose to replace this?
Perfection until 50k miles.
Moving to the US from Europe, I can attest to the absolute lack of driver education in this country. You'd think that in a country where people drive so much, there'd be more rigor in the process. Nope.
How is it years later?
Haha it all started with how long it would take to go through Germany, and it ended with the topspeed of the RS7 and a guy crying because of traffic :D Good job!
Germany is really very good country. Specially their engineering is really good. We should not feel jealous, we should learn from them to improve our north america.
I thought point of video was to compare driving in L.A. to driving in Germany(since that's what your opening statement was), then assess the differences and form an opinion on driving/drivers/roads between the two.
Instead you just ended with top speed of the Audi RS7??
yeah, I agree. the film didn't seem to answer its own question
Yeah we left with a hanging question. Very unsatisfying. Also he was able to drive an Audi RS7 why was he basically crying at the end? Poor man couldn't go as fast as he wanted to haha.
well thats not totally true, he said at the end that with all the construction and traffic that its hard to reach those speeds even with the respectful drivers,
so,
it is traffic and construction like in the usa although drivers may be adding to the problem
driving school in germany. driving teacher: drive atleast 200 kmh. German Autobahn is awesome :D
God I wish we had autobahns in Finland too :D. The roads in Finland are in better condition than in many other countries and the highest speed limit anywhere is 100 kmh. It's ridiculous.
oh 100kmh thats kinda hard...
vivalaphill I know right. The driving license also costs 2500 euros, so a lot of people don't even have it due to its cost.
half the price here...thats almost insane
sikaman9
haha it may cost 2500 euros if you suck at driving :D i paid about 1100 euros und made 30 hours of practice where 22 are the minimum^^
He talks way too much about shit he doesnt quite understand and way too little about the car :/
I travel to Germany almost every year to enjoy a holiday by driving through these hills and roads ... My GOD I love Germany , People are so respectful and kind , they respect everyone and they follow the rules of driving always ... great video and amazing car ..
I am an American that has lived in Germany for the past seven years. I can tell you that the Autobahn is more legend than reality. Between construction and congestion it is really rare to get to drive truly fast. Sometimes in the wee hours of the morning you can find some speed. But mostly in the day to day, it's just packed. Plus, as was mentioned in the video, drivers from other countries often screw it up with their application of lane "courtesy"
I've never driven in Europe but the biggest complaint I have against American drivers in general is that they almost never leave the passing lane to make way for a faster approaching car.
Even when I'm going 15 mph over the speed limit in the passing lane I will merge into right lane to let a faster car go by.
If you drive like that in Europe (well most western european countries at least), you would get fined heavily if spotted by the rozzers.
(Not leaving the passing lane I mean)
ZepG Sorry, but you just can't say "i've never driven in Europe". Europe is a continent with different countries. There's countries with worse drivers than the US and countries with better drivers.
I'm sure Mexican drivers differ from US one's even though they're on the same continent.
man, life sure is tough when you cant crack 190mph in your borrowed RS7 on the autobahn. lets cry about it
I live in the Netherlands; the Autobahn 57 from the Netherlands towards Köln is a serious good piece of autobahn. Never much traffic, no speed limit...woohoo
THE BEST REVIEW EVER. Everything is said through regular speech. If you pay attention guy explained every single part of the car. Hat down.
Never trust an American who says "saloon".
Great video allthough I have to say I didn't feel very amused when you were talking about Belgian people not knowing the rules about left lane driving.. I am pretty sure I've done a lot more kilometers in Germany than you and I can assure you as a Belgian I know the rules very well. Be careful with generalizing and please do not make to much publicity for the German autobahn , i don't think the Germans would be very happy about getting all sorts of inexperienced Americans on their roads at speeds they're unfamiliar with..
