Romain Dumas accomplished another spectacular record in the incredible all-electric Volkswagen ID.R by reaching the “Heaven’s Gate” in China in 7:38.585. This is the first official time on the 10.906 ...
For months German carmaker Volkswagen has been busy building up the hype around its attempt to climb the Tianmen Mountain with an electric car. On Monday, September 2, it was all over in 7:38.585 ...
What do you do when the electric race car you built to beat Pikes Peak shatters the record on its first attempt? If you’re Volkswagen, and that race car is the ID. R, you look for new bits of road to ...
Volkswagen announced a new challenge for the all-electric racing car I.D. R, which in 2018 set a new record at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in Colorado and is already scheduled for ...
When we first heard that Volkswagen was taking its barnstorming electric ID.R up the Heaven's Gate road up Tianmen Mountain, we thought this could be the start of a Chinese Nurburgring or Pikes Peak – ...
The Volkswagen ID R electric race car is already pretty darn accomplished. Not only did it break the overall record at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in July, the automaker picked up the EV record at ...
When most automakers want to set a speed record, they go to the Nürburgring. But Land Rover seems to prefer China, which makes sense, given that the country is the world’s largest market for new cars.
China’s Tianmen Road is the go-to, out-of-the-way spot for record-setting and demonstrations of vehicle prowess. Alternately called one of the most spectacular roads in the world and one of the most ...
The BMW i4 is the German carmaker’s way of showing everyone it can do better than the i3. It’s a true all-electric 4 Series that keeps the Bavarian DNA alive. Watch how the i4 eDrive40 goes sideways ...
International competitors race in a bike challenge on a cliffside road on Sunday in Tianmen Mountain scenic area of Zhangjiajie, Hunan province. [Photo by Tuo Liang/For chinadaily.com.cn] An ...