“For us, it’s about enhancing the car, both in performance and its design,” he said.

This philosophy is already having an impact on Volkswagen’s first electric models, which will appear under the ID name, starting with a hatchback next year. Capito said R engineers have had input to the ID project, helping them to learn about the unique challenges a performance EV presents. 

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