Volkswagen to Make Limited Edition of 1-Liter Car (282 MPG!) in 2010

Volkswagen to Make Limited Edition of 1-Liter Car (282 MPG!) in 2010

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VW's 282 MPG Super Fuel Efficient Car
The 1-Liter car has been around in prototype form since 2002 and greens everywhere have been drooling at its 282 miles per gallon fuel economy (or 1 liter of gasoline per 100 kilometers, hence the name). VW has finally decided to make more and sell them, and a limited edition (estimated in the thousands) should start selling in 2010.

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It's kind of hard to believe that they've had this ability to be able to make a car that can get 282 mpg and are just NOW deciding to put it into production!

It's a small two seater car where the passenger sits behind the driver, so it's a pretty narrow car, but they say it's "as safe as a GT sports car registered for racing"!

They estimated price of the car when production starts is between $31,750 and $47,622. That's not as high as I thought it would be.

There's plenty of pictures of the car in the links provided in the opening post.

I wouldn't mind seeing a slightly larger version though, closer to the size of an average compact car. Even if it dropped the fuel mileage to 150 mpg, who cares?

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[edit on 7/5/2008 by Keyhole]

Here's a couple pictures of the car.









Small, almost go-kart like!

Looks like two people and a briefcase would be a tight fit!

That's why I would like to see a slightly larger model, even if it causes a 150 mpg drop in the fuel economy, you'll still be getting 130 mpg!

But like the old saying goes, sometimes "good things come in small packages".


[edit on 7/5/2008 by Keyhole]

wow, but I don't think it will be a big seller.... but stranger things have happened...

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It'll probably sell, but I would think there would only be a small market for a car this small.

That's why I was thinking if they made it a little bigger at the cost of some of the fuel economy, it would probably sell better.

This car would be good for commutes back and forth to work or to a friends house, but going shopping or going on a trip looks like it would be just a LITTLE too small for.



[edit on 7/5/2008 by Keyhole]