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Fluidic
06-05-2002, 04:53 PM
There at it again... and at 282 mpg they will be going for a very, very long time!

http://www.canadiandriver.com/articles/gw/vw1litre.htm

Peter

** Thanks for sending me this link via. ICQ Duncan! :thumbsup:

gpomp
06-05-2002, 07:27 PM
It's actually 317mpg but whatever...

RiceCake
06-05-2002, 10:47 PM
:eek: damn that looks like the car that came out of demolitian man! :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

but damn 317 mpg! :hitit: damn high gas prices!:madred:

James
06-05-2002, 11:28 PM
That is some insane fuel mileage! crazy looking car too!:eek: the passenger sits behind the driver, like a freaking jet plane!:p

2K255HP
06-05-2002, 11:52 PM
Ya they had a little segment mentioning cars of the future on motoring 2002 this week but ya thats some crazy milage from a 1.0 litre engine :eek:

D'z Nutz
06-06-2002, 12:19 AM
I wonder how much something like that would cost. Would it cost a lot because of all those lightweight materials?

RX-7_TWINTURBO
06-06-2002, 12:30 AM
I dont care how safe they say it is
if you got hit by a bicycle driving that thing you would be fucked
;)

4wheeldrift
06-06-2002, 06:50 AM
Excellent proof of concept. Well done VW :) Course, I wouldn't own one just yet but it does prove you can get a lot of mileage using existing technologies.