2019 Volkswagen I.D. R Pikes Peak

MOTORSPORT WITH ELECTRIC DRIVE: DOUBLE WORLD PREMIERE FOR THE NEW VOLKSWAGEN ID. R

•First premiere: the consistently and continuously developed version of the fully electric powered Volkswagen ID. R is presented
•The electric lap record on the Nürburgring is the declared aim for the ID. R
•Second premiere: the new electro racer can now be driven virtually on the Nordschleife
•For download: press booklet with information on the ID. R and the ID. family
Wolfsburg (Germany) – Volkswagen has presented the continuously developed version of the ID. R, the fully electric race car. The racing flagship of the future fully electric product family from Volkswagen is to set a new lap record for electric vehicles on the 20.832-kilometre-long Nordschleife. In order for driver Romain Dumas to undercut the until-now best time of 6:45.90 minutes, Volkswagen Motorsport has consistently and continuously developed the ID. R. On 25 April, the ID. R is to complete its first test on the Nürburgring-Nordschleife. Virtually speaking, the ID. R will already drive its first laps from today; for the first time, a race car will also be presented at the same time in a near-reality computer simulation that can be downloaded free of charge.




The 500 kW (680 PS) electric drive of the ID. R has been adapted to the world-unique track characteristics of the Nordschleife. Two lithium-ion battery blocks serve as energy storage on board the ID. R, which were constructed with expertise from Volkswagen's production development and whose structure is comparable to the technology that is to be used in the future production vehicles from the ID. family.

New aerodynamics with technology from Formula 1
The most striking feature of the evolved version of the ID. R is the aerodynamics designed for a higher top speed. 'Last year, the many- cornered hill-climb track and the thin air at Pikes Peak demanded maximum downforce,' explains François-Xavier Demaison, Technical Director of Volkswagen Motorsport. 'On the Nordschleife lap, the ID. R will reach an average speed of more than 180 km/h – with a top speed on the straight of up to 270 km/h. We have therefore developed a completely new aerodynamic package with DRS (Drag Reduction System), known from Formula 1, as well as optimised the energy management, which controls the power output of the two electric motors and energy recovery under braking.'



Digital world premiere: drive the ID. R on the Nordschleife by yourself
But not only will Dumas have the opportunity to drive the ID. R on the Nordschleife. Racing fans can as of now compare themselves to the pro – virtually speaking, that is. On the occasion of the world premiere of the continuously developed ID. R, Volkswagen has launched an online racing simulation for the free-to-play racing simulator RaceRoom, in which the gamer himself/herself can take to the 20.832-kilometre Nordschleife in the ID. R and can compete with Romain Dumas – with the option to use virtual reality glasses as well. The computer vehicle model was created based on original ID. R data, while the engineers from Volkswagen Motorsport have given the game developers deep insights into the driving dynamics of the electric racing car in order to make the driving experience as realistic as possible on a home computer. All information can be found here: www.raceroom.com/volkswagen

Source - Volkswagen