VW officials told
Autoweek the electric SUV had no mechanical issues after five grueling days in the Mexican desert.
Driver Tanner Foust said it’s the first time he’s done a 1,000-mile race with no mechanical problems.
Volkswagen’s ID.4 1st Edition RWD racer finished the National Off-Road Racing Association (NORRA) Mexican 1000 off-road race in 61st place and VW officials told
Autoweek the ID.4 had no mechanical issues after five grueling days in the Mexican desert. Rally and drifting ace Tanner Foust and co-driver Emme Hall got stuck in some sand on the first day and had to be dragged out, costing a bit of time. Otherwise there were no other issues.
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April 23rd, 2021
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When the Mexican 1000 Rally kicks off on April 25th, Volkswagen s new ID.4 SUV will be one of the cars competing in the grueling 1,141-mile off-road race. Professional driver Tanner Foust and Rhys Millen Racing have modified VW s EV to drive across the Baja peninsula. While the ID.4 won t be the first EV to take part in the Mexican 1000 Rally (the SRI EV1 earned that distinction back in 2013), it will be the first production-based one to do so. Rhys Millen Racing left the stock 201-horsepower electric motor and 82kWh battery in place. What it tweaked to make the car race-ready was the suspension. It raised the radiator, added rally-style coil-over struts and steel skid-plates to the underside of the car. They also fitted 18-inch wheels, as well as tires with more sidewall protection.