As a German, I have to say that it is not okay that he is permanently in the left Lane. It could be that there is someone behind him who wants to drive faster.

Imagine being on the Autobahn, doing 200km/h (already double the speed limit on most normal roads), and then a car flies past you at double your speed. 🤣💀

The bad news: If you cause an accident at this speed, you are always at least partially to blame, even if you haven't actually done anything wrong (e.g. another car switched lanes without looking behind). This is because the speed was above the recommended speed of 130km/h The good news: In a crash at 400 km/h you probably don't care anymore

can we appreciate a moment - the smoothness of the road, - the car for non shaking and last but not least - the discipline of the other drivers they pass, who driving all on the right lane!

There is a lot of untrue/outdated information out on the internet about this video, so just to clarify... :) - Per se this can be illegal no matter the lack of speed limit, since the German law against street racing can also be applied to "racing against yourself" (like driving as fast as possible) - He was initially charged with that, but the state attorney/prosecutor dropped the charges because the crew had made extra safety precautions for the video, such as posting look outs to see if the part of the Autobahn is clear enough and free of any dangers and using support vehicles (seen in the video) for the same reason.

He should go back to the right lane. It's possible a DPD delivery driver, in his white Sprinter, wanna pass him on the left lane.

Pronunciation Police: Chiron = Sheer Ron. I still prefer my 430km/h on the Shanghai Maglev, especially when another one going the same speed passes in the opposite direction.

happy easter to all of you, may the easter bunny leave you all lots of chocolate eggs

Usually 330 km/h is the limit for the most sportscars, as the tires are limited to 330 km/h tire speed index: (Y) or Y+. Bugatti has special high speed tires wich are extra produced for them.

A few key data about the vehicle: 7993cc 1500HP 1600Nm of torque The Chiron has a mid-engine with 16 cylinders and 1103 kW (1500 hp); which is around 50% more powerful than the engine in the Veyron 16.4. Also known as the W engine, the double-V engine with two VR8 cylinder banks has an eight-liter displacement and four turbochargers that are switched in two registers. At low engine speeds only two turbochargers work, at around 3800 revolutions per minute the other two are switched on.[5] The turbochargers are 69% larger than the Veyron's predecessor engine.[6] This results in improved engine response and, with the maximum torque of 1600 Newton meters between 2000 and 6000 rpm, linear performance characteristics.1 set of tires cost about 40,000€. At top speed they last about for 50 km.

Actually, the incident was investigated into by the responsible District Attorney. The case was dismissed as the driver had taken enought precaution to avoid an accident with third parties. You are alway required to drive responsibly. Therefore, under other circumstances a test drive like this maybe illegal.

To give a different perspective: The white dashes on the Autobahn measure 6 meters (19.6 feet), the gap between the dashes 12 meters. The white poles at the side of the road are 50 meters apart. And yes, everybody can drive fast on a straight road. I dare to say that he will not tackle the fastest lap times on the Nürburgring-Nordschleife (for comparable vehicles). Edit: length of gap was erroneously stated as 18 meters. It is 12 meters.

Normally the Autobahn is not as empty as in the video. This speed is completely insane. If suddenly there is a traffic jam in front of him or a deer or wild boar runs onto the road, he cannot react at all.

While it's not technically illegal to drive 400kph/250mph on the autobahn, you will be held responsible if you cause an accident due to abnormally high speeds, even if someone cuts you off and it wasn't really your fault. You don't even have to be involved in the collision, just scaring someone so much that they panic and subsequently cause an accident can get you accused. After all you are required to drive safely in any case, which is probably impossible at that speed.

Impressive. Although, the fuel tank is empty after 12 minutes for what I remembered. And 400kmh=111 meter/second, so there is almost no room to react to a unexpected situation.

its insane as a german to watch, cause ive gone 300kmh, but 400 is rly also very unresponsable!

Reminder: no sane person does this normally, and in a special occasion like this, they made sure to do it like at 05:30 AM when there was almost no other traffic. But cruising around 200 - 240 km/h is more 'normal' in parts of the autobahn where it is allowed

Some info about this vid. It was early in the morning and the owner checked this part of the Autobahn many days and many times before. There are also some spotter around him in cars and beside the Autobahn. Most of the cars you can see in this vid, are the spotter. They telled him via RF about the traffic. Everything was prepared.

