“Our goal is to enable our customers to test the future mobility.”

The Nardo Ring, which was built and owned by Fiat in 1975, was purchased by Porsche in 2012 and renamed the Nardo Technical Center. It is located in the north-west corner of Nardo, Italy. It measures 7.8 miles (12.6 km) in length and 52feet (16m) wide.

The Nardo Technical Center has been designed so that cars don’t have to turn their steering wheel at high speeds. The circuit is a Porsche center for improving its cars. However, the German automaker closed it to renovate the circuit towards the end 2018.

It’s now that the Nardo Technical Center is open for further testing of Porsche cars.

“With the modernization of tracks, the strategic growth of the Nardo Technical Center progresses decisively,” Malte Radmann (Chairman of the Board of Directors of Nardo Technical Center) and Managing Director of Porsche Engineering, said.

He said, “This proving ground was always one-of-a kind and is now more important than ever for the Porsche development strategy as well as the vehicle testing activities within the automotive industry in general,” he continued.

It took seven months to finish the renovation, which cost 35-million Euros or 39.5-million USD at current exchange rates. The entire track was asphalted, and a new guardrail system was also installed. Porsche’s 126,775-square yard (106,000-meter) car dynamic platform was also completely renovated.

The Nardo Technical Center will not only focus on speed but also serve as a testing ground for the latest automotive developments such as fast-charging of electric cars, driver assistance systems and autonomous driving.

Antonio Gratis (Managing Director, Nardo Technical Center) stated that the goal of the center is to enable customers to test the future mobility.