[Auto] Volkswagen ID.R rolls down the Nürburgring with Nico Rosberg at the wheel

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Regardless of who it may be, the Volkswagen ID.R is the fastest electric car on the planet. In fact, it currently holds five records on three continents and former Formula 1 driver and world champion Nico Rosberg recently had the opportunity to test it. Very few people outside the Wolfsburg orbit have had the opportunity to drive the ID.R. In fact, only Top Gear's Chris Harris has been able to put himself at the controls of this impressive machine.
 

The gods of time did not smile at the former Formula 1 champion in the "Green Hell." However, despite the rain, wind and temperatures below 10 ° C, Rosberg still had a smile on his face as he climbed the ID.R. “I haven't driven a real race car in the rain in a while, but I immediately felt like a fish in water again on the ID.R. It feels great to drive, ”explained Rosberg after his test drive.


 

“The traction, the acceleration, the downforce, it was all very familiar,” said the man who won 23 grands prix over the course of his career at the Grand Circus. “Congratulations to the Volkswagen engineers, who have done important pioneering work in the field of electromobility with the ID.R. The job of the automotive industry is to change mobility as a whole. It should be the test and development platform to transport the technology to production. I could even imagine having an ID.3 for my family. "
 

“We are delighted that Nico wanted to test our ID.R. The fact that an electric car put a smile on the face of a Formula 1 world champion is a great response and underlines the fact that electric mobility can create a lot of fascination and excitement, ”said Volkswagen Motorsport Director Sven Smeets. In perfect condition, the Volkswagen ID.R can reach 100 km / h in just 1.65 seconds, leaving even an F1 on the ground.
 

But even so, the ID.R is not as fast as the car Rosberg used to drive, but he says it feels similar in corners thanks to the large amount of downforce it produces. The German driver admitted to being quite nervous when he first climbed into the narrow and claustrophobic cabin of the prototype, but as soon as he launched the car out of the box, there was no doubt that he felt at home. It seems that the 650 hp and 1,100 kilos of the set are handled like silk.
 

Meanwhile, Volkswagen Motorsport continues to add integers to the success story with the ID.R. The car currently holds five records: in addition to Pikes Peak in Colorado (USA), Goodwood Hill (UK) and Tianmen Mountain Road in Zhangjiajie (China), it also holds the lap record for electric vehicles in Nürburgring-Nordschleife and on the Bilster Berg track (Germany). And from this technology are born the compact ID.3 and the electric SUV ID.4, with 20 fully electric vehicles scheduled for 2025.