Agree with you, Randy ! As a german I can't say that I've made too many bad experiences with people from other countries driving on the autobahn, especially not from Belgium or the Netherlands...I think it always depends on the driver. So don't even worry about the opinion that has been shared in this video :) Greetings, Guido aka TheGetawayer
TheGetawayer Generalizing people is just bad, every country has some bad drivers even germans i dare to say. But that's just human nature. Most drivers from western europe generally drive well and know there rules.
we had more americans for many years in Germany than belgian people ;) It was called cold war and they here with the US Army. You easy could id them with their US licens plates. It was the good old days for me... a hord of young US soldiers on party tour through town was way more relaxed than the today groups of wanna bee russian and turk gangster kids with thier shit language who think they are the coolest chief gangster in town. In the good old days the US soldiers regulary smacked them up if they tryed to hard to be cooler than they are and if 20 turks tryed to make trouble they always outnumbered them within minutes.
The other good thing for us we regulary saw all sorts of US cars not sold in Europe... I really miss that time, all was easyer ... in the east was the big red enemy and we were here on the other side of the wall brother in arms, party together enjoy life together, trained together...
mr nagmashot , I don't see the connection between driving on the autobahn and the american army.. and btw there were also a lot of belgian soldiers present in Germany in the cold war period. German is our 3rd language because a part of Belgium is German speaking.. ;-)
Randy Schouteere , I would agree with you, I don't feel amused too for stating that Belgians don't know how to respectfully drive. I would state that Flemish people don't know how to properly do that (generally, not all of them of course). I lived 25 years around Brussel & Leuven, moved to Vielsalm, the Ardennes. 24 km from the German border, 17 km from the Luxembourg border. If I have to go to Brussels, it's ok to drive ... untill you pass the Flemish Brabant border ... then nobody respects the right lane driving rule anymore, most of them just stick to the middle, and between Tienen & Brussels it's the worst. This associal behavior is something you don't see that much (almost not) on the highways of the French part of Belgium, more specifically, the Ardennes. I've driven +25K km in Germany & Luxembourg last year, 15K in the Ardennes & 10K in the Flemish part of Belgium, 4K in France, 3K in Spain. Luxembourg has even better drivers then Germany. Flemish come last, Ardennes & Germans are pretty close ...
Spain & France, on the countryroads had most respect for motorcycles (they let you through without you asking).
I know exactly what you mean about Germany. I just drove from southern Italy to the Nurburgring and now down in Italy. The etiquette of German drivers is top notch. If I come up on a car at high speeds, they simply move over. No flashing or tailing required. That does not happen much in the states.
I'm a canadian who has lived in and has been driving in New Zealand and Finland. I dread the day I have to drive again in Canada. Roads, road infrastructure and simply they way they are made are much better in NZ and Finland. I've sure Germany is the same.
Don't be sad JF that you couldn't max it out during the day, over 200km multiple times seems pretty good to me!
Cheers for the video, very interesting.
Is that driver crying? For what? "It takes alot out of you".. Agreed, driving 200 km/h+ IS very fatiguing after a while, but to cry over it?
And what's with insulting the country's around germany ? How dare u forget the dutch !
So what was your time getting to munich anyway? Great car, bad review.
May be the best car of today, almost certainly !
Aleksandar Aleksic untill it needs repair, lol. I do love my Audi. But like many Audi drivers you end up mother fuckin the car a few times a year. Good idea yo have a backup daily driver while your Audi down for the count. Cause quality replacement parts are are to find lically.
Love to see you enjoying our Autobahn, great video and thanks for the upload..
and that's why German have 9ff GT9-r, G Power etc... able to max out 382-431km/h on autobanh. Very true, the faster you go, smoother the traffic is. Smoother the traffic is, less car beside you which means "clear for take off" and actually safer and make the trip far shorter! Imagine, when America increase speed limits to 200 or 300km/h, the max speed of average cars will reach a higher level, lets say 200km/h and the top speed of supercars like Bugatti, Nissan, Porsche, McLaren will rise for sure that'll also grow the technology. This is a very good review! We should ignore those "mommy" logic or silly logic such as slower is safer blah blah blah...
this video makes me want to leave my country and come to germany and drive on the autobahn with ludovico eduvinaci playing in the background..... one day
Ludovico Einaudi* but yes I agree bro, the dream!
