PREVIEW: Volkswagen I.D. R vs McLaren 720s | Top Gear: Series 28

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It’s called the ID.R. And while it might look like a race car, the ID.R doesn’t exist to compete in any championship, anywhere on the planet. No, this is a race car built without rules. A race car unlimited.

So if you’ve got a blank sheet of paper and your only aim is to go really, really fast, what do you do for power? Have a listen to this. That’s right, Volkswagen’s no limits racing car is electric. Volkswagen’s answer to ultimate power is batteries.

So let’s see what those batteries can do.

Oh my dear Lord. That’s ludicrous. Naught 60 in two seconds. Naught to 120 in five seconds. Christ alive, it’s fast! And listen to it, it sounds like the demon love child of a Dyson hoover and a, the big dentist drill! Astonishing! It’s like being rear-ended by a bloody freight train.

Or to put it another way, that is a McLaren 720S. Its over 700 horsepower, pretty much the fastest super car on the planet right now. Remember that. Whoa, ho ho! Oh my Lord! I’ve never found anything like it.

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exist   存在する/現れる

…the ID.R doesn’t exist to compete in any championship.

compete   競い合う

…the ID.R doesn’t exist to compete in any championship.

ultimate   最終的な

Volkswagen’s answer to ultimate power is batteries.

let’s see ……   /…..をみてみよう

So let’s see what those batteries can do.

ludicrous   おかしい/ばかげている

That’s ludicrous.

astonishing   驚くばかりの/目ざましい

Astonishing!

pretty much   だいたい/ほとんど

Its over 700 horsepower, pretty much the fastest super car on the planet right now.