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Author's Note: Top 10 Speeds Clocked on the Autobahn

In order to compile the top 10 times on the autobahn, I had to comb through video after video on the Internet, trying to find the fastest times on speedometers, checking to see if there was GPS or other verification, looking for a reliable source -- like a car magazine -- to verify the results. It was a tough slog.

Try telling that, though, to your friends crunching numbers in cubicles all day. Try convincing them that your job, which involves watching YouTube videos of fast cars for a couple hours, is a slog. Trust me, it does not work. You get a lot of tiny violins playing the world's saddest song for you.

Sources

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  • ABHD. "Corvette ZR1 Autobahn Shakedown." (Feb. 9, 2010)http://www.abhd.nl/video/corvette-zr1-autobahn-shakedown/
  • Arnold, Mark. "Corvette ZR1 Blitzes Europe with 190 mph Autobahn Run." Jalopnik.com. Sept. 11, 2008. (Feb. 9, 2010) http://jalopnik.com/5048342/corvette-zr1-blitzes-europe-with-190-mph-autobahn-run
  • Autoblog.com. "Video: German Veyron Owner's Crazy 220-miles per hour Autobahn blast." Feb. 2, 2011. (May 2, 2012) http://www.autoblog.com/2011/02/02/video-german-veyron-owners-crazy-220-miles per hour-autobahn-blast/
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  • Landler, Mark. "Call for Speed Limit Has German Blood at 178 M.P.H. Boil." The New York Times. March 16, 2007. (Feb. 9, 2010)http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/16/world/europe/16autobahn.html
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    Start the Countdown
  • 10: 192 miles per hour (309 kilometers per hour): Corvette ZR1
  • 9: 199 miles per hour (320 kilometers per hour): Lamborghini Aventador
  • 8: 200.7 miles per hour (323 kilometers per hour): Porsche 911 GT3 RTS 4.0
  • 7: 201.3 miles per hour (323.96 kilometers per hour): Ruf CTR Yellowbird
  • 6: 206.3 miles per hour (332 kilometers per hour): Kelleners BMW M6
  • 5: 208.7 miles per hour (335.87 kilometers per hour): Ruf R Turbo
  • 4: 219 miles per hour (353 kilometers per hour): Bugatti Veyron
  • 3: 236 miles per hour (381 kilometers per hour): Porsche 9ff GTurbo850
  • 2: 268.432 miles per hour (432 kilometers per hour): V-16 Auto Union
  • 1: 268.8 miles per hour (432.59 kilometers per hour): Mercedes-Benz W125
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