Here's The Insane Aerial Footage Of VW's Pikes Peak Record Run

Sit back and enjoy this amazing helicopter-shot footage from Volkswagen's record-breaking run up Pikes Peak with the ID R electric beast

A couple of weeks ago we were able to bring you limited roadside footage of Volkswagen’s ID R electric racer absolutely smashing the previous Pikes Peak course record by 16 seconds. Now we can bring you the full thing – from the air.

The sound was clearly filmed from the car and then mixed with the aerial footage, but it seems like it’s out of sync so don’t pay too much attention to it. It doesn’t really sound all that good most of the time anyway.

The sheer speed of the purpose-built racer, though, as it climbs the hill through the forest and the many hairpins that come afterwards, is something to behold. The movement of the helicopter partly disguises it, but at times you can see the ridiculous cornering velocities on tap. Go get a drink, sit down and enjoy.

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GTRTURTLE 🔰 🐢(Oo \ S K Y L I N E / oO) (Koen

I know the Porsche 919 EVO is a hybrid track car so it wouldn’t be nearly as effective as this full electric car, but I wonder if it would be feasible for it to attempt pikes peak

07/10/2018 - 12:42 |
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Wouldn’t see why not. Certainly needs some tweaks and possibly a different steering rack to cope with hairpins but other than that, it’s a car, and this is a road… so.

07/10/2018 - 13:02 |
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The 919 evo is more than a match to the ID R . It may be hybrid but it’s NOT slower than the ID R

07/10/2018 - 16:19 |
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maurotehsilva

Good god this thing is loud but that cornering!

07/10/2018 - 12:44 |
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Jakob

Who needs Diesel, TIE Fighter engines are where it’s at now.

07/10/2018 - 12:55 |
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🎺🎺thank mr skeltal

The best thing about electric cars is that we finally have vehicles that sound like TIE fighters

07/10/2018 - 12:57 |
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Anonymous

All EVs should be TIE fighter loud at least on the outside.

07/10/2018 - 13:04 |
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Anonymous

Now if roadgoing EV’s were this loud there would be no need for those sound generator things

07/10/2018 - 13:19 |
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Sonia Rizzo 🚘

That’s the fastest mosquito I’ve ever seen!!!

07/10/2018 - 13:34 |
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Anonymous

It knew where to go due to being able to find the check engine light.

07/10/2018 - 16:05 |
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Shane Koshie

Man, If Bugatti attempted this with its new track-biased cardboard the idr would be destroyed

07/10/2018 - 20:29 |
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Jia the Supra Fanboy

very very impressive.

also, read the facebook comments on this post. it’s atrocious and full of toxicity and negativity, and fools claiming turbo lag is a desirable trait. SMH

07/10/2018 - 23:09 |
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It certainly is exiting, so i can see why it is

07/11/2018 - 07:38 |
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