Official: Volkswagen XL1 – pictures and videos
Volkswagen XL1 is the green concept car presented at the Auto Show in Qatar. In addition to it’s impressive consumption, Volkswagen XL1 shows how the Germans will evolve the current design.
The concept that debuted in 2009 at the Frankfurt Motor Show presents interesting changes. First, the model is close to maturity required for the production and its appearance looks like a visible trend in the Volkswagen range. The interior has several elements already found on today’s models, while the front shows broadly what we imagine to be the future of the Scirocco.
According to Volkswagen, the XL1 model has an average consumption of 0.9 liters per cent. Volkswagen XL1 concept is equipped with a TDI engine with two cylinders in line and receive a contribution of an electric motor powered by Lithium-Ion battery. That engine develops 48 hp, while the electric motor provides 27 hp. The two units are coupled to a DSG transmission with seven reports and assisted by a rechargeable Lithium-Ion. The prototype can run 100% electric mode for 35 kms and deliver, on average, 24 grams of CO2 per km. The hybrid system can be charged even from the wall socket, and the model have regenerative braking.
Unlike the first L1 concept shown to public, Volkswagen XL1 has two places in parallel, not in tandem. This approach provided the model for street vehicles today and what was normal before the public. Incredibly, increased width of the model will not hurt the value of air drag – 0,186. The only element that seems far from the production set is the vertical opening doors. Also, the model is constructed of reinforced polymers with carbon fiber, which leads to a limited annual production and purchase a high price at this time. Volkswagen could introduce a limited edition of the XL1, as the Germans claim to have found a solution to reduce production costs. We are talking aRTM process, which means advanced composite molding, already patented by the German manufacturer and its suppliers.
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