Volkswagen Id.R Sets Novel Electrical Tape On The Nürburgring

Volkswagen has achieved roughly other milestone inwards electro-mobility: The ID.R, powered past times 2 electrical motors, lapped the Nürburgring-Nordschleife inwards 6:05.336 minutes – faster than whatsoever electrical vehicle earlier it. Romain Dumas (F) trounce the previous tape laid past times Peter Dumbreck (GB, NIO EP9) inwards 2017 past times 40.564 seconds. With an average speed of 204.96 km/h, the ID.R ane time once again underlined the impressive surgical operation capabilities of Volkswagen’s electrical drive. This 500 kW (680 PS) emission-free race motorcar is the racing flagship of the futurity fully electrical ID. production household unit of measurement from Volkswagen.

“The Nordschleife of the Nürburgring is non solely the world’s most demanding race track, it is likewise the ultimate exam for production vehicles,” says Herbert Diess, Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen Group. “The ID.R has mastered this challenge amongst nifty distinction in addition to has completed the fastest emission-free lap of all time. As farther proof of its impressive surgical operation capabilities, Volkswagen’s e-mobility tin straight off proudly telephone telephone itself ‘Nürburgring-approved’. I congratulate the squad from Volkswagen Motorsport in addition to driver Romain Dumas on the tertiary tape for the ID.R”

Within only twelve months, Volkswagen Motorsport has already laid 3 rail records amongst the ID.R. On 24 June 2018, Romain Dumas achieved the absolute rail tape of 7:57.148 minutes at the renowned Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (USA). Just 3 weeks later, he achieved a novel best fourth dimension for electrical cars of 43.86 seconds at the Goodwood Festival of Speed inwards southern England. The novel tape on the legendary Nordschleife has straight off been added to this successful run.

For Romain Dumas, who is a four-time winner of the 24-hour race at the Nürburgring, the tape lap amongst the ID.R is roughly other highlight on his favourite track. “To last a record-holder on the Nordschleife makes me unbelievably proud,” says Dumas. “For me, this is the best in addition to most hard race rail inwards the world. I desire to give cheers the squad at Volkswagen Motorsport, who accept ane time once again done a fantastic job. The ID.R was perfectly prepared for the Nordschleife in addition to it was then much fun to sense the blistering acceleration in addition to rapid cornering speeds.”

With the e-record on the Nordschleife, Volkswagen has ane time once again demonstrated the enormous surgical operation capabilities that come upwards amongst electrical mobility. “This impressive success storey is the final result of meticulous training past times our engineers, the flawless move past times the whole squad during testing in addition to of class a perfect driving surgical operation past times Romain Dumas,” says Volkswagen Motorsport Director Sven Smeets.

To laid for the Nürburgring Nordschleife challenge, inwards only 5 months Volkswagen Motorsport gave the ID.R a consummate makeover compared to the tape outings on Pikes Peak in addition to inwards Goodwood. “For this evolved version of the ID.R, the aerodynamic configuration was to a greater extent than strongly adapted to the highest possible speed, rather than maximum downforce,” explains François-Xavier Demaison, Technical Director. “With extensive exam laps inwards the simulator in addition to on the race track, nosotros adapted the ID.R to the unique weather of the Nordschleife, focussing mainly on chassis tuning, pose out energy management in addition to optimal selection of tyres for the tape attempt.”

The VW ID.R straight off holds the 2nd fastest Nürburgring fourth dimension e'er recorded, the fastest beingness laid past times sis companionship Porsche amongst a modified LMP1 919 Hybrid EVO amongst a fourth dimension of 5 minutes 19.55 seconds at an average speed of 233.8 km/h (145.3 mph) - virtually thirty km/h faster than the ID.R.

Where the 500 kW ID.R's move on speed during the lap tape peaked at 270 km/h, the 865 kW 919 EVO was able to regularly sustain speeds over 300 km/h amongst a peak of 370 km/h during his record-beating run.