The Volkswagen XL1: 147 mpg car.

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55. Pick up trucks sell well in the U.S. for many reasons. ...

If gasoline prices were as high here as they are in Europe, the sale of full sized pickup trucks would probably fall dramatically.

Years ago I owned a Volkswagen diesel Rabbit which took over 20 seconds to get to 60 mph. If I could get 147 miles per gallon with a 0-60 time of 12.6 seconds, I wouldn't spend a lot of time crying in my beer.

In passing I currently own a 2005 NIssan Frontier (a mid-sized pick-up). It has a V-6 261 hp engine with a 0-60 time of 7.5 seconds. The gas mileage is 15 in the city and 20 on the highway. I'm retired and the vehicle has only 26,000 miles on it at this time. It should be obvious that gas mileage is not as important to me as it is to many people. If I owned a car that was capable of 147 mpg, I would only have to stop at a gas pump three times a year if it had a 10 gallon tank.