Volkswagen Unveils Production 0.9lt/100km or 261MPG XL1 Plug-in Hybrid [46 Photos]
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Volkswagen Unveils Production 0.9lt/100km or 261MPG XL1 Plug-in Hybrid [46 Photos]



As promised, Volkswagen has taken the super-frugal XL1 from concept car to production model, with its world premiere to take place at the Geneva Motor Show next month.

The radical two-seater model is dubbed the most fuel-efficient production car in the world returning an amazingly low fuel consumption of 0.9 l/100 km, which is the equivalent of 261 mpg US and 313mpg UK, with CO2 emission of just 21g/km. As with other European plug-in hybrid models, these value includes the constant use of the electric motor.

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