July 20, 2018 – Volkswagen made motorsport history at the 2018 #pikespeak International Hill Climb on June 24th. At the wheel of the 500-kW (670 horsepower), fully-electric #idrpikespeak, Romain Dumas defeated cars powered by conventional drivetrain technology. The 40-year-old’s time of 7:57.148 minutes not only smashed the previous #record for electric cars, but also bested the all-time #record set in 2013 by Sébastien Loeb by 16.730 seconds.
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