VW to attempt Pikes Peak Hill Climb Challenge in an Electric Car EDIT: Beats world record!

AMG Power · 22nd April 2018, 11:25

Global Launch of the car today: 22nd April 2018

With a view to shrugging off remnants of the diesel gate scam, VW will be attempting to break the Colorado Hill climb record in an electric vehicle.

Dubbed as the "Volkswagen ID R Pikes Peak" the car is a four-wheel-drive, electric-powered prototype which has been designed to compete in the 2018 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in June. Its much-awaited prototype will be unveiled in France on Sunday, April 22, 2018. The new machine will be shown at an event on Sunday, before an on-track testing programme for its record attempt on the 156-turn, 19.98-kilometre mountain begins the following day.

The machine has only been shown in computer-generated images, so far. It has been developed by VW's motorsport arm as an attempt to showcase the performance capabilities of contemporary electric drive systems.

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TSIboy · 22nd April 2018, 22:28

Few more pics of the same. Got them from a whatsapp group. 680PS and 650Nm was the power and torque outputs that were mentioned though I dont know if that's the real figures.
Cheers.

AMG Power · 23rd April 2018, 12:15

And here's the actual launch yesterday:

https://youtu.be/bxO1TFh40Ag

TSIboy · 15th June 2018, 20:18

So the car completed it's first test for the hill climb...
Video by VW Motorsport.

https://youtu.be/CkdepmXzbKc

sgiitk · 16th June 2018, 11:49

If the beastie has enough juice then this should be a cinch. After all a dc motor has maximum torque at stall. So this is right up their strength.

StarrySky · 25th June 2018, 11:23

VW I.D. R breaks all-time record at Pikes Peak

sandeepmohan · 26th June 2018, 08:07

Now that is what I call, smashing a record.
https://jalopnik.com/some-interestin...hin-1827103039

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AMG Power Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: BLR Posts: 1,278 Thanked: 8,850 Times	VW to attempt Pikes Peak Hill Climb Challenge in an Electric Car EDIT: Beats world record! Global Launch of the car today: 22nd April 2018 With a view to shrugging off remnants of the diesel gate scam, VW will be attempting to break the Colorado Hill climb record in an electric vehicle. Dubbed as the "Volkswagen ID R Pikes Peak" the car is a four-wheel-drive, electric-powered prototype which has been designed to compete in the 2018 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in June. Its much-awaited prototype will be unveiled in France on Sunday, April 22, 2018. The new machine will be shown at an event on Sunday, before an on-track testing programme for its record attempt on the 156-turn, 19.98-kilometre mountain begins the following day. The machine has only been shown in computer-generated images, so far. It has been developed by VW's motorsport arm as an attempt to showcase the performance capabilities of contemporary electric drive systems. More info Attached Thumbnails Last edited by AMG Power : 22nd April 2018 at 11:41.
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