Volkswagen I.D. R sets Goodwood EV record — autoblog.com

The video at the top of the page shows the VW I.D. R in its shootout winning run, in which it clocked a mere 43.86 seconds up the FOS Hill Climb. That run earned the honor of being the fastest electric vehicle to tackle the FOS hill, and the first EV to win the shootout. It also makes it the third-fastest shootout-winning run up the hill ever. But things could have gone a lot worse for VW and Dumas. On an earlier run, the I.D. R dropped all four wheels off the pavement, and began sliding across the grass:

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