Volkswagen XL1 To Be World's Most Fuel Efficient Hybrid Car - 261 miles/gallon
Engineers at Volkswagen have set their eyes on building the world's most fuel efficient hybrid car and are aiming to achieve 261 miles per gallon (mpg) aka 110 kilometers per liter. The Volkswagen XL1 is likely to be the car that gets the crown. At present, the rival companies viz. Honda, Scion, Mitsubishi and Ford have mpg equivalents 50% of what Volkswagen is proposing for the XL1. Looks like the competition in the Hybrid car segment is getting fierce with the Germans declaring fuel efficiency war on rivals.
According to DesignNews, VW XL1 has incorporated almost every known fuel efficiency improvement technology in the XL1 - which has been under development for quite some time now. Automobile engineers have incorporated all the low-weight parts to keep the fuel requirements of the car to lowest possible.
The XL1 could also be the car with the lowest drag coefficient in the history of passenger cars. VW is expecting it to be at 0.189 while rival Prius has 0.25, EV1 at 0.195 and Tesla S at 0.24.
In order to break the record of being the world's most fuel efficient hybrid car, XL1 will rely on 5.5 kWH li-ion battery which would power the 27 HP electric motor for 32 miles, only on electric energy. A 47 HP turbo diesel engine will have the responsibility for the remaining miles. The max speed of the car, as we learn is capped at 99 mph.
The company of course hasn't attached a price tag to the car but has promised to begin the production as soon as possible. The officials have been talking about producing only 250 XL1s but if the car delivers what it promises, I'm sure the bookings would surge to several thousands.
Do you think Hybrid is the way to the future?
According to DesignNews, VW XL1 has incorporated almost every known fuel efficiency improvement technology in the XL1 - which has been under development for quite some time now. Automobile engineers have incorporated all the low-weight parts to keep the fuel requirements of the car to lowest possible.
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The XL1 could also be the car with the lowest drag coefficient in the history of passenger cars. VW is expecting it to be at 0.189 while rival Prius has 0.25, EV1 at 0.195 and Tesla S at 0.24.
In order to break the record of being the world's most fuel efficient hybrid car, XL1 will rely on 5.5 kWH li-ion battery which would power the 27 HP electric motor for 32 miles, only on electric energy. A 47 HP turbo diesel engine will have the responsibility for the remaining miles. The max speed of the car, as we learn is capped at 99 mph.
The company of course hasn't attached a price tag to the car but has promised to begin the production as soon as possible. The officials have been talking about producing only 250 XL1s but if the car delivers what it promises, I'm sure the bookings would surge to several thousands.
Do you think Hybrid is the way to the future?
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