> I didn't actually check the rev count, but in 5th gear, the car seems very 
> reluctant to go much faster than roughly 65.

OK road test results at 65 mph.

Rather conveniently the speed of traffic on the autobahn on my commute home 
is about 65 mph so it was quite easy to test out.

3rd gear : Almost hitting the start of the dotted red line on the rev 
counter, any useful acceleration in this gear will be outweighed by having 
to change up in 0.2 seconds so a bit pointless at this speed.
4th gear : Most acceleration available here, I would guess this gear is good 
for up to 80 or 90 mph if you really wanted to speed up quickly.  Engine 
noticeably "revving", wouldn't like to cruise in this gear.
5th gear : Not as much acceleration as 4th but still speeds up fairly 
quickly, would be good up to about 110 mph.  Sounds pretty relaxed, at 65mph 
I often leave it in 5th if it's busy and I need to speed up/slow down 
frequently.
6th gear : Not much acceleration here, but I assume uses least fuel, good up 
to 140 mph :-)

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