“Holy f**k that’s fast” – Volkswagen’s electric race car laughs in the face of combustion engines, smashes the Pikes Peak hill climb record. Let’s watch from the fan’s perspective!
A Volkswagen electric race car has smashed the record for the annual Pikes Peak hill climb, one of the most famous events on the motorsport calendar. The Volkswagen ID R driven by Romain Dumas completed the 20km climb up the 4300m Colorado mountain in 7 minutes 57.148 seconds, beating the previous best time by 16 seconds.