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I was in Germany the other day and had a driver in a VW Phaeton on the Autobahn. He worked it up to about 160 clicks on the unlimited portion, but most of the route was 120 clicks.

One thing I noticed was his lane discipline-- this guy, a professional driver with the German affiliate of a major US limo company, did NOT drive in the left lane any more than strictly necessary for passing slower traffic.

One other thing, though-- his passing style was somewhat odd-- he would drive right up on the ass of a car in the right lane and then move out quickly to the left, timing it so he didnt' hit the guy's bumper. He would then pass and move back in.

I would do that on the race track as a "draft pass" but here you would always be worried about somebody pulling out or hitting the brakes or something. I start all public road pass manuvers WELL back from closure with the traffic in front, even though that exposes me to left lane traffic for a longer period of time.

Just an observation. But given what it costs in terms of dollars and training to get a license in Germany, an interesting one.