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TheMightyFavog

(13,770 posts) Mon Aug 12, 2013, 08:29 PM Aug 2013

The Volkswagen XL1: 147 mpg car. [View all]

http://jalopnik.com/the-volkswagen-xl1-is-indeed-all-about-fuel-economy-1113312870

I love the Volkswagen XL1 because it looks like what cars from 2015 looked like in movies from the 1990s. The future is now, kids, and MotorWeek is along for the ride! P

As our intrepid European Correspondent Mate Petrany did earlier this year, the folks at MotorWeek took VW's supposedly 261 mpg futurecar for a spin around Wolfsburg, Germany and the Autobahn. They managed 147 miles per gallon on their trip.P

"I have driven the future, and it is good," Brian Robinson says, adding that you can get it up to speed "fast enough." Sweet! P

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The Volkswagen XL1: 147 mpg car. [View all] TheMightyFavog Aug 2013 OP

Flux capacitor. JaneyVee Aug 2013 #1

VW assures us the XL1 requires no plutonium to operate... DreamGypsy Aug 2013 #4

Or an onboard "Mister Fusion" and some organic garbage. DetlefK Aug 2013 #26

I think it's ugly Politicalboi Aug 2013 #2

Ugly does indeed sell: kentauros Aug 2013 #23

ditto to that.....ugly. a kennedy Aug 2013 #25

I kinda like some of it, but really hate that the wheels are covered like that. RedCappedBandit Aug 2013 #3

The wheels need to be covered like that for aerodynamic efficiency jmowreader Aug 2013 #5

56 Mercurys had fender skirts. kentuck Aug 2013 #6

Classic KansDem Aug 2013 #28

My favorite car from the 50's... kentuck Aug 2013 #54

Clearly performance trumps aesthetics in a car like this RedCappedBandit Aug 2013 #7

It's probably fun to change a tire... nt jakeXT Aug 2013 #12

0-60 in 12.6 seconds. flvegan Aug 2013 #8

It was good enough a generation ago muriel_volestrangler Aug 2013 #11

What makes you think that a Sierra 1.6L represents the typical car of a generation ago? EOTE Aug 2013 #14

OK, we'll take a really high selling model - the Toyota Corolla muriel_volestrangler Aug 2013 #17

Economy cars with low compression four bangers do NOT represent the average car. EOTE Aug 2013 #21

What part of 'world best selling car' do you not understand? muriel_volestrangler Aug 2013 #22

None of them, especially considering you didn't use those words until now. EOTE Aug 2013 #24

Maybe it's your American blinders, then muriel_volestrangler Aug 2013 #30

Maybe it's your European blinders, then. EOTE Aug 2013 #32

I've been showing the figures that prove you wrong; you just assert things muriel_volestrangler Aug 2013 #37

No, you're spouting off random bits of information which really says nothing in totality. EOTE Aug 2013 #39

And you ignore both what most models do, and what my point was: muriel_volestrangler Aug 2013 #40

I never said it makes anyone an 'idiot'. EOTE Aug 2013 #41

flvegan said it, and that was what I replied to; you replied to me muriel_volestrangler Aug 2013 #44

Any you just demonstrated your abysmal lack of understanding of basic statistics. TheMadMonk Aug 2013 #47

And of the other myriad 200+ HP vehicles remaining? EOTE Aug 2013 #50

"Those Mercedes" most certainly did not average more than 150 HP. LTX Aug 2013 #59

And you'd be wrong. How many millions of VW's still cruise the roads of South America? TheMadMonk Aug 2013 #63

You're talking best selling car. The Ford F-series is a full sized pick-up truck and has been ... spin Aug 2013 #43

Again, what truck the US buys is not relevant to a German car (subject of the OP) muriel_volestrangler Aug 2013 #46

Pick up trucks sell well in the U.S. for many reasons. ... spin Aug 2013 #55

The Ford Focus, an "American lump of metal" is the world's best-selling car. Union Scribe Aug 2013 #57

Sure; it was developed in Germany muriel_volestrangler Aug 2013 #61

Heh heh. "4 banger." Orrex Aug 2013 #38

LOL! The Sierra 1.6? The Pinto engine? flvegan Aug 2013 #15

You see, your mentality is the problem muriel_volestrangler Aug 2013 #16

What, that I'm not satisfied by crap? Okay. Guilty. flvegan Aug 2013 #18

The problem is you call people who aren't like you are 'idiots' muriel_volestrangler Aug 2013 #19

Please see post #64 and try again. flvegan Aug 2013 #65

No, you said the only group it is fast enough for is 'hypermiling idiots' muriel_volestrangler Aug 2013 #66

Apparently we are to go backwards in performance Union Scribe Aug 2013 #58

corvette nil desperandum Aug 2013 #31

When might someone need faster acceleration than that? Orrex Aug 2013 #29

Short on-ramp. Glassunion Aug 2013 #49

Thanks Orrex Aug 2013 #51

Why do you feel the urge to call people idiots demwing Aug 2013 #42

That's not why. flvegan Aug 2013 #64

My 1991 subaru loyale goes 0-60 in roughly 14 seconds and I enjoy driving it. lumberjack_jeff Aug 2013 #45

That's about the same as the original VW Beetle. leveymg Aug 2013 #52

It's a diesel (hybrid). DirkGently Aug 2013 #9

I will never buy another Volkswagen product NV Whino Aug 2013 #10

I hope the owner never has a rear tire blowout. Looks B Calm Aug 2013 #13

No, you can see there is a U shaped cover over the real wheel muriel_volestrangler Aug 2013 #20

Fender skirts aren't new Go Vols Aug 2013 #34

looks like a 1990 Ford Probe covered in shrink wrap markiv Aug 2013 #27

It would save me a couple thousand a year in fuel costs PowerToThePeople Aug 2013 #33

It's 7 figures over the price of a non-hybrid. EOTE Aug 2013 #36

Don't know how true it is Lee-Lee Aug 2013 #35

I think it looks horrible. I like the idea, but I'll stick with my more economical vehicle. Glassunion Aug 2013 #48

Reminds me of the eartly 2000's... tridim Aug 2013 #53

The car I drive cost $800 and I usually drive it less than ten miles a week. hunter Aug 2013 #56

the 0.8L diesel engine is the secret to this thing. Motown_Johnny Aug 2013 #60

There are already diesel hybrids coming out muriel_volestrangler Aug 2013 #62

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