Romain Dumas

Volkswagen Shows Off ID.R Record Breaking Run

June 7, 2019 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

Volkswagen Motorsport wrote history with the fully electric-powered ID.R at the Nürburgring-Nordschleife: Romain Dumas (F) lapped the 20.8- kilometre track with the ID.R in 6:05.336 minutes – faster than any electric vehicle has done before. Dumas beat Peter Dumbreck’s (GB, NIO EP9) previous 2017 record by 40.564 seconds and underlined once again the impressive performance […]

Volkswagen makes history with the I.D. R Pikes Peak

June 26, 2018 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

Volkswagen and the I.D. R Pikes Peak have made history at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. Driving the 500-kW (680 PS) I.D. R Pikes Peak, Romain Dumas (F) defeated a field including cars with conventional drivetrain technology. In doing so, he not only broke the previous record for electric vehicles, but also bettered Sébastien […]