FASTER THAN AN F1 CAR: Volkswagen I.D. R vs Chris Harris (EXTENDED) | Top Gear: Series 28

[Music] it's called the IDR and while it might look like a race car the IDR doesn't exist to compete in any championship anywhere on the planet no this is a race car built without rules a race car unlimited so if you've got a blank sheet of paper and your only aim is to go really really fast what you do for power have listen to this that's right Volkswagens no-limits racing car is electric Volkswagens answer to ultimate power is batteries so let's see what those batteries can do [Music] that's ludicrous book 62 seconds for 225 seconds [Music] [Music] or to put it another way what is a McLaren 720s over 700 horsepower pretty much the fastest supercar on the planet right now remember that [Music] hated a front wheel wheel Smith wow it is a whole new division of us in fact this 670 horsepower IDR accelerates faster than a Formula One car but straight-line speed is just the warm-up act because the ideas wings and fins generate over a ton of downforce and with its electric motors also providing four-wheel drive when you get to a corner the effect is profound this thing rips new hard test service a blacked-out private [Music] how do you say that they accelerate song did you feel the fright and the punch by [Music] it makes your brain move around inside us yeah copy that box box yeah I should have mentioned that is the one issue with the IDR already I need to stop and plug it in driven hard the IDR will manage just 12 miles before needing her let's be honest lengthy recharge but there's a very good reason for that and that reason is Pikes Peak every summer this legendary mountain in the heart of the Colorado Rockies plays host to the greatest Hill Climb race on the planet the road to the summit is 12 miles long and since the IDR was built to get up there faster than any car ever before 12 miles of range was all it needed an electric power would give it the edge [Music] like us petrol engines breathe air and the summit of Pikes Peak is at over 14,000 feet there's not much air at that altitude a regulate internal combustion engine can lose more than a third of its power up there but an electric car well that's just as powerful at the top as it is at the bottom so if you want to get really high electricity it's what you need and it worked in 2018 in the hands of race legend Rome and Duma the IDR obliterated the Pikes Peak record by more than 16 seconds job done

Channel: Top Gear

Views: 1,333,883

Rating: 4.7994614 out of 5

Keywords: Top Gear, Top Gear Series, Car Review, Car Compare, Super Car, street car, BBC, BBC Studios, Chris Harris, VW, Top Gear VW, Volkswagen, VW ID R, VW I.D. R, Volkswagen I.D. R, I.D. R, Top Gear I.D. R, Top Gear Volkswagen, Chris Harris On Cars, electric cars, electric car, chris harris on cars, tesla model 3, EV, Electric, Volkswagen ID, Volkswagen Electric, Electric Race Car, Le Mans

Id: 2aY3uhARp0A

Length: 6min 7sec (367 seconds)

Published: Mon Jun 01 2020

Reddit Comments

[u/MiTruckGuy]

I saw it set the record at Goodwood! It’s unbelievable to see in person. It feels like you’re watching a video that’s been sped up when the car drives past.

[u/I_must_find_a_name]

Yeah no shit it is faster. It doesnt have to be within certain regulations.

[u/Trichotillomaniac-]

I hate the claim "faster than an F1 car"

Faster at what? On what track could this beat a F1 car? Autocross parking lot?

[u/Obi-Wan_Kannabis]

I like what Tiff Needell said about this thing. VW after dieselgate had to pretend to care about the environment by making a pointless car that wins pointless records that nobody else competes in.

[u/AuthenticEstimator]

Why does he claim that the 720S is the fastest supercar on the planet?

[u/hammerthehalo]

I want to see an all Electric Endurance Racing series. Think of how such a series could really advance electric tech for the consumer sector.

[u/stashtv]

If you want more Gs in a ride, you'll have to fly!

[u/Astandsforataxia69]

What a boring car

[u/bcvnnncc]

It’s not faster than an f1 car ffs. Not even close. If you are going to say it’s faster than f1 you may as well say any supercar is since it can beat 50s f1