One of Italy’s few SUVs had made a case for its existence with a Nurburgring lap record.

Posting an impressive time of 7:51.7, the Stelvio QV is now the fastest production SUV around the Green Hell.

Behind the wheel was Fabio Francia, who drove the Guilia QV to a record for fastest four-door sedan around the ‘Ring.

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Additionally, Alfa Romeo says the eight-speed which is mated to the 2.9-litre twin-turbo V6 shifts gears in 150 milliseconds in race mode.

This all adds up to a lap time that stomps the Porsche Cayenne’s previous record by eight seconds.

Alfa Romeo Stelvia QV testing

“We’re proud to now hold two Nürburgring lap time records with the Giulia Quadrifoglio as the fastest four-door production sedan and the Stelvio Quadrifoglio as the fastest production SUV.”

But not everyone is perfectly satisfied with the record just yet.

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However, a certified lap of the Nürburgring is hard to falsify to those who were present, and an official timer doesn’t need to use a YouTube video as proof.

Though FCA Australia has confirmed the Stelvio is coming to Oz in early 2018, a timeframe for the arrival of the Quadrifoglio has not been announced.