Volkswagen I.D R

The Volkswagen Pikes Peak I.D. R with the team and driver Romain Dumas. ( accompanied also by the VW I.D Buzz )

Volkswagen I.D. R will attempt to set a Nurburgring lap record

Volkswagen is driving forward at high speed, both in production vehicles and on the racetrack. Following the record-breaking run at the famous Pikes Peak Hill Climb, the ID. R – Volkswagen’s fully-

electric sports car – has now set its sights on another record in the summer of 2019: the lap record for electric cars on the Nürburgring-Nordschleife in Germany, which is regarded as one of the toughest racetracks in the world.

A comparatively narrow track, 20.832 kilometres in length, with no fewer than 75 corners, and regularly climbing or descending through the Eifel forests – the Nordschleife, which was opened in 1927, is one of a kind and continues to serve as an outstanding test environment for the automobile industry. Former Formula 1 world champion, Jackie Stewart, once respectfully called the circuit the “Green Hell”. Despite the iconic circuit being subjected to repeated modifications, it has not hosted Formula 1 since 1978.

The Volkswagen Pikes Peak I.D. R on the way to winning the 2018 Pikes Peak event in the USA.

Technical Spec :

The Volkswagen I.D. R features two electric motors, located at each axle, allowing for a combined 507 kW; 689 PS (680 hp) and 649 N⋅m (479 lb⋅ft) of torque. The I.D. R weighs under 1,100 kg (2,500 lb) and has a 0 to 60 mph (97 km/h) time of 2.25 seconds

The Volkswagen I.D. made its competition début at the Pikes Peak International Hill climb in Colorado Springs, Colorado on June 24, 2018. It was driven by Romain Dumas.

The I.D. R became the first car to complete the hill climb in under eight minutes (7:57.148), breaking the outright record set by Sébastien Loeb and the Peugeot 208 T16 Pikes Peak.