FASTER THAN AN F1 CAR: Volkswagen I.D. R vs Chris Harris (EXTENDED) | Top Gear: Series 28

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Published 2020-06-01

Here Chris Harris drives the stabbed-rat quick, all electric Volkswagen I.D. R. A prototype that breaks almost every rule in every motorsport book - but that doesn’t matter. This creation isn’t designed to go head-to-head with other cars. No, this car is designed to go head-to-head with physics and the clock.

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All Comments (21)

@TopGear 4 years ago

*not including top speed 👀
@eduardwalhout1740 4 years ago

You can stop using lightning bolts whenever a fast car is electric now.
@BeetjeVreemd 4 years ago

Nobody: how much lightning do you want? Video editor: Yes
@nicorosbergf1fan783 4 years ago

If I had one Euro every time someone claimed a car is "FASTER THAN AN F1 CAR" I could buy the Williams team and make them world champions again.
@seliparjepun3909 4 years ago

Intro: "lighting, lighting, lighting" - James Pumphrey
@SheldonBeldon 4 years ago

There aren't quite enough edits and cuts in this video for me to enjoy it. It needs more lightning strikes and jarring video effects to keep my attention.
@carlvorbrueggen6841 4 years ago

In my opinion this kind of editing just kills a video like this...the car itself is absolutely marvelous, you don't need all these fast cuts and camera rattling. Honestly that is just distracting.
@chungdha 3 years ago

There should be racing class without rules, only then have major innovation, unlike f1 with banning so many tech that innovations slows down.
@cavnz 4 years ago

They should change their name to Voltswagen :o)
@titanium7992 4 years ago

Now he knows how my toddler feels when he's having the time of his life in his 12v Jeep and then I tell him we have to take it back home to charge it.
@sohailR007 4 years ago

Finally a VW car that won't have to cheat emission tests.
@user-zz6iv2ou6f 3 years ago

If you saw this thing fly up Pikes Peak when it competed, you would have an idea of how insane it is.
@anikeths370 2 years ago

5:58: "By more than 16 seconds"... Damn, In car times, that's a year.
@lewisneedham2168 4 years ago

has a top speed of 167mph Volkswagen: Okay mabye one limit
@cyrusthegreat3553 4 years ago

"it sounds like the demon love child of a Dyson hover and a dentist drill"
@SovereignOne 4 years ago

"How much downforce do you have?" "Man, a ton."
@peterbaxter8895 4 years ago

I will forever remember my pikes peak edition Suzuki escudo from Gran Turismo 2
@Tommmmmmmmmmmm 4 years ago

VW: 0-192kph 5 sec Top speed: 268kph F1 0-200kph 4.4 sec. Top speed: 350+kph “Quicker than F1”
@frankhutton6747 4 years ago

"if you want to get really high, electricity is what you need" - I guess that's why they invented vapes
@Forza55_ 3 years ago

Top Gear to the editor: "Make sure to give the viewers epilepsy as well."