As far as I know, the vast majority of cars in Europe are small displacement cars... a 2.0L engine in Europe is considered a larger engine and average drivers tend to stay below that for insurance/tax purposes. It would be nearly impossible for those cars to travel at 200km/hr for sustained periods of time. I know that driver training is top notch though, especially in places like Finland.
Many of those vehicles are 6 speed diesels with high compression and will go all day at 220. It's an whole nother world.
Here are some Audi A3 numbers
1.8 20vT 1,781 cc (109 cu in) I4 turbo AGU/ARZ/ARX/AUM 150 PS (110 kW; 148 hp) @5700 210 N·m (155 lb·ft) @1750–4600 8.2 s 217 km/h (135 mph) 1996–2003
1.8 20vT 1,781 cc (109 cu in) I4 turbo AJQ/APP/ARY/AUQ 180 PS (132 kW; 178 hp) @5500 235 N·m (173 lb·ft) @1950–5000 7.5 s 228 km/h (142 mph) 1999–2003
1.8 20vT (S3) 1,781 cc (109 cu in) I4 turbo APY, AMK 210 PS (154 kW; 207 hp) @5800 270 N·m (199 lb·ft) @2100 6.8 s 238 km/h (148 mph) 1999–2001
1.8 20vT (S3) 1,781 cc (109 cu in) I4 turbo BAM 225 PS (165 kW; 222 hp) @5900 280 N·m (207 lb·ft) @2200 6.6 s 243 km/h (151 mph)
and the Jetta's Golfs and Passat TDis will run all day at 200 kph + as will the small Mercedes.
In Australia there is a Learner's period with restricted bikes ( by horsepower and CC) and then once passed that you have to take an additional test to ride unrestricted.
My buddy there with tens of thousands of miles of on road and off road and a way better rider than me could not legally ride my ST1100.
and insurance is reallllly cheap there.
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