Before the advent of cars, there were horses that conveyed people. As at that time, those who had horses were regarded as very rich and influential. However, cars came and horse now become an animal for sport and entertainment. However, even though cars have come into existence, we have come to an era where some manufacturers of vehicles are looking to go beyond petrol and diesel engines; they are leaning towards manufacturing electric vehicles. I bet that you’d ask why? The reasons are that petrol and diesel engines give of emissions that are not good for the ecosystem as compared to electric vehicles that do not give off any harmful emission. Again, electric vehicles in comparison to normal vehicles that sues petrol and diesel engines are faster. One of the manufacturers of vehicles that is leaning towards the manufacturing of electric cars particularly in motorsport is Volkswagen.
In a time of superfast vehicles, the Volkswagen I.D.R is an ultra-fast vehicle. Essentially, it is an electric vehicle which is a part of the manufacturers project and within a series of R cars designed to race in motorsports. Recently, during the Goodwood Festival of speed, the vehicle beat the record for the event’s hill climb by flying up in 39.9 seconds. Before that time, a seemingly unbeatable record had been set by McLaren’s MP 4/ 13 Formula one car in 1999. The manufacturers of this vehicle claim to have done the following things to make the car extra fast; they have reduced the weight, have reduced the battery to a smaller size form the one that broke the record at Pike Peaks.
According to the manufacturers of the vehicle, the vehicle that broke the record at pike peaks the year before was running on a43kWh battery with an electric motor at each axle. Also, at that time, it had a horsepower of about 680 and had the maximum speed of 60mph in two seconds. However, the new model that broke the record at the Goodwood festival is a completely better version of this in terms of battery management, speed and the tires that adapt to a wet track.
The team that makes this wonderful car appears not be to resting on its oars. In January, claimed that they were gunning for a new record at Nurburgring. Currently, if the are to beat that record, they have to beat the 6m 45.9s that was set by NIO EP9 in 2017. In order to do this, the features of the vehicle have been drastically changed. The new features include a front-spoiler on top of that continent-sized splitter, a redesigned floor and a new rear wing. The wing also uses a DRS system like F1 cars of today which when opened means 20 percent less downforce on the straights. This means that less battery power is needed. This also translates to less weight The vehicle runs on a dual motor 1 per axle permanent four-wheel drive with active torque distribution. In addition, the tires are strong and made for racing as they are Bridgestone Potenza 330-40/18.
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