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Volkswagen ID. R Ready for Nordschleife Record Attempt
The ID. R is a marketing gimmick as the sporty forerunner of the ID. family of fully-electric production vehicles from Volkswagen starting in 2020. Thus, it aims for a new record lap time for electric vehicles at the historic Eifel circuit, with Romain Dumas at the wheel. Continue reading

Volkswagen ID.R Sets New EV Record on The Nürburgring
The Volkswagen ID.R, powered by two electric motors, lapped the Nürburgring-Nordschleife in 6:05.336 minutes – faster than any electric vehicle before it. Romain Dumas (F) beat the previous record set by Peter Dumbreck (GB, NIO EP9) in 2017 by 40.564 … Continue reading →