In 18 years of testing the famed N\u00c3\u00bcrburgring, no Subaru has done better. None has gone faster. And none has exuded more confidence under extreme conditions.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n
That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s how Subaru is billing its April 16 blitzing of the arduous Green Hell in a fleet 7 minutes, 55 seconds in a 2011 WRX STI sedan. New video of this test is an enthusiast\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s dream, offering the view from the cockpit as this lithe Subie strains and streaks through the forests of Germany. In the right-hand-drive car, the acceleration\u00c2\u00a0 …\u00c2\u00a0 Details<\/a><\/p>\n The prototype WRX STI has been timed in a test drive around the N\u00c3\u00bcrburgring.\u00c2\u00a0 Major improvements have been made to the chassis performance, including the body itself as well as its aerodynamics. The new mode shaved more than 4 seconds of the 2004 time, clocking in at 7:55; the fastest lap time ever recorded for the WRX STI.\u00c2\u00a0 Driver: Tommi M\u00c3\u00a4kinen<\/p>\n