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The World’s Most Fuel Efficient Car
This likely blows previous fuel efficiency records out of the water:
VW to roll out 313mpg car in Germany and UK
Last week at the Qatar Motor Show saw the world debut of Volkswagen’s XL1, a diesel-electric hybrid two-seater that can do 313mpg (0.9 l/100 km) and an announcement that the vehicle will enter limited production for the UK and German markets in 2013. If it proves popular, VW says it plans to increase production and sell in other countries.
More coverage from Auto Express:
With rear wheel covers, an F1-style carbon fibre monocoque, and other ultra-lightweight materials such as magnesium wheels, it’s meant to show how economical cars can be, boasting 300mpg-capability. But what’s it like to drive? Open the gullwing door and you sit very low in the cabin. However, that’s not an issue because the driving seat and steering wheel positions are spot-on.
AT A GLANCE
Price: £30,000 (est.)
Engine: 47bhp 800cc two-cylinder turbodiesel, 27bhp electric motor
Transmission: Seven-speed DSG, rear-wheel drive
Top speed: 99mph
0-62mph: 11.9 seconds
Weight: 795kg
Economy: 313mpg
CO2: 25g/km
Equipment: Electric windows, sat-nav, climate control, carbon-fibre monocoque, magnesium wheels
On sale: 2013
All I can say is “amazing.”
Coming up next week, I will discuss the recent online debate on natural gas at The Economist. I was asked to submit an entry, which I will publish here as well. I will also post an interesting Q&A I had about butanol with Rick Wilson, CEO of Cobalt Technologies about the work they are doing.
4 Comments on "The World’s Most Fuel Efficient Car"
Rick on Sun, 6th Feb 2011 2:19 am
Hmm, Economy: 313mpg — What does this mean, 313mpg or has a range of 313 miles?
Price, is too expensive.
Cars like this or any car won’t be around very long when Peak Oil really kicks in.
DC on Sun, 6th Feb 2011 6:16 am
We could have easily had mass-produced mobile trash bins decades ago(maybe not like the car above, but lot better than the crap-fest on wheels we have today), but that would not accord with General motors and big oils wishes. At this stage of the game, even ultra-high efficency wont save us. The problem you see, really isnt the mileage that our gas-burning crap-boxes get, its the fact that they even exist. The cars biggest problem, is the car itself. Makeing them marginally, or even super-efficent(unlikely) does nothing to address the cars numerous shortcomings. Cars tie up vast amounts of land, require an grossly expensive purpose built road system, kill and injure people like crazy,ruin the land through sprawl, and leak poisons 24/7/365. We can only hope that the next finanical crash will bring the end of auto-industry as we know it. More efficent cars just means we poison ourselves a little slower.
Carlhole on Sun, 6th Feb 2011 6:23 am
Ah, you’re all full of bullcrap.
Kenz300 on Sun, 6th Feb 2011 3:29 pm
Bring on the electric, hybrid and flex-fuel vehicles.