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Highly Modified Porsche 911 Goes Where No Other Car Has Gone Before, Sets Altitude Record
Highly Modified Porsche 911 Goes Where No Other Car Has Gone Before, Sets Altitude Record

5 Dec 2023, 08:14 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / German carmaker Porsche announced it has set the world record for highest altitude reached in a car, a 911 climbed to 6,734 meters (22,093 feet)

 
Two Secretly Developed Porsche 911 Prototypes Went Where No Neunelfer Ever Dared To
Two Secretly Developed Porsche 911 Prototypes Went Where No Neunelfer Ever Dared To

5 Nov 2022, 11:00 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Porsche secretly developed two 911 prototypes to climb the slopes of the Ojos del Salado in Chile, the highest volcano on earth

 
Special Pair of Experimental Porsche 911s Are Exploring the World’s Highest Volcano
Special Pair of Experimental Porsche 911s Are Exploring the World’s Highest Volcano

4 Nov 2022, 06:57 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / And, of course, they were not alone. Instead, the unique 911s were joined by a dedicated team of individuals on the sheer slopes of Ojos del Salado, Chile

 
Volkswagen ID.R Beats McLaren-Mercedes MP4/13 F1 Car at Goodwood, Sets Record
Volkswagen ID.R Beats McLaren-Mercedes MP4/13 F1 Car at Goodwood, Sets Record

8 Jul 2019, 08:05 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Romain Dumas drives the Volkswagen ID.R to a new record, beating Nick Heidfeld and the McLaren-Mercedes MP4/13 F1 car on the Goodwood Hill Climb

 
Watch the Volkswagen ID R Meet the Nurburgring in Official Clip
Watch the Volkswagen ID R Meet the Nurburgring in Official Clip

30 Apr 2019, 10:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Official video of the Volkswagen ID R taking to the Nurburgring track was released, car aims to set the record for electric cars there

 
Volkswagen ID R Readies for Virtual Simulation Before Nurburgring Record Attempt
Volkswagen ID R Readies for Virtual Simulation Before Nurburgring Record Attempt

19 Apr 2019, 09:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Volkswagen in the final phases of getting the ID R electric racer in shape for the upcoming Nurburgring record attempt this summer

 
After Pikes Peak, Volkswagen ID R Targets Green Hell Record
After Pikes Peak, Volkswagen ID R Targets Green Hell Record

21 Jan 2019, 08:56 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / To beat the current record, Dumas will have to drive the ID R at speed than exceed an average of 185 kph (115 mph) on the Nürburgring

 
Record-Breaking Volkswagen ID R Pikes Peak on Display at the Petersen Museum
Record-Breaking Volkswagen ID R Pikes Peak on Display at the Petersen Museum

10 Dec 2018, 15:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The tech seen in this car will form the basis of design for future Volkswagen road vehicles, which will be launched starting in 2020

 
Volkswagen Sets All Time Record on Pikes Peak Hill Climb
Volkswagen Sets All Time Record on Pikes Peak Hill Climb

25 Jun 2018, 06:33 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Volkswagen I.D. R Pikes Peak sets a new all-time record for the famous hill climb this Sunday, setting a time of 7:57:148 minutes.

 
Volkswagen I. D. R Pikes Peak Sets Fastest Qualifying Time, to Lead the Climb
Volkswagen I. D. R Pikes Peak Sets Fastest Qualifying Time, to Lead the Climb

21 Jun 2018, 06:52 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Volkswagen I. D. R sets fastest time in this week's qualifying for the Sunday Pikes Peak hill climb, to start the race first.

 
Volkswagen I.D. R Pikes Peak Previews Design for Future Road Models
Volkswagen I.D. R Pikes Peak Previews Design for Future Road Models

8 Jun 2018, 11:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Volkswagen releases a new video showing how the I.D. R Pikes Peak went from the drawing board to the famous hill in just seven months.

 
Volkswagen I.D. R Pikes Peak Goes for the Record with 680 Electric HP
Volkswagen I.D. R Pikes Peak Goes for the Record with 680 Electric HP

23 Apr 2018, 06:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Volkswagen unveils I.D. R Pikes Peak electric race car with which it will try to beat the climb's EV record set in 2016 by Rhys Millen

 
Volkswagen to Take on Pikes Peak with Electric Racing Car and Romain Dumas
Volkswagen to Take on Pikes Peak with Electric Racing Car and Romain Dumas

31 Jan 2018, 14:49 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Volkswagen charged Le Mans winner Romain Dumas with driving its full-electric race car prototype up the Pikes Peak Hill Climb in June.

 
Romain Dumas Achieves Best Week Ever, Wins At Le Mans And Pikes Peak
Romain Dumas Achieves Best Week Ever, Wins At Le Mans And Pikes Peak

27 Jun 2016, 13:58 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Ever have a really good week at work? Romain Dumas had one of the best of his career, as he won at Le Mans and Pikes Peak in the same week

 
Dumas, Bernhard to Race Porsche 911 GT3 in National Rallies
Dumas, Bernhard to Race Porsche 911 GT3 in National Rallies

24 Jan 2011, 10:28 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Two of the most successful drivers in the recent history of sportscar endurance racing, Timo Bernhard (Germany) and Romain Dumas (France) are set to embark on personal journeys into the world of ral...