416 km/h and it is totally legal! =D

honestly, as a german i find the tourists doing this extremely sickening. They still put others into unnecessary danger. At that speed there is 0 chance to brake down to a 100 or something if stuff happens on the street.

It’s like watching my life go past me like it’s Time-lapse mode.

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I also have a Nissan Primera. 2.0 ltr 4 cylinder 210/220 driven in Germany. And with my OPEL VECTRA STASON V6 AUT 2.5 from 1999. Had it for 8 years! 170 hp from the factory. That was something more! Greetings from Spakenburg, the Netherlands.

I’ve said this before but you have NO IDEA how dangerous this. It doesn’t matter how well you think German drivers are trained or how much you think you can trust their lane discipline….which isn’t always true either, by the way. As a dual national- British and German - I spend a lot of time driving from the UK to Germany and also driving the length of Germany from North to South. What people need to realise is that Germany is in the middle of border-free continental Europe. It’s Autobahn network is literally the crossroads of Europe and hence you have drivers from countries of ALL standards driving on these roads…..even Belgians! It doesn’t help you when you are at the Gates of Heaven, after massively ploughing into someone sitting in the outside lane who was doing 200kph when you were doing 400kph to say: “Well, he shouldn’t have been in that lane….” Your impact speed is still going to be 200kph….and you’re still going to be…..what do they call it now? Un-alived?

In fact, this was first done in 1938, by the legendary German race driver Bernd Rosemeyer. It was an attemp, for world record. He did it, but he died also. Look up about him and his wife Elly Beihhorn. She was a record flyer...

Trust me, the video might look impressive but it is a whole other experience when you are actually in the car. I cannot even imagine what 417 KPH feels like because I have never gone faster than about 300 KPH but even that feels like something else.

Afaik the guy is a Czech millionaire. There was a trial afterwards, but he was acquitted because 1) it was a stretch without speed limits; 2) he had some minions ahead checking for a clear path, so he couldn't also be charged for causing a traffic hazard resp. endangering other road users. The last shot shows presumably some of the cars used by his minions.

it's like watching a starship go into hyper speed!

U didn't see one in Nevera blinking him from behind, trying to overtake...)😂

Driving in an unsafe manner is still a traffic offense.. Just cause you can go as fast as you want doesn't mean you can ALWAYS do it.. if you 400 kph on a full autobahn, your license will still be taken away Racing (against someone else or the clock) is VERY illegal and can cost you your license permanently!

he completely blocked that black Audi wagon from overtaking all that time, i can see his flights flashing straight through my monitor

btw, this is faster than bullet trains which can reach maximum speed to 320kph... for those curious, 400kph is around 250mph... but soon, maglev trains will run almost twice as fast as the current bullet trains with the expected maximum of 505kph (but the world record of maglev train is 603kph)..

I once drove 340 in a Lamborghini in Germany. Dutch btw. I had to push the brakes to the limit bc a woman was in the left lane taking over a truck on the most right lane. Not using the middle one. Needless to say it was a Dutchy. Plate starting with NL. Which is translated by Germans to Nur Links.

i know lots of people like this car it but i think it shows how far we have yet to go, and not how far we have come, fuel tank empty in minutes tyres do not last long and they are super expensive, and lots of other work needed if you made a habit of driving it at this speed no doubt, its a nice design though.

Last year, I visited Alsace, France and I really wanted to go to Molsheim to see the Bugatti supercar factory or at least the original grounds where the brand started. But I was travelling with my cousin and her band, and they had a small gig in Luxembourg to go to, so I couldn't. Very disappointing.

Joel really wants to zip across the Autobahn in the coolest and I hope that happens. Then, we’ll be reacting to you reacting to your video.

When she tells you that her parents arent at home

It already says a lot about a car if the speedometer goes up to 500 km/h😅😅 Mine ends at 270😂 Yeah, seems like our Czech neighbours love speeding on the autobahn, too!

So here I am, cursing at 400 km/h, and I can see that the F16 behind me wants to overtake. As we're both in the left lane, the pilot pulls the wheel...

Well, 259 miles per hour ... normal rush hour traffic 😀

Just a normal commute to work on Autobahn. :))

Imagine a kangaroo jumping out......

