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Written by Becky Wells
Building racecars to go round a track? Easy. Smashing high-speed records? Old news. Volkswagen is taking on a much bigger challenge by creating an electric racer designed for the Pikes Peak hillclimb challenge. The international climb has run since 1916 in the Rocky Mountains near Colorado Springs, US. The sprint up is 20km long and scales 1,400 metres to the summit, 4,300 metres above sea level.The Volkswagen prototype has no name and no details as of yet, but will be a part of the brand"s vision to become to the leading producer of electric vehicles. By 2025, it aims to be offering 23 all-electric models.
Date written: 20 Oct 2017
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 9629
Building racecars to go round a track? Easy. Smashing high-speed records? Old news. Volkswagen is taking on a much bigger challenge by creating an electric racer designed for the Pikes Peak hillclimb challenge. The international climb has run since 1916 in the Rocky Mountains near Colorado Springs, US. The sprint up is 20km long and scales 1,400 metres to the summit, 4,300 metres above sea level.The Volkswagen prototype has no name and no details as of yet, but will be a part of the brand"s vision to become to the leading producer of electric vehicles. By 2025, it aims to be offering 23 all-electric models.
Date written: 20 Oct 2017
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 9629
