Volkswagen has achieved a major milestone with the ID.R in China - one that literally helps drive electromobility to new highs. Romain Dumas completed the 99 tight corners on the Tianmen Mountain road in seven minutes 38.585 seconds - faster than ever before.
The car is the motorsport ambassador for the new, fully-electric range of vehicles from Volkswagen, the ID. family, the first of which - the ID.3 - will have its world premiere on 10 September at the Frankfurt Motor Show.
The 10.9km 'China Challenge' to 'Heaven's Gate', consists of 99 hairpins, some of which offer a radius of just six metres, followed by short sprints and fast winding sections wherein the ID.R reached speeds of up to 230km/h.
