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Faster than Formula 1: New record for the Volkswagen ID.R at Goodwood

The first electric race car to beat Formula 1: The Volkswagen ID.R has made motorsport history again by setting a new all-time record at the ‘Goodwood Festival of Speed’. Romain Dumas completed the 1.86-kilometre track in the south of England in just 39.90 seconds. In doing so, the 500-kW (680-PS) electric race car broke the previous record, which had stood for 20 years, by 1.7 seconds

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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.

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Volkswagen had its trousers pulled down, well and truly during and after the ‘dieselgate’ saga. Having endured a huge loss of face in 2015 that is still very much ongoing today WW decided the do the honourable thing and come clean ! They are now well on the way to becoming one of the leaders in e-mobility and have committed an eye watering 11 Billion Euros in development by 2023.

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