Volkswagen Group owns a test track facility in Ehra-Lessien, some 18 km (11 mi) north of its Wolfsburg factory.

The track is currently used by all Volkswagen Group subsidiaries and marques, such as Audi, Lamborghini, Bentley, Bugatti, SEAT, Škoda, and Porsche.

The facility features 96 km (60 mi) of private tarmac, which includes a large variety of road surfaces and curves, used as test tracks to evaluate new and prototype vehicles.

In Episode 2 of Season 9, aired on 4 February 2007 on BBC Two's Top Gear, presenter James May reached 407.5 km/h (253.2 mph) in a Bugatti Veyron thus breaking the world land speed record for a road legal vehicle.

The top speed was set by Andy Wallace and verified by the TÜV (Germany's Technical Inspection Association).