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The top speed of 218 mph went untested, but if the speedometer on one example taped on the autobahn is to believed, the LaFerrari can actually punch its way all the way to 231 mph.
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Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2024
Nearly every weekday morning, a device leaves a two-story home near Wiesbaden, Germany, and makes a 15-minute commute along a major autobahn.
—Dhruv Mehrotra, WIRED, 19 Nov. 2024
With extreme heat currently gripping vast swathes of the United States and Europe, subjecting tens of millions of people to dangerous temperatures far above what is usual for this time of year, even Germany’s famed autobahn is buckling under the strain, requiring emergency repairs.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Porsche's Panamera Turbo has everything but an ejection seat
Lawrence Ulrich
31 Mar 2010
5 min read
As my Porsche Panamera Turbo hits its stride on the German autobahn, there’s plenty to focus on, both inside and out.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Mar. 2010
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Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2024
Nearly every weekday morning, a device leaves a two-story home near Wiesbaden, Germany, and makes a 15-minute commute along a major autobahn.
—Dhruv Mehrotra, WIRED, 19 Nov. 2024
With extreme heat currently gripping vast swathes of the United States and Europe, subjecting tens of millions of people to dangerous temperatures far above what is usual for this time of year, even Germany’s famed autobahn is buckling under the strain, requiring emergency repairs.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Porsche's Panamera Turbo has everything but an ejection seat
Lawrence Ulrich
31 Mar 2010
5 min read
As my Porsche Panamera Turbo hits its stride on the German autobahn, there’s plenty to focus on, both inside and out.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Mar. 2010
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for autobahn
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Questions remain on how infrastructure cost, power grid integration, and billing models will scale for longer stretches of motorway.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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The crash occurred on Wednesday, Sept. 10, on the M57 motorway in Knowsley, a village in England, the Merseyside Police said in a news release.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
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With the improvements to the interstate come a slew of long-term closures and traffic impacts.—
Cailey Gleeson,
jsonline.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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One of three monkeys that escaped after a truck hauling 21 of the animals from Tulane University in New Orleans flipped on a Mississippi interstate has been found, according to authorities.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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Future of eVTOLs In the longer term, Goldstein sees a future where eVTOLs are ubiquitous in the skies above American cities, flying in designated, but invisible, sky highways to ensure safety.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
25 Oct. 2025
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By acting like a superhighway for ion signals, graphene ensures that these signals reach the electronic system efficiently, allowing lithium levels to be measured quickly and reliably, and marking a significant step forward in sensor performance.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Oct. 2025
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Don't let your investment in a state-of-the-art superhighway be compromised by an inability to see the traffic.—
Serge Lucio,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Which freeway exits and connectors will be blocked to traffic?—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
Updated October 28,
Sacbee.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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The crash happened on the eastbound side of the freeway near Exit 56 in Ontario, according to FOX 11.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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There’s also a Huracán Polizia version The Italian Highway Patrol uses a Huracán with police badging and a lightbar on the autostradas in and around Bologna.—
Sean Evans,
Robb Report,
2 Apr. 2024
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Barreling down the autostrada, idling in front of our hotel, or stopping for gas, coffee, or red lights, the wagon drew constant admiration and approval.—
Tony Quiroga,
Car and Driver,
12 Aug. 2023
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A day when the Stanley Cup years finally ride the synaptic road back to long-term memory and the brain finally bumps the past for the present.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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The floods have also left 11 people missing, inundated more than 116,000 houses and 5,000 hectares of crops, and damaged roads and railways, cutting off traffic and power in several areas, the government’s disaster agency said in a report.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
31 Oct. 2025
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Many American cars have their steering on the left side, the opposite of the standard right-side steering in Japan, where expressway tolls are on the right side, for instance.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2025
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In response, a gunman sprayed Stanfa's car with automatic weapons during an ambush on the expressway, and although he wasn't hurt, his son Joseph was wounded in the head, per UPI.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Autobahn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/autobahn. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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