From a European point of view, I don't understand why the US with big open spaces and huge motorway network with sometimes very long straight lines has a speed limit. Seeing this, It is impossible to restrain yourself to just 55MPH .. You just fall asleep :D
Yep - its one of many stupid things you have to deal with living here. I can't drive more than 65 MPH but I can go buy 30 rifles tomorrow if I wanted to. Sensical, yes? (can you smell the irony.....?)
The most enjoyable European driving for me was Naples traffic - in town, around the hills, on the Autostrada! The whole experience was one of 'track position', controlling the apex, out-braking manuevers, and speed.
Hand signals, car-to-car smiles, a friendly competitive etiquette, and yes, we Italians respected the fast lane - But, that may have just been between Italian brand cars! Thank God we were in an Alfa. !!
For every 10 cars going slowly on the fast lane, 8 are Toyotas. Amount them, 5 are Prius, 2 are Camry or Carola.
Fuck the prius
So the answer to the question about whether the German roads are better than American roads because of driver training, or because of infrustructure is, don't use the dynamic steering in the new Audi RS7? Interesting.
309 km/h on a sedan... Just really cool.
Thanks for the mad respect to Belgium. We cut in front of you like it's no one's business!
Every time I think of the autobahn I think of that awesome Shelby GT500 commercial. "You couldn't find a car you liked here in Germany"? "No.....I couldn't find a speed limit I liked in America" lol.
if you think americans drive badly try coming to thailand or other southeast asian countries.......
it will be very eye opening
0:55 truck driving on left lane while cars are passing it on both sides.... the fuk?
GloryHole Foundation 'Murica
I love these driven segments
As a German i can tell you it actually does... but only because it is in such bad condition in some parts! The tarmac is like 30-40 years old and we even had accidents because of the tarmac braking as a result of the heat. But apart from that you're right, driving on the Autobahn actually isn't what should be called challenging - says me, just having passed my driving license :P
Great car. Good music. However, I would have edited the h*** out of this video. After watching I am still unsure of what the point was. Was this an ad for the RS7? Or a lecture on driver etiquette? He needs to watch Top Gear UK and see how it's done. BTW the cows were cute.
Am I the only one who thinks this car sounds like shit? Like, literally... the exhaust sounds like a big fat fart.
Once you find out where that noise comes from...you'll like it.
Lol
I was about to say the same thing. Sounds crap as. Big wierd farty noise.
Just a bad recording, in the flesh the car sounds amazing. Sports exhaust option is epic :)
where he says, cars don't sound so great from inside, then it cuts to a shot of the car going past the camera from the roadside, car sounds awesome!
great stuff as usual JF!
In my previous job I drove a lot in Germany on business, and the fact is that German drivers are one of the most educated, skilled and rule-obeying drivers drivers in the world. Of course in many places of Germany, there are still no limits on speed, however, the amount of traffic and construction work is making it almost impossible to drive at speeds above 120 miles for extended periods of time.
God I thought it will be Chris Harris... What an American is doing in our poor boring Europe? Didn't he crashed somewhere? There are corners in Europe... He surely hit the sh*t somewhere.
At least he knows that such countries like Poland, Italy and Belgium exists. That's pretty surprising for an American. Not sure he can show them on the map tho. That would be just too much for a guy from US.
"Did he crashed" .... maybe you should learn basic English before you rage on the internet.
Sincerely,
An American
Hell yeah! One "mistake" where somebody accidentally hit both E and D letters which are pretty close on the keyboard (even you can check it...). You can be proud of yourself. Sad true is that most foreigners know english language better than most natives - especially those from the states, who's english is messy way too often.
enjoy your day.
what are you talking about you fool xp in Belgium evryone moves out of the way when you come charging at the left lane
Took me a month of special course that taught mechanical aspects of the car, and driving techniques and insane tests to get my license. It was 3 hours, everyday for a month, 10 years ago in Europe. Took me 10 questions and parallel parking in us to get my license. I saw 12 people in front of me failed their tests, 7 others that couldn't parallel park. BTW in Europe it was all manual restricted, no automatics. I apologize if this offends anyone but its a matter of fact.
