The price of a new Volkswagen will come close to hitting six figures for the first time when deliveries of the energy efficient XL1 start.
VW has announced pricing for its record-breaking XL1 model, the world’s most energy efficient production vehicle.
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A production run of around 200 are being built at the automaker’s Osnabrück factory and, while first deliveries are now being made in Germany, there are already a number of UK customers waiting in line to pay the GBP98,515 (US$167,894) on-the-road purchase price.
The XL1 uses just 0.9 litres per 100 km, or 313 mpg on the official combined cycle, and this high mpg correlates to very low carbon dioxide emissions of just 21g/km. This is achieved using a two cylinder, 800cc, 48PS, diesel engine with 27PS electric motor, driving through a modified seven-speed DSG transmission.
The XL1 was aerodynamically optimised, adopting a classic ‘teardrop’ shape with innovations such and replacing traditional wing mirrors with small cameras called ‘e-mirrors’.
With a drag coefficient of 0.189, the XL1 can maintain 100kmh (60mph) on a level road in still air using just 8.4PS.
