【EV恐るべし…】フォルクスワーゲン「ID.R」がニュルブルクリンクのラップタイムを更新!これでEVと市販車のダブルトップに【動画有】

2022-06-29

~遂に「ID.R」がニュル最速記録を更新!~

さて、以前より大きな話題となっていたフォルクスワーゲンの100%電気自動車「ID.R」。
パイクピークスの上りにおいては、驚異の8分切りとなる7分57秒を記録し、ドイツ・ニュルブルクリンクサーキットにおいてもラップタイムの更新が期待されていましたが、昨日6月3日(月)に遂にEV並びに市販車記録を更新したことがわかりました。

今回「ID.R」は、ニュルブルクリンクの北コースであるノルドシュライフェ(20.8km)を周回6分5.336秒というとんでもない記録にて更新し、EVモデルとしてトップであった中国の電気自動車メーカ・NextEV「NIO EP9」の6分45.9秒を大幅に上回り、更には市販車最速記録となるランボルギーニ「アヴェンタドールSVJ」の6分44.97秒をも上回る結果となりました。

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~但し、ニュルブルクリンク用に大幅に変更・改良したアップデートモデル~

今回「ID.R」のドライバを担当したのは、ポルシェ・ファクトリードライバであるRomain Dumas氏であり、更に使用したモデルもパイクピークスでの記録を更新した全く同じロットモデルとなりますが、今回のサーキット用のため、ダウンフォース量や加速を最大限に引き出すための変更が多数行われており、エネルギー管理システムも変更しているとのこと。

ちなみに、レーシングモデルとして圧倒的な速さと記録を持つのがポルシェ「919ハイブリッドEvo」の5分19.55秒。
「ID.R」がこの記録を更新することはできませんでしたが、さすがにこの記録を更新するためには、パワーやスペックだけに留まらず、ドライバの耐性も大きく問われることになるため非常に危険な領域になってきます。

どのモデルやコースでもそうですが、常に200km/h以上のスピードが出ている時点で一歩踏み間違えればすぐに死が待ち構えています。
今後こうした記録の争奪戦が行われることは間違いないのですが、事故が発生するようなことだけは起きて欲しくないですね。

~プレスリリース~ 

以下は「ID.R」に関するプレスリリース内容となっています。

VOLKSWAGEN ID. R SETS NEW ELECTRIC RECORD ON THE NÜRBURGRING
Jun 3, 2019

・6:05.336 minutes – the Volkswagen ID.R has driven the fastest emission-free lap of all time on the most difficult race track in the world
・Volkswagen driver Romain Dumas beat the previous record by 40.564 seconds
・Following the record on Pikes Peak and the e-record in Goodwood, this is the third record for the ID.R

Wolfsburg — Volkswagen has achieved another milestone in electro-mobility: The ID.R, powered by two electric motors, lapped the Nürburgring-Nordschleife in 6:05.336 minutes – faster than any electric vehicle before it. Romain Dumas (F) beat the previous record set by Peter Dumbreck (GB, NIO EP9) in 2017 by 40.564 seconds. With an average speed of 206.96 km/h, the ID.R once again underlined the impressive performance capabilities of Volkswagen’s electric drive. This 500 kW (680 PS) emission-free race car is the racing flagship of the future fully electric ID. product family from Volkswagen.

“The Nordschleife of the Nürburgring is not only the world’s most demanding race track, it is also the ultimate test for production vehicles,” says Herbert Diess, Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen Group. “The ID.R has mastered this challenge with great distinction and has completed the fastest emission-free lap of all time. As further proof of its impressive performance capabilities, Volkswagen’s e-mobility can now proudly call itself ‘Nürburgring-approved’. I congratulate the team from Volkswagen Motorsport and driver Romain Dumas on the third record for the ID.R.”

Within just twelve months, Volkswagen Motorsport has already set three track records with the ID.R. On June 24, 2018, Romain Dumas achieved the absolute track record of 7:57.148 minutes at the renowned Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (USA). Just three weeks later, he achieved a new best time for electric cars of 43.86 seconds at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in southern England. The new record on the legendary Nordschleife has now been added to this successful run.

For Romain Dumas, who is a four-time winner of the 24-hour race at the Nürburgring, the record lap with the ID.R is another highlight on his favorite track. “To be a record-holder on the Nordschleife makes me unbelievably proud,” says Dumas. “For me, this is the best and most difficult race track in the world. I want to thank the team at Volkswagen Motorsport, who have once again done a fantastic job. The ID.R was perfectly prepared for the Nordschleife and it was so much fun to experience the blistering acceleration and rapid cornering speeds.”

With the e-record on the Nordschleife, Volkswagen has once again demonstrated the performance capabilities that come with electric mobility. “This impressive success story is the result of meticulous preparation by our engineers, the flawless work by the whole team during testing and of course a perfect driving performance by Romain Dumas,” says Volkswagen Motorsport Director Sven Smeets.

To prepare for the Nürburgring Nordschleife challenge, Volkswagen Motorsport gave the ID.R a complete makeover compared to the record outings on Pikes Peak and in Goodwood in just five months. “For this evolved version of the ID.R, the aerodynamic configuration was more strongly adapted to the highest possible speed, rather than maximum downforce,” explains François-Xavier Demaison, Technical Director. “With extensive test laps in the simulator and on the race track, we adapted the ID.R to the unique conditions of the Nordschleife, focussing mainly on chassis tuning, energy management and optimal choice of tyres for the record attempt.”

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Reference:motor1.com