The successful story of the ID.R began on 24 June 2018, arriving on the scene instantly with a record. At the legendary Pikes Peak (USA), Romain Dumas not only won the famous ‘Race to the Clouds’ with the 500 kW (680 PS) electric four-wheel-drive sports car, but also smashed the all-time record set by a petrol-powered vehicle by a massive 16 seconds. A few weeks later, Dumas undercut the record for electric vehicles at the tradition-steeped Goodwood Festival of Speed (GB) with the ID.R. On 3 June 2019, Volkswagen stepped it up: The electric record on the Nürburgring-Nordschleife (Germany) was beaten comprehensively, and a few days later came the all-time record in Goodwood. Then followed the pioneering achievement of the year: on the Tianmen Mountain Big Gate Road, Romain Dumas set the first official record on the breath-taking road to ‘Heaven’s Gate’ in China with the ID.R.