(September 2, 2019) An extraordinary drive on the limit, with spectacular images and the fifirst record on Tianmen Mountain: Volkswagen has achieved a major milestone with the ID.R in China — one that literally helps drive electromobility to new highs. Romain Dumas completed the 99 tight corners on the Tianmen Mountain road in 7:38.585 minutes — faster than ever before.

The ID.R currently holds the records on Pikes Peak in Colorado and at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in England, the electric lap record on the Nürburgring-Nordschleife, and now the fastest time for an ascent of Tianmen Mountain in China.

The car is the motorsport ambassador for the new, fully-electric range of vehicles from Volkswagen, the ID. family, the first of which — the ID.3 — will have its world premiere Sept. 10 at the Frankfurt Motor Show.

“A new record on a truly spectacular road. Volkswagen and the ID.R have once again shown what the electromobility of the future is already capable of today,” said Ralf Brandstätter, chief operating officer of the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand. “Not only has it proven that electric cars like the ID.R can break established records and set new benchmarks, but the ID.R also shows how emotive and exciting the mobility of the future is.”