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VW XL1 Prototype Revealed

Last year, VW presented the Formula XL1 concept and in February this year the company confirmed that the 1-liter car would enter limited production.We are talking about a car the size of a VW Polo, but which is seriously lower, uses a coupe layout and gullwing doors. Inside, the cabin had a more conventional ` layout - the previous projects showed a tandem seating layout.

Discovery in Qatar Motor Show, the VW XL1 is a civilized version of L1 prototypes that Volkswagen has unveiled over the last 10 years. Caprice of Ferdinand Piëch convinced by the concept of the car 1 liter (100km) of the L1 has to comply with the requirements of the development series to become the XL1 and abandon its two seats in tandem for two seats side by side - the passenger is slightly recessed. It is found in these photos spies almost identical presentation in Qatar. Only the Volkswagen logo hidden, the rear wheel arches not faired particularly large mirrors betray a vehicle close to the series.

One always looks so radical that will make a very distinctive vehicle when it is released on the world's roads. As a reminder, it will be powered by a small engine to consume months of a liter per 100 kilometers and reject only 24 grams of CO2 per kilometer. Remains unknown, the price - probably prohibitive - which will be offered the very exclusive and limited Volkswagen XL1.