Vw Electric Car Pikes Peak
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Vw electric car pikes peak. The 671 horsepower fully electric i d. R racer set a new overall pikes peak international hill climb record sunday racing up to 14 115 feet in a stunningly quick 7 57 148. Now vw has released an impressive video of the record breaking run filmed from a helicopter that can barely keep up with the electric race car. The car vw s i d.
H ow much can volkswagen s electric super sports car winner of the legendary pikes peak mountain race in summer 2018 really do. R pikes peak s record breaking run. You ve got it now. Romain dumas and volkswagen motorsport achieved what is probably the greatest hillclimb racing feat of them all.
R pikes peak today in alès france. The previous overall record of 8. The electric volkswagen i d. R pikes peak has now set the fastest time in the history of this hill climb which spans more than 100 years that speaks volumes for electric mobility read further powerhouse with two e engines and 500 kw.
Well enough to reach the finish line at an altitude of 4302 metres in record time. Beating the overall record of pikes peak int. R pikes peak driven by romain dumas outran cars powered by conventional drivetrain technology and with a time of 7 57 148 minutes not only smashed the. R beat to take the record was the peugeot 208 t16 which was powered by an 875 horsepower twin turbocharged v6 and made it up pikes peak in 8 13 878 in 2013 in the hands of.
All while using the same electric car technologies that power the rest of the volkswagen id. The supercar will compete in the pikes peak international hill climb in colorado springs co on june 24 seeking to beat the existing electric car record of 8 57 118 minutes in the annual race to the clouds. When vw smashed pikes peak s all time record with an electric car there was one lingering question for those who couldn t see it live.