Formula 1 car drivers would just sit down and cry. The largest speed I achieved with my 23-24 year old Citroen BX 1.9 gti was 207 km/h on the Autobahn....

This makes me very uneasy. Just imagine one driver that just at that moment tries to overtake another car on the left lane. There's no chance to avoid a crash if you go 400 km/h.

And a little fact about the Bugatti: at full speed the 4 tires need to support the static weight of about three F-150s but paired with the centrifugal force

My Guy said Bugatti KIRON

Haha hör ich da etwas Neid 😂

When you buy the Jacobs and Co Watch - Bugatti - and the car, 3 Millions should be in your pocket. Crazy ride.

NT in Australia also has roads with no speed limits.

If you are interested, you can find an English documentary about the German-made Porsche Taycan Turbo S at WELT Documentary. Very interesting. A bit long. But that is the Trademark 'Made in Germany'.

Yeah, that ends in a fire ball in my part of the world. People come down the on ramps and cut straight over, across three or four lanes, right into the fast lane. Give them ten lanes and they would still do the same.

Bugatti is a French automobile manufacturer, mainly known for its sports cars as well as pre-war racing cars. Headquarters: Molsheim Group: Volkswagen Group Founded by: Ettore Bugatti, ‎Romano Artioli‎ Foundation: 1909 in Molsheim

The driver Radim Passer is a christian (!) businessman from Czechia. The German police was investigating on this to find out, if he was driving ruthlessly. But everything was fine! To see American reactions about the clean, smooth and well maintained condition of the Autobahn makes me giggle. Because Germans always complain about the bad conditions of their streets.

Morning Joel, on a completely different subject, tomorrow is Good Friday in Merrie England. I wondered if you fancy showing the Long Good Friday on Patreon tomorrow, and bounce the Italian Job to next week? Best Wishes, T

i think the air brake has more braking power than a normal car.

No idea how the US-Traffic rules / laws are but in Germany they are more or less ordered by importance (the most important have the lowest "§" Number). And the first (and therefore "follow under all circumstances") rules are "How to behave in public traffic"-rules. Vage on one side but explicit on the other. Section 1 Basic rules (1) Use of the road requires constant care and mutual respect. (2) A person using the road shall act in such a way as not to harm or endanger or, more than is unavoidable in the circumstances, to hinder or inconvenience any other person. Theoretical you could charge the racer of the Chiron by §1(2) - "or endager" Then the "Rechtsfahrgebot" and driving on the right side of the road (that is also law in some of the US States but is seen as "I don't care" by american drivers) Section 2 Use of the road by vehicles (1) Vehicles must use the carriageways; on dual carriageways they must use the right-hand carriageway. Verges do not constitute part of the carriageway. (2) Drivers and riders must always keep as far to the right as possible, not only when traffic is approaching from the opposite direction, when being overtaken, when approaching the brow of a hill, on bends or when their view ahead is obstructed. And then the SPEED Section Section 3 Speed (1) A person operating a vehicle may only travel at a speed that allows them to be in constant control of their vehicle. In particular, they must adjust their speed to road, traffic, visibility and weather conditions as well as to their personal abilities and to the nature of their vehicle and its load. If, owing to fog, snowfall or rain, visibility is less than 50 metres, they must not travel faster than 50 kph; where circumstances so require, they must travel at a lower speed. Their speed must be such that they can stop within their forward range of vision. However, on carriageways that are so narrow that oncoming vehicles may be endangered, they must slow down so that they are able to stop within at least half of their range of forward vision. (2) No motor vehicle must, without good reason, travel so slowly as to impede the flow of traffic. (2a) The behaviour of persons operating vehicles towards children, persons in need of help and elderly persons must be such as to prevent any endangerment of these road users, especially by reducing their speed and being ready to brake. (3) The maximum permissible speed, even in the most favourable circumstances, is: 50 kph for all motor vehicles within built-up areas; outside built-up areas: a) 80 kph for aa) motor vehicles with a maximum authorized mass between 3.5 and 7.5 tonnes, with the exception of passenger cars; bb) passenger cars towing a trailer; cc) goods vehicles and motor homes, in both cases with a maximum authorized mass not exceeding 3.5 tonnes, towing a trailer; dd) buses and coaches, also when towing a luggage trailer; b) 60 kph for aa) motor vehicles with a maximum authorized mass exceeding 7.5 tonnes; bb) all motor vehicles towing a trailer, with the exception of passenger cars, goods vehicles and motor homes with a maximum authorized mass not exceeding 3.5 tonnes in each case; cc) buses and coaches carrying passengers who have to stand because all the seats are taken; c ) 100 kph for passenger cars as well as other motor vehicles with a maximum authorized mass not exceeding 3.5 tonnes. This speed limit does not apply on motorways (sign 330.1) and other roads with carriageways separated by a central reservation or other structures. Nor does it apply on roads with at least two lanes for each direction marked by a centre line (sign 295) or by lane markings (sign 340). (4) The maximum permissible speed for motor vehicles fitted with snow chains is 50 kph, even in the most favourable circumstances.

