Germany's national highway system — commonly known as the Autobahn — looks like many other highway systems in the world, except for its most famous feature: long stretches where you are legally ...

The round sign is iconic, printed on T-shirts and keychains. A black circle rings the perimeter, with five black lines slicing diagonally from bottom left to top right. To spot this sign in the wild, ...

Editor’s Note: Paul Hockenos is a Berlin-based writer focusing on renewable energy in Europe. He is the author of four books on European issues, most recently “Berlin Calling: A Story of Anarchy, ...

It genuinely is twilight as I nose out of the parking garage at Frankfurt Airport in Germany. It’s a sunny evening in early May, and the last golden wisps of light are shading the sky to the west as I ...

A speed limit constraints almost every road on the planet, but out there, besides the Isle of Man, is something extraordinary in Germany called the Autobahn. In this article, we will discuss a little ...

Germany’s Autobahn highway network is famed for its unrestricted sections, which allow drivers to set their own pace—no matter how fast. Apparently, though, it’s possible to cross the line even when ...

Ah yes, “ze Autobahn”. Few other landmarks represent Germany more than its freeway system. Cologne’s cathedral is distinctively West German, and the TV Tower in Berlin is a GDR feat of engineering, ...

The country is considering putting speed limits on its highway network — and the move is leading to some soul searching. Germany is known for many things - beer, World War II, cars - which brings us ...

The answer to whether Germany's Autobahn has a speed limit is — yes and no. While around half of the Autobahn system has no posted speed limits, one-third of the Autobahn has a permanent, posted limit ...

In this video, we take the Ford Focus ST onto the unrestricted German Autobahn to experience its acceleration, handling, and ...