{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"300mph top speeds. 6min 30 at the Nürburgring. Are cars too fast? #277","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/300mph-top-speeds-6min-30-at-the-nurburgring-are-cars-too-fast-277","audioUrl":"https://anchor.fm/s/10af559f0/podcast/play/110278926/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-9-27%2F410055970-44100-2-37e6afd88c784b29.mp3","description":"Dan Prosser and Andrew Frankel ask if performance testing is getting out of hand. With several car makers pursuing 300mph top speeds with road-legal cars, and as showroom models begin to lap the Nürburgring in 6min 30secs, is it time to put a stop to all this or should mankind continue to push the boundaries of what's possible? Dan and Andrew debate those points and more, and consider what role car magazines have played in all this.Use coupon code pod20 at checkout to get 20% off an annual subscription to The Intercooler's online car magazine for the first year! Listen to this podcast ad-free, and enjoy a subscriber-only midweek podcast too. With a 30-day free trial, you can try it risk-free – https://www.the-intercooler.com/subscribe/Find out more about JBR Capital here – https://www.jbrcapital.comUse coupon code Ti10 to get 10% off your Supernatural Car Care order – https://supernaturalcarcare.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\n"},"annotations":[{"startTime":162.3,"endTime":171.3,"type":"term","title":"top speeds","url":"/glossary/top-speeds","quote":"...car magazine figuring top speeds, 300 mile an hour top speeds. It's all absolutely potty...","canonicalId":"term:top-speeds","priority":0.5,"confidence":0.9,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-4o-mini","data":{"explanation":"Top speeds refer to the maximum speed a vehicle can achieve under optimal conditions. 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