Volkswagen ID R Pikes Peak electric protoype to be launched on Sunday

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Volkswagen ID R Pikes Peak electric protoype to be launched on Sunday

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Volkswagen ID R Pikes Peak

The Volkswagen ID R Pikes Peak will be unveiled on April 22

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The Volkswagen ID R Pikes Peak, a four-wheel-drive, electric-powered prototype that will be used on the 2018 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in June, will be unveiled in France on Sunday April 22.

The machine, which has only been shown in computer generated images so far, has been developed by VW’s motorsport arm to showcase the performance capabilities of modern-day electric drive systems. It will act as a high-tech spearhead for a range of new electric-powered ID road cars that are due to begin production at VW’s Zwickau factory in Germany from the end of 2019.

The machine will be shown at an event on Sunday, before an on-track testing programme for its record attempt…

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