Volkswagen XL1 2013

CarreraGT97

CarreraGT97

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Scotland
Seafield
CarreraGT-97
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_1-litre_car

The Volkswagen 1-litre car is a two-person concept car produced by Volkswagen. The 1-litre car was designed to be able to travel 100 km on 1 litre of diesel fuel (280 mpg; 240 mpg), while being both roadworthy and practical. To achieve such economy, it is produced with lightweight materials, a streamlined body and an engine and transmission designed and tuned for economy. The concept car was modified first in 2009 as the L1 and again in 2011 as the XL1.

Engine size:1000cc
Weight: 795kg
Power: 48ps ,47bhp Diesel engine and 27ps, 27 bhp electric motor
Top speed: 158km/h (98.2 mph)
Drivechain: MR seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox.

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I work in the area around the VW UK headquarters and was lucky enough to see one of these in person. To be honest I found it far more exciting than the usual Aston Martin (the Newport Pagnell workshop is a few miles away) identikit models at the time. This was a mini VW Nardo with covered wheels ala Jaguar Le Mans cars. So cool!
 

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