[Dixie Yooper]

I’ve driven in fast cars on the Autobahn between the same cities as I took ICE, and I’ve never come close to the ICE’s time.

That's because you didn't drive fast enough.

[antiRepublicrat]

That's because you didn't drive fast enough.

You can't normally consistently drive fast enough on the Autobahn to beat the average time of an ICE straight-shot, even when traffic is good. I normally did well over 100mph when traffic allowed.