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This is the L1 Concept, VW's streamlined vision of
the future. It's an 800cc diesel-electric hybrid made from half a Golf
Bluemotion engine, wrapped in aluminium and carbon fibre. The electric motor
fires up to help the diesel under acceleration, shoving an extra 40 per cent
torque to the wheels.
The whole thing weights just 380kg (that's without any fatties on board) and is
just over a metre high - that's about the same as a Murcielago.
Its centreline seating layout puts passenger behind driver, presumably so the
person driving can massage his mate's knees as they straddle his torso. It also
makes the car thin like a bullet, so there's less drag. That means it can hit
an incredible 189mpg and go 416 miles on just ten litres of diesel.
Our spy on the ground at Geneva just had a sneaky word with a VW source, who
suggested that the car is, essentially, ready to go. So perhaps we can expect
to see one on the road in the next couple of years.
Kind of reminds us of that weird Carver thing. OK, so the VW doesn’t tilt, but we’d like to see Jeremy squeeze himself into one…
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What do you think?
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airbuggy commented on this article
at 03:24 pm on 15 September 2009
it looks like a german cyclist's helmet.with wheels on it..
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carczar519 commented on this article
at 03:24 pm on 15 September 2009
So what's the production version going to look like?
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AlKim commented on this article
at 03:26 pm on 15 September 2009
Impressive in its own way, but I'm slightly concerned about safety.
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Mikeado commented on this article
at 03:57 pm on 15 September 2009
Wait a minute, they did exactly this car IN 2002!! Not very imaginative, this. All they've done is add some BlueSport styling to it. And it still looks daft.
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KMTV commented on this article
at 05:56 pm on 15 September 2009
Reminds me of a Messerschmit bubble car!
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