Volkswagens I.D. R Pikes Peak is targeting to set a record this Sunday, 22 April. The futuristic-looking car is Volkswagen’s first fully-electric racing car and it is VW’s aim to show the world their electric prowess. After the whole issue with dieselgate, it seems that VW is turning their attention to electric vehicles and what better way than to take on other players in a gruelling Pikes Peak challenge.
Lightweight construction and aerodynamic perfection contribute to an exciting design, which houses a powerful electric power unit. The I.D. R Pikes Peak will first take its place under the spotlight of the international media at the racetrack in Alés, France – home of world-class driver Romain Dumas (F), who will be at the wheel for the Pikes Peak Hill Climb – before the official test programme gets underway just one day later.
Key date, 24 June 2018 – one goal: Break the record for electric racing cars.
The event on Pikes Peak, reverently known as the “Race to the Clouds”, starts at 2,862 metres and finishes at 4,302 metres above sea level. For more than 100 years, it has been the most spectacular hill climb in the world of motor racing. Volkswagen took part with an iconic and spectacular twin-engine Golf in 1987 but came up just short of victory. The goal is now to settle that score by setting a new record for electric cars.
