VW ID.4 successfully completed NORRA Mexican 1000 off-road race

© Motor1.com CopyrightVolkswagen ID.4 at NORRA Mexican 1000

It's the first production-based electric car that entered and also completed the race.

The slightly modified version of the Volkswagen ID.4 1st Edition (RWD) successfully completed the National Off-Road Racing Association (NORRA) Mexican 1000 off-road race on April 29 in the Baja peninsula of Mexico.

It's a huge success as the ID.4 has become the first electric car that ever entered this event. Moreover, ID.4 completed the entire race as one of 64 vehicles out of 90 total (29% did not complete the race).

The car had a stock powertrain and an 82 kWh battery pack with a modified off-road suspension and racing interior (prepared for off-road use by Rhys Millen Racing).

"Despite the brutal nature of the Baja wilderness, the only damage suffered by the ID.4 was some cosmetic injury to the rear bumper. All of the vehicle's key power, battery and control systems performed as expected. The ID.4 was raced mostly in "B" level battery regeneration mode with stock traction control turned on."

Tanner Foust said:

"This was everything we had hoped for. The course was challenging, but the ID.4 was more than up to the tasks we asked of it. This demonstrates the real potential for EV technology to make an impact in all sorts of areas that we have only just begun to explore."

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