Going to WARP2 now.

Technically, yes, driving this speed is legal. But on the other hand no public road is legally a race track. So even racing against yourself to see if you can exceed your previous speed is illegal.

Yes its legal to drive so fast as you can, but only so fast that you not harm others. Bugatti is now 55 percent owned by Croatian Mate Rimac. Porsche (owned by Volkswagen) acts as a strategic shareholder and holds 45 percent in the joint venture and 24 percent in Rimac itself. The first rumors about a possible sale of Bugatti to Rimac came up in late summer 2020.

you should google pics and specs of the bugatti engine ! ;)

I think this was the autobahn from Rostock to Berlin on a Sunday almost no trucks.The east of Germay is truck free on the Sundays.Thats why i always travel from the Netherlands to my sister close to the Polish border at Saturday night realy quite on the autobahn.👍

OMG das ist saugefährlich!!! 😬

I have even often seen traffic-accidants when cars drive too fast and later u see them 40 meters at the side of the road crashed...

What is the braking distance when travelling at 400kph? Are seatbelts and airbags effective if you crash at this speed? If you check the rear vision mirror before changing lanes will you see and recognize the speed of a car approaching so fast? How long before do you need to signal a lane change for it to be useful?

While it may be cool to look at, let me put one thing out here. The fact that you are ALLOWED to drive that fast doesn't mean that you actually SHOULD. Especially tourists are often not used to such speeds and endanger others in the process. Yes, I understand this guy has taken some precautions, but that doesn't make it less inherently dangerous (for others more than for him, because he'd be relegated to the past-tense either way) in case of an accident.

⚠ Nobody drives that fast in Germany, where a liter of fuel costs €1.80, only the foreigners who are dangerously uneducated on the roads in Germany! ⚠

Mijn eerste auto was een BMW 318I. Ik had gezegd tegen mijn ouders. Dat ik ging kijken voor een kleine zuinige auto. Het was (voor Europa) niet klein. En er was maar 1 verzekering die ik toen kon krijgen. €1889 per year. De minimale basis.

I think I recognised that piece of autobahn. If it is where I think, I managed 210 kph on it in a Porsche and that was fast enough, would hate the idea of doing 400.

when shes home alone

No, Hyundai is just a car, Bugatti is the space ship.

That was a Czech billionaire Radim Passer on the German Autobahn.

Dont forget that the 417 is kms - that is only about 260 mph‼

Actually, going *this* fast on the autobahn ist not realy legal. It's considered being an illegal race (against the clock), because you were in no need to drive *that* fast to, in example, overtake another car. And yes, prosecutors were investigatin against the driver, but since he isn't a german citizen, it's hard for the authorities to get their hands (or cuffs) on him. Edit: I forgot to mention that it was illegal, because the driver didn't take the "Stay-as-far-right-track-as-you-can" rule serious. He was driving on the middle and left lane for way toooooo long, longer than necessary.

In my opinion this is even illegal in Germany. You have to, in any situation, regardless of any speed limit, drive not faster then your surrounding allows to. With this speed, on a public road, with other vehicles driving around, that is definitely not the case anymore. No one is able to see how fast this Bugatti was, when it is just a tiny dot in the rear mirror. But with that tiny dot it would be already to late, if a car would take over on the left lane with 100-120km/h. No chance to break, no chance to dodge. That was like playing russian roulette with like 4 out of 6 bullets in the chamber. Except you don't only kill yourself, which would not be sad, but also kill other people.

