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Frankfurt 2009: Volkswagen L1 Concept, the "most fuel-efficient automobile in the world" gets 170 mpg

There is no way that Volkswagen can prove their claim that the new 1-liter concept vehicle, the L1, is truly "the most fuel-efficient automobile in the world," but that isn't stopping them from using the phrase to describe the second version of a car that has been making the rounds since 2002. The new 1-liter car – so named because it burns 1.38 liters of diesel per 100 km (rounding down from 1.38 to 1 is acceptable, right?) – that will be on display in Frankfurt features a carbon fiber/plastic body and weighs just 380 ... Read more →

VW planning 117 mpg smart-killer? Jeremy Korzeniewski

We expect that Volkswagen will be debuting its up! subcompact car sometime in 2011, but we're now hearing that it's not the smallest car that the German automaker has on its mind. VW would use a ...

Frankfurt 2009: Volkswagen L1 Concept, the "most fuel-efficient automobile in the world" gets 170 mpg 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

There is no way that Volkswagen can prove their claim that the new 1-liter concept vehicle, the L1, is truly "the most fuel-efficient automobile in the world," but that isn't stopping them from using the phrase to describe the second version of a car that has been making the rounds since 2002. ...

VW planning 117 mpg smart-killer? 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

We expect that Volkswagen will be debuting its up! subcompact car sometime in 2011, but we're now hearing that it's not the smallest car that the German automaker has on its mind. VW would use a shortened version of its up! microcar platform for the diminutive new city car. Being smaller than the ...


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