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[89AKurt]

Yahoo: Volkswagen L1 concept
 
A one-liter car? This moniker describes a car that uses one liter of fuel—about a quarter of a gallon—to propel a car for 100 kilometers, or 62 miles. The one-liter car’s fuel economy translates to almost 240 mpg, and VW has had such a car in its sights for some time now. In 2002, outgoing VW CEO Ferdinand Piëch, now head of the company’s supervisory board, drove a cigar-shaped prototype from VW headquarters in Wolfsburg to a shareholders’ meeting in Hamburg.
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The front-wheel-drive L1’s aerodynamics are optimized by the two-seat layout with the occupants sitting in a row. The result is a car that is relatively long, quite low, and extremely slim. The monocoque and body is made of carbon fiber, and total weight of the L1 is a mere 838 pounds. We think that the seating configuration will likely be changed as development progresses; two people sitting behind each other is too unusual for prospective buyers. ...
 
I think it's cool.
 
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[bamatt]

I really like it but we all know they will eff it all up by the time it ever makes it to production in the US & we will be lucky if it gets 40MPG    For the life of me I don't understand why all car makers think the vast majority of American's are  drooling idiots incapable of driving anything that gets better than 30MPG & weighing in at less than 8000 LBS.  Granted there are plenty of those idiots around but I think if automakers would give us a chance they would see that there are enough Americans willing to try something new to keep them afloat

[89AKurt]

Yea, look at how huge Hondas, Toyotas, etc. have gotten.  I call it the Americanization of automobiles.

[bamatt]

I know & I hate it  sucks