Volkswagen's I.D. Racer Mops Up Pike Peaks Qualifying With An 11 Second Margin

Volkswagen went to Pikes Peak this week for the explicit purpose of exacting revenge on the mountain, and it looks as if it may soon achieve it. The company’s I.D. R racer just set the fastest qualifying time. At 3:16.083 minutes, the electric behemoth managed to best every other vehicle qualifying on the 5-mile track track.

In fact, three-time Pikes Peak winner and Porsche factory driver Romain Dumas was 11.049 seconds quicker than the next fastest driver — Simone Faggioli in his internal-combustion Norma M20 SF PKP.

MDarringer - 6/21/2018 11:13:01 AM

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Pointless accomplishment because this in no way can make slow selling Passats, Atlases, and Tiguans sell better.

trboaccord - 6/21/2018 12:22:30 PM

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They can make this but they cant make production models of electric vehicles at this time? Their priorities have and will continue to be completely out of wack!

MDarringer - 6/21/2018 1:34:21 PM

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This vehicle should have been an Audi or a Porsche or a Lamborghini badged thing.

zlives - 6/21/2018 4:02:51 PM

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i agree comrade, just waiting to see what others do.