Volkswagen I.D. R Pikes Peak 2018  From 1987 to 2018

Volkswagen I.D. R Pikes Peak 2018 - RACE. Volkswagen I.D. R Pikes Peak - 2018 WORLD RECORD 7&| HOW IT&MADE Race Car. Development and car review. The 2018 record Pikes Peak car ⚠ Don&miss next videos: Press the little bell (()) to get notifications Volkswagen and the fully-electric I.D. R Pikes Peak have made history at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. Driving the 500-kW (680 PS) I.D. R Pikes Peak, Romain Dumas (F) defeated a field including cars with conventional drivetrain technology. In doing so, he not only broke the previous record for electric vehicles, but also bettered Sébastien Loeb&(F) all-time record from 2013 – by a full 16 seconds. Dumas&new record of 7m 57.148s minutes is now top of the list of Pikes Peak champions, which includes such acclaimed drivers as Loeb, Walter Röhrl (D), Michèle Mouton (F), Stig Blomqvist (S), Nobuhiro Tajima (J) and also Rod Millen and his son Rhys (both NZ). "The I.D. R Pikes Peak is the sporty forerunner of Volkswagen&fully-electric I.D. family. Today, we saw what this technology is capable of," said Dr. Frank Welsch, Member of the Board of Management of the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand "Technical Development". "Every Volkswagen employee can be extremely proud of today&result. I congratulate the team from the bottom of my heart. With a combination of outstanding engineering skill, passion and commitment, the team has managed to create a fantastic racing car in just eight months. The Volkswagen I.D. R Pikes Peak has...