VOLKSWAGEN CLASSIC PRESENTS: Mission Maximum. RECORDS AND SUPERLATIVES FROM THE WORLD OF VOLKSWAGEN. Peak performance – Highlights from seven decades of Volkswagen history. When something is achieved, which surpasses all that has gone before it, the result is a record. When a company like Volkswagen looks back at its rich history, the past is littered with record-breaking performances. It gives Volkswagen Classic great pleasure to present a selection of these records and remarkable superlatives. “Faster, higher, stronger” – that is the motto of the Olympic Games. These are the words that motivate people to do their very best, to go as far as possible, and to attempt the impossible. The original motto reads “Citius, altius, fortius“, whereby “fortius” can also be translated as “more courageous”. Some people have the courage required to explore new horizons – like developers, engineers and visionaries who, from a blank sheet of paper, will develop a fully-electric race car or aerodynamic research vehicles. Then you have the teams behind these projects, who give everything to literally drive Volkswagen to the top and to achieve maximum performance on their continent and beyond. There are drivers who storm up Pikes Peak in the ID. R, before setting off in pursuit of new records. Men who take on the circular track in Nardò for 24 hours straight, or conquer the rally routes of this world. And let’s not forget the employees, who set, and repeatedly surpass, production records. And the enthusiasts, who passionately live out and preserve the Volkswagen values. They are all people who whole-heartedly and passionately achieve top performances for Volkswagen. Their commitment is the key ingredient to any record or superlative worth mentioning. That is what this booklet is all about. Extraordinary people, performances and vehicles from the diverse world of Volkswagen. From the fifties to the present day, from economy vehicle to the ID. R, from Wolfsburg to Tierra del Fuego, from