Tommi is definitely a smoother wheel smith. But his car wasn't standard either apparently.
Quote "Tommi Makinen’s Nordschleife lap record for a production Subaru. His Impreza was also modified, to be fair, but beating Tommi’s 7:55 lap is still a big challenge.
Technical highlights?
It takes four months for Revolution to build a car like this and it hopes to sell ten at £59,995 plus VAT, or for £20k less if you provide a car and standard engine. Based on a Japanese-spec STI (stronger blocks, Revolution says), the Project STI has 508bhp and 500lb ft when set to its maximum boost level of 1.9bar (Makinen’s car had 320bhp). It retains four-wheel drive, has a lighter body (carbon bonnet, aluminium boot, thinner glass), and uses Cosworth’s 2.2 stroker kit, billet crank and conrods."Quote