Pikes Peak Hill Climb Record-Breaking Run

The annual Pikes Peak International Hill Climb is this weekend, so what better time to look back at the all-electric Volkswagen I.D. R’s record-setting run from 2018?

Piloted by Romain Dumas, the I.D. R became the first car—gas or electric—to break the 8-minute mark during the “Race to the Clouds” with a final time of 7:57.148 up the 156-turn, 12.42-mile course.

Check out the video above to see the run in its entirety.

By A.J. Hecht

A.J. Hecht is the managing editor of THE SHOP and host of the In Gear with THE SHOP podcast. Have an idea, a tip, or a question you’d like to see answered? Contact A.J. at ahecht@cahabamedia.com.