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Written by Stephen Dobie
Volkswagen has smashed the Pikes Peak hillclimb record. The electric ID R Pikes Peak and its driver, Romain Dumas beat not only the fastest time set by an EV, but the startling 8m13.878s put in by Sebastien Loeb in the wild Peugeot 208 T16 five years ago. Dumas managed an eye-popping 7m57.148s up the Colorado course"s 12.4 miles and 156 corners. "We exceeded even our own high expectations with that result," said Dumas. "Since this week"s tests, we have known that it was possible to break the all-time record. For it to come off, everything had to come together perfectly from the technology to the driver. And the weather had to play ball too. The I.D. R Pikes Peak is the most impressive car I have ever driven in competition."
Date written: 25 Jun 2018
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 12318
Volkswagen has smashed the Pikes Peak hillclimb record. The electric ID R Pikes Peak and its driver, Romain Dumas beat not only the fastest time set by an EV, but the startling 8m13.878s put in by Sebastien Loeb in the wild Peugeot 208 T16 five years ago. Dumas managed an eye-popping 7m57.148s up the Colorado course"s 12.4 miles and 156 corners. "We exceeded even our own high expectations with that result," said Dumas. "Since this week"s tests, we have known that it was possible to break the all-time record. For it to come off, everything had to come together perfectly from the technology to the driver. And the weather had to play ball too. The I.D. R Pikes Peak is the most impressive car I have ever driven in competition."
Date written: 25 Jun 2018
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 12318
