Volkswagen XL1 – The 313mpg Car

VW recently unveiled the worlds most efficient car, called the XL1, and amazingly it is a twin engined turbo’d coupe and has gullwing doors! The carbon fibre monocoque also features magnesium wheels and rear wheel covers and is actually powdered by a 20kW electric motor and a two cylinder turbodiesel.

It is VW’s way of showing how economical cars can be and boasts an incredible 300+mpg capability, a long way from their most famous of cars the Beetle and the camper vans. Apparently the one main thing it does share with the air cooled classic dubs is the sound with its little two cylinder 800cc diesel having a curiously air cooled beat to it.

It can run as a hybrid, with both motors working together to give maximum fuel efficiency, it can be run solely on electric power for up to 30 miles or it can be a diesel engine only car, although not for long as it only has a tiny 10-litre tank!

The most amazing thing about the car though is the fact it will actually be going on sale in 2013! VW have said they will be going into a limited production run and although they haven’t said a price it looks like it could be a fast seller.

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