Volkswagen’s ID.R Is The New King Of Goodwood!

• Volkswagen’s purpose-built ID.R set a hillclimb time of 39.90 seconds.
• Follows up on record runs at Pikes Peak, Nurburgring and its previous Goodwood e-record set in 2018.
• Track-specific tweaks include bespoke tyres and weight reductions.
• Is now the fastest vehicle in the world to complete the 1.86km hillclimb.

The Goodwood Festival Of Speed is essentially a motor enthusiast’s Disneyland that is filled with showcases of old classics, new reveals and show runs everywhere. Aside from that, Goodwood is also well known for its famous 1.86km time trial hillclimb sprint that consists of various categories. Like the Nurburgring, a Goodwood hillclimb record has such significance that when an automaker breaks a record, it is noticed by everyone. 

Volkswagen’s purpose-built electric monster, the ID.R, did it again on July 7th, with a hillclimb time of 39.90 seconds. This lap not only broke its 2018 e-record of 43.86 seconds; it has beaten the 20-year-old all-time hillclimb record of 41.60 seconds set by Nick Heifield in the Mclaren MP4/13 F1 car by 1.7 seconds.

This record-breaking run was once again driven by Romain Dumas. It adds to the record breaking streak of lap records set by the ID.R which started 13 months ago. Starting from the Pikes Peak record set in June 2018 to its previous Goodwood e-record set in July last year, followed by the EV Nurburgring record last month and finally breaking the all-time hillclimb record at Goodwood. An interesting highlight of this record run is that the ID.R puts out 680PS of power via twin electric motors,  whereas the Mclaren MP4/13 Formula One car makes 780PS of power out of a Mercedes-Benz V10 internal combustion engine. 

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Check out the onboard video of the record breaking run here:

To achieve this record, the ID.R underwent track-specific alterations to tackle the challenges of the 1.86km climb. These include bespoke Bridgestone tyres, removal of the Formula One-inspired Drag Reduction System (DRS) wing and weight reductions that include smaller batteries to have the car weigh less than 1000kg.

This record run once again underscores the fact that the future of automotive is electric. It further emphasizes the fact that an electric can not only match the best ICE cars in the world but even better them, and do so without much fuss as well.

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