ON MONDAY driver Romain Dumas and the VW Motorsport team summoned lightning out of a clear blue sky. Blessed with near-perfect conditions at Germany’s Nürburgring test track, Mr. Dumas, at the wheel of Volkswagen’s all-electric ID.R speedster, powered around the 12.94-mile course in a breathtaking, barely visible 6:05.336. That figure is second overall only to another green arrow, Porsche’s 919 Hybrid Evo, an unlimited gas-electric hybrid that did the deed last year in 5:19.546.
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Volkswagen’s Record-Breaking EVs May Help Us Forget Dieselgate
ON MONDAY driver Romain Dumas and the VW Motorsport team summoned lightning out of a clear blue sky. Blessed with near-perfect conditions at Germany’s Nürburgring test track, Mr. Dumas, at the wheel of Volkswagen’s all-electric ID.R speedster, powered around the 12.94-mile course in a breathtaking, barely visible 6:05.336.
Electric Record Nordschleife | Full Lap Volkswagen ID.R
Electric power can be so fast on the Nordschleife! ⚡ Racing driver Romain Dumas set the new electric record on the Nordschleife – 6:05 minutes! Here is the complete lap of the Volkswagen ID.R! ➡ Experience the Nürburgring: https://www.nuerburgring.de/ #JustElectric #nring
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Volkswagen has been transforming since 2015, working to atone for the damage of the diesel matter while improving the core business, instituting new ethics and compliance programs with real teeth, and aggressively investing in electric vehicle development and production. Next the company needed to address its iconic brand.
Electric Vehicles
From the groundbreaking ID.4 SUV to the iconic ID. Buzz van, VW’s got you plugged into the future of fun to drive.