My top on the autobahn is around 280 but this is something else... phiew!!!

And this not a Bugadi !

It´s a Bugatti? No, it´s a Volkswagen!

Can you react to afl biggest fights please😅😊

But wehre is the traffic?

You might also like the public toll road racing track (Nürburgring): kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Z5aJYMqIs7CWg6s.html I sometimes work there as a medic in my free time.

Named after the Greek god Chiron, pronounced kheeron the K is almost silent but can sound like a soft S, Chiron was a Centaur famous for his wisdom

For the UK or US Viewers... 100kph - 62mph 200kph - 124mph 300kph - 186mph 400kph - 249mph 417kph - 259mph

Yes in Europe, at least France, Germany, Belgium, don't know all others, you are asked to drive to the rightest lane. So if there are 3 lanes, EVERYBODY must drive on the right lane. Thus middle lane and left lane are both empty. You use the left lane ONLY to overpass and THEN you come back on the right lane. Or all the lanes are used because there is a lot of traffic. It is TOTALLY FORBIDDEN to overpass on the right. If you do that, you are getting a ticket. Of course you must ALWAYS check your mirrors, to be sure there is not a stupid one who is overpassing you on your right when you are on a left lane and you go back to the right lane, but 95% of times, there is no one doing that. Doing a 400kph on a 2 lanes road would be suicidal, because at this speed, you are entitled to meet people driving at 130kph and overpassing a guy on the road. So if you arrive à 400kph behind him... But at the hour the video is taken, early morning or late evening, on a 3 autobahn lanes, with guys knowing the area, the traffic, AND driving on the left lane only, risk was minimal. But impossible to do that in USA as you said, because they drive everywhere, right, middle, or left. Doing that in USA would mean going straight to your last forever house. Thanks for the video. :)

WHAT THE FUCK IS A KILOMETER? good reaction bro

Well, everybody driving on the right or not - someone got up extra early to find this much of an empty stretch. High summer, sun not up jet. No later than 5.30, probably earlier with this little Traffic. So maybe June/July at 4.30...

This version of the Chiron is 1,5 million dollars (1500 horswe power) and does 500 kph on a track

Bruh this things speed meter goes to max of 500 which is half the speed of sound 😅 Seeing other buggati going the opposite direction on the other side of the road would be relatively like watching an actuall jet fighter passing next to you... Funniest thing is that those 2 guys driving are both Czech

Nobody .... literally nobody..... not a single soul.... random american: bugatti "KIREON"

absolut lebensmüde sowas, hab schon bei 180 genug adrenalin

The DA investigated that case because of the reckless driving, but no charges were pressed. Everyone agrees that this is reckless, but a the government just had to put a speed limit into place to prevent something like that. You can be charged with illegal street racing in Germany, even if you are the only car in the race.

It’s a Chiron. Not a Pagani. You should watch Shmee take his Senna for a night run on the Autobahn. Like a jet!

Germans be like: "he should be cited for driving in the left lane all the time, very irresponsable"

If you ever go to Europe, you have to go to SWITZERLAND! I especially like the French-speaking provinces ("Cantons") which seem to be a bit more laid-back than the German-speaking areas which tend to be a bit more "formal." Wherever you go, the views of the mountains are BREATHTAKING!!! I guarantee you won't regret it. (Also, be sure to take the "Glacier Express" which is the highest-altitude train anywhere in the world. The "Bernina Express" is also fantastic as well!)

4 vw group cars all together -

20 min. Full load = Tank leather

I'm glad they're introducing a speed limit soon, because no one needs nonsense like in the video. They should rather open more outdoor pools where women can run around topless, like the one in Berlin.

Bugatti "KaiRoN" bro.... Chirooon.

There are small planes that fly at a lower speed. 😄

Yes, even we Europeans learn something through these videos. From the comments it appears that there is a speedlimit of 330 kph, even in these area's on the autobahn. Max from autotopNL also drives much faster than that if the car is capable of doing so. Though Max is an experienced driver like the guy in this video so do they get an exemption?

I have been driving 245 in Germany (as a Dutchman) but even that is too much. I think 180 is enough (my car is an Audi A6)