There is NO speed limit on German Autobahns, except if otherwise posted.
Typical restrictions signposted are 130 or 120 or 100 km/h.
In case of construction work this could be as low as 80 or 60 km/h.
This is the sign for a restriction (120 km/h max.):
This is the sign, when a restriction (here 70 km/h) is finished and you can go full throttle again.
Breaking the speed limit gets expensive (plus you lose your licence) if you are more than 40 km/h above the speed limit. You will see many Germans on the Autobahn making use of that rule and navigating just below that mark. that means at a restriction of 120 km/h you will probably go with the flow at 150 km/h.
Otherwise, remember that many German cars drive above 250 km/h, sometimes even 300 km/h, so do not block the left lane.
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