Volkswagen electric ID.R takes 7:38.585 minutes to reach “Heaven’s Gate” in China

Green Car Congress
By mmillikinSep 3, 2019, 3:30 am218 pts
Piloting the ID.R electric racer, Romain Dumas (F) completed the 99 tight corners on the Tianmen Mountain road in China in 7:38.585 minutes—a record for the ascent. So far, the 99 corners have been tackled with drifts, in either SUV or sports cars with conventional combustion engines—but never with an…

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