ON MONDAY driver Romain Dumas and the VW Motorsport team summoned lightning out of a clear blue sky. Blessed with near-perfect conditions at Germany’s Nürburgring test track, Mr. Dumas, at the wheel of Volkswagen’s all-electric ID.R speedster, powered around the 12.94-mile course in a breathtaking, barely visible 6:05.336. That figure is second overall only to another green arrow, Porsche’s 919 Hybrid Evo, an unlimited gas-electric hybrid that did the deed last year in 5:19.546. Before the 919 Hybrid Evo, the overall record...

Source: Wall Street Journal June 06, 2019 12:17 UTC