Skip to main content

Find of the Day: This VW XL1 Gets 260 Miles Per Gallon but Has Only Driven 10

[See image gallery at www.vwvortex.com]

 

The lead-up to the production XL1 started with two separate prototype generations. In 2002 Volkswagen debuted a concept called the VW 1-Litre. While not intended for production, this prototype served as the basis for a second generation that was more production-ready. The second model, known as the L1, debuted in 2009 at the Frankfurt Motor Show. But consumers’ hopes for production of the L1 were short-lived, as the XL1 we see here was announced in 2011.

After a couple of years of decision making, XL1 production began in 2013. Volkswagen stated it would build just 250 total cars — the company would retain 50 examples and sell the remaining 200 units to eager, efficient customers.

Unlike prior versions featuring tandem seating, the XL1 adopted a more traditional and consumer-friendly side-by-side seating position. Butterfly doors allow access to an interior which looks surprisingly normal for a vehicle of this type.

media4

A diesel plug-in hybrid, the XL1 uses a two-cylinder, 0.8-liter turbodiesel engine working in connection with a hybrid battery. The fueled engine produces 47 horsepower, with the electric motor providing an additional 27 horses.

Despite the slight power figures and engine size, the XL1 is not all that slow. 0-62 mph arrives in 11.9 seconds, with a top speed of 98 miles per hour. Considering the efficiency achieved here, this performance seems quite an achievement. Credit these figures to the low drag coefficient of 0.189, and a weight figure of 1,753 pounds. For reference, that weight is quite close to a VW Beetle from the 1950s.

The XL1 is rear-drive, and the seven-speed DSG transmission is not the CVT your author expected.

For scale, the XL1 is roughly the size of a VW Polo, but with a much lower roof. Even children are taller than the XL1, which is just 46.6 inches in height.

This particular example just popped up at a dealer in England with just 10 miles on the odometer. That means it has the same fuel in the tank as it did in the factory, assuming Volkswagen put four ounces of diesel in it. Original asking price in 2013 was $146,000. The dealer is asking $131,646, which is quite a bit of depreciation after 10 miles of use.

A version of this article first appeared on thetruthaboutcars.com

The post Find of the Day: This VW XL1 Gets 260 Miles Per Gallon but Has Only Driven 10 appeared first on VWVortex.



from VWVortex http://ift.tt/2ylpeC9
via IFTTT
Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Review: Saying Goodbye to the CC V6

For all its size and its global reach, Volkswagen is still, in many ways, a deeply human company. There was, for instance, the Bugatti Veyron an ego project if ever there was one. Then the purchase of Ducati, a move most called folly. And then there was the Phaeton, the Volkswagen that most folks can’t afford. Not only were these moves all strange, I’m sure that they made VW’s accountants furious. None of them made good business sense, but they were all deeply interesting and they all are evidence of the heart that beats at the center of VW. Among these follies is the CC, a car that everyone agrees is rakishly handsome, but that no one really wanted to buy. The car couldn’t last, but the world is brighter for its having been in it. With the approach debut of the Arteon, it seems like a good time to look back on its sadly departing predecessor. The version I drove, because I live in Canada, is a V6 Wolfsburg Edition, which apparently isn’t available in the States. Nor is the V6, not as...
Post a Comment
Read more

Waterfest Moves to Atco Dragway

Waterfest 24 will be held at Atco Dragway, in Atco, New Jersey. The summer event will take place at its new venue on July 21 and 22. Long held in Englishtown, New Jersey, the festival has been such a large part of the VW scene that the latest iteration of the Golf even comes with optional “Englishtown” wheels . The new venue, however, is an NHRA drag track a scant 52 miles southwest of Englishtown. The ¼ mile drag track opened in 1960, which makes it the oldest drag strip in New Jersey. The announcement came today on a social media post that announced the new location. Waterfest is North America’s largest VW/Audi show. As many 20,000 people show up for the annual show, making the second largest show in the world—with Worthersee being number one. 2018 will be Waterfest’s 24 th year in existence. The post Waterfest Moves to Atco Dragway appeared first on VWVortex . from VWVortex http://ift.tt/2GQjkuc via IFTTT
Post a Comment
Read more

European Passat GTE launches as Saloon and Variant

Volkswagen continues e-motoring offensive with plug-in hybrid Passat GTE delivers 218 PS and travels up to 50 kilometres on all-electric power First Volkswagen plug-in hybrid in the high-volume segment of large family cars The Volkswagen continues to electrify! Following the Golf GTE*, comes the next high-volume model with a plug-in drive system: this time the German carmaker is electrifying the new Passat GTE. Its launch marks the debut of a new generation of business and family cars – zero-emission vehicle and long-distance touring car all in one. A Volkswagen that combines the present and the future. A car that boasts not only one of the most progressive drive systems of our time, but also an array of innovative assistance and infotainment systems that is ground-breaking in the segment of large family cars. With superb system output of 160 kW / 218 PS, frugal NEDC consumption of just 1.6 l/100 km and 12.2 kWh/100 km (Variant: 12.4 kWh) and an all-electric range of up to 50 k...
Post a Comment
Read more