Another great host on drive! you cam tell by his reaction hes a true driver 8:45
Why the insults to Poland, Italy, and Belgium? Why? I would not judge you by the look of your face - do not judge people by their nationality, damn it!
He's very lucky we don't judge him by the look of his face.
im sorry you say everyone in Germany follows the rules....so Germany has no prisons, no traffic cops, no speeding tickets, come on JF you should know using absolutes are horrible and wrong. I expect more than some one whos all "Europe is so much better than the states"...well when you compare it to an over crowded Cali yeah, but cali is not all states in the US so thanks for the over generalization...reporting skills 1/5
What the guy actually said was Germany has better level of driver etiquette that Poland, Italy, Belgium and the United States. How is that so hard to believe? Where I come from people seem to think that sitting in the fast lane is okay because "I pay my taxes too", whilst in Germany you can get fined for doing the same thing. It's just a statement about driver education.
Darryl Ware
yeah i would when you compare a country side of Germany versus one of the most densely populated areas like LA. i would rather drive on a country road in Ohio where i live they are great and fun but no one ever tries to find them because well the US is so much larger than, considering France can fit inside Texas. He compares a country side to LA, and thats not fair.
swetomboy
glad to see subjective small stereotyped experiences dictate your response. I have been there and the speed cameras are so much fun! Also some towns were built before cars so its hard to maneuver around them, not anyone's particular fault but i constitute that as a real mess.
I lived in Saal an Der Saale and drove to Schweinfurt everyday for 3 years. No traffic. 150mph average daily in either my 530D, Subaru Legacy GTB E-tune, or 93 RX7. Germany... probably one of the best countries to live.
Although JF didn't answer the question I think he did a great job showing it off as well as describing its abilities.
Great that's what we need over here!! Idiots from the Us trying to max out their cars without the smallest amount of experience in high speed driving!!
And then talking shit about our direct neighbours like the Italians and the people from Belgium!!
Car capital of the world???? It was at this point that I stopped watching
Spectacular JF. Thank you.
European delivery, that was one of the best lines ive heard all year.
So, you're basically racist to Poland, Italy etc.
comparing drivers education isn't racist ...
what a waste of time
What I've done .. I wasted 10 mins of my life on his shitty feelings .. where the fu*k is Harris??
JF,
You are getting better and better as a presenter. I really loved this video.
Great intro and writing. Well done JF!
is he crying?
I really don't like this guy
love this piece JF! Nice work as always.
Have to love the cows strutting to the soundtrack at 5:54.
Never been much of a fan of /DRIVEN. This video could just change that. Great comparison of US and German traffic system, driving education etc. This video is much more than "RS7 commercial" as some commented. Car is nice, but I'm more of a RS6 fan :) Nicely done JF!
was JF crying at the end because of the congestion on the Autobahn? hahaha true automotive passion
Great review JF, please keep them coming.
Another amazing video form you guys - Keep 'em comming!
One of the best videos ever made.
What a great job JF!! And thanks so much for making a point that driving at 65mph on any lane you damn want just doesn't make safer roads, less traffic or anything good at all. I don't know if autobahns are the solution (lots of people die on german highways every year) but for sure they breed the best drivers in the world. American highway driving is just very very frustrating.
That was very, very entertaining to watch and also very informative. Great video!
I agree with the statement of Germans respecting the driving laws. There are about 3x more signs and laws that you have to learn compared to that in America to past your test. The German drivers test is no joke. If you're a German citizen, you do not begin your drivers education until your 18, whereas in America its 15 and 9 months. I have drivers licensee in 3 countries, and by far the hardest test I've taken was the German one.
One of the best Drive videos. Good Job!
Wow that was a heavy-handed ending.
Great work JF!!!
