[cianosheehan]

Fwiw, I read that German (and maybe other) auto companies have a big political influence over keeping the autobahn without speed limit.

The autobahn is a beacon of light for the car lover. The idea that somewhere, in the civilised Western world, there is a place that you can legally and publically drive your car to its full potential.

If the autobahn did have a speed limit, you would definitely see a big decrease in sales for high performance cars in Germany, and all across Europe. Maybe throughout the rest of the world too.

So, if one of the main reasons in it staying without speed limit is the auto companies bottom line, it does make you question whether it is really a good thing or not.