The Nurburgring track in Germany in one of the most famous and grueling tracks in the world. Now, it has become a test bed for handling on everything from the world’s top supercars to SUV’s and run of the mill sedans.

We guess that is a good statement about the overall advancement of the auto industry. Maybe they can go on the track though, but how fast can they do it – that is an important question.

In that area, Subaru is excited because they have set their highest time around the track since they started testing there in 1992. The 7 minutes, 55 seconds Subaru company record was set in the 2011 WRX STI, driven by World Rally Champion Tommi Mäkinen, who won the Championship four times.