This video pretty much answers a lot of my questions. And it's amazing. Keep up the good work JF! Hope to see you at the 2014 Rolex with Leo
What a video! This was thoroughly enjoyable. The music, cinematography, and JF you did an awesome job!!
As a dutchman he's totally right about Holland and Belgium not having lane education. And a lot of us in Holland drive very nervrous, most of the time you can't even see the headlights from the car behind you because they tailgate all the time. Belgium exactly the same.
It is. Driving fast in traffic like that takes real concentration for prolonged time (unless you have a deathwish obviously, then you just hold down the pedal and speed along happily). It's not physically exhausting, but mentally you are constantly on the edge. It's the same kind of exhaustion you might feel during a long exam.
I am German, and yes nowadays it is almost impossible to reach the top speeds on a sports saloon like the RS7 during the day. The last time I was able to drive for a longer period of time maximum speed was on a weekday after 10 PM.
The "flow" speed that is mentioned in the video is about ~150km/h (~90 MPH) during the day. Otherwise you have to brake to often just because there are cars slower or a truck is passing another truck (we call that an elephant race).
I think the drivers definitely play a big role in this. Every time i see a video from american highways people drive in what ever lane they want. In Germany we have the "Rechtsfahrgebot" which means you always have to drive as much on the right side lane as possible.
The video isn't confusing at all. It's not a car review neither is it a look at congestion/driver mentality. It's a video of an "Audi RS7, Flat Out on the Autobahn". And it showed it pretty well, I liked it a lot.
Nice selection of the XX track. Excellent video.
100% true. i experience the same in belgium and the netherlands.
especially going really fast on the autobahn is something i learned over the years. you really need experience and you have to be super confident in your driving and the car aswell.
Just a couple of points: 1) It's a sort-of a hatch version of a saloon (the A6) so it definitely isn't a saloon it's self 2) Germany is a country so has cities and countryside unlike LA which is just a city so bit of an unfair comparison 3) More lane discipline is needed when you have fewer lanes and you're only able to overtake on one side. Makes a great noise though!
His statement about German drivers is spot on. I would rather drive with the well disciplined German drivers than my American drivers any day. I've driven the Autobahn more than a few times and my tops is 140. I was not crying, But my palms were!
I live here in Europe and I've driven to France throught Gemany once and loved the highways there. Also the traffic/driving in Germany seemed much better than France.
Beautiful film J.F. It's crazy to think you guys have next to no budget and still come up with quality work like this! Can't wait to see what the future brings to you guys
I like watching JF's videos, keep it up :)
After spending 7months in Germany, i can safely compare driving habits.
In Germany, everything thing we are taught in the States like lane etiquette and moving over when people are merging onto the hwy or coming up behind you is PUT TO USE.
It's a shame really, because that would make stateside driving that much more manageable. Now with that said, some people in the states do follow those basic rules that most learned at 15~16yrs old. One of the bigger problems is failure to pay attention.
Good point! However, I think he did mention that it is the driving etiquettes that distinguish German roads. I am not a German, but having driven on the Autobahn, I believe it is indeed the driving etiquettes themselves that make traffic move smoothly.
BTW, if you want to go fast, go to Italy. The Autostrada is just amazing. I went from Turin to Monaco, and while the tolls are stupidly expensive, it's not that crowded and the road service is second to that in Dubai.
Plus, the Italian cops let you get away with anything if you're in a nice Italian car.
Sweet Vid JF!
The background tunes sounds like i'm loading up a round of golf on Tiger Woods PGA Tour '14 lol
Autobahn, doing 150mph thinking you are the king of the world, until the high beams of a supercar requests the lane from you. Heaven on earth. :-)
I live close to where you started the journey :) nice to see you guys in germany
what a great question the video raised!! i have thought about this myself many times!! thanks!
Geile Folge, Danke JF
Good eye. I was watching the road. Good to see it's the same after all these years.
Yup, Moving Lights by Bob Bradley. Sweet track, great driving tune. :)