COLORADO - Volkswagen ID R successfully breaks the Pikes Peak world record that has been held by Sebastien Loeb since 2013.
Romain Dumas is believed to be the racer, Volkswagen ID R posted a time of 7 minutes 57.148 seconds. Note this time is 1 minute faster than Rhys Millen that uses prototype electric cars. Furthermore, VW ID R beat the record owned by Sebastian Loeb with Peugeot 208 T16 ie 8 minutes 13,878 seconds.
"Today we see the capabilities of the technology that carried Volkswagen ID R. All employees of VW will certainly be very proud of this result. From the bottom of my heart I congratulate the team. The combination of exceptional technical skills, passion and commitment, the team has succeeded in creating a fantastic race car, "said Dr. Frank as Technical Chief Volkswagen.
Volkswagen ID R Pikes Peak is prepared within eight months only. A short enough time to break the world record.
For Dumas himself, this is an important note for his career. Although he has recorded the fastest time record as many as three times, not even break the world record.
Dumas is a multi-talent racer from France. He is the owner of the Le Mans 24 hour league title twice in a row. He won the durability racing by using Porsche and Audi.
"With this result, we surpassed our expectations as long as we ourselves. ID R Pikes Peak is the most impressive car I drive all the time. The electric motors we used were completely different from before and I really learned during this project, "Dumas said.
Volkswagen ID Pikes Peak, using an electric motor that is believed to be capable of boost power 680 hp. While the weight of the vehicle is less than 1100 kilograms. The record is inscribed Volkswagen ID Pikes Peak believed will be hard to beat in the near future.
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