The Volkswagen XL1 (VW 1-litre) is a two-person limited production diesel-powered plug-in hybrid produced by Volkswagen. The XL1 car was designed to be able to travel 100 km on 1 litre of diesel (280 mpg ‑imp; 240 mpg ‑US), with a fully charged battery, while being both roadworthy and practical. [4]

Volkswagen’s XL1, presented in 2013, was the world’s most economical production car featuring a diesel plug-in hybrid powertrain, with fuel consumption of only 0.9 l/100 km. The powertrain consisted of a two-cylinder TDI engine (35 kW / 48 PS) and an electric motor (20 kW / 27 PS), a seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox (DSG) and a lithium-ion ...

2015年1月13日 · It’s a bit like a tame spaceship: wing doors, offset two-person cabin, tiny TV screens instead of rear-view mirrors, mid-mounted 800cc two-cylinder diesel (basically half a 1.6-litre TDI), mated to...

2019年12月22日 · Driving the XL1’s rear wheels through a seven-speed DSG dual-clutch automatic is an 800 cc twin-cylinder turbodiesel engine churning out around 47 horsepower in tandem with an additional 27-hp...

2013年2月21日 · The new XL1 shows the way forward for extreme economy vehicles and clean technologies. It also demonstrates that such cars can also be fun. The feeling when driving the XL1 is truly dynamic - not based on pure power, rather on …

2024年4月23日 · The XL1 is an automotive hero that follows pure sports car design principles: low weight (795 kg), perfect aerodynamics (Cd 0.189) and a low centre of gravity (1,153 mm high). This gives the efficient Volkswagen the ability to cruise on the road at a constant speed of 100 km/h using just 6.2 kW / 8.4 PS.

2013年6月14日 · VW's second-most extreme project after the Bugatti Veyron is a 283-mpg hybrid. Read the review and see photos at Car and Driver.

2013年4月8日 · Smaller than a Golf and lower than a Boxster, Volkswagen 's XL1 looks like a bijou supercar. It has a sleek, thigh-high, carbon-fiber composite body, butterfly wing doors, a mid-mounted...

2011年2月15日 · We drive the VW XL1 concept. It's a plug-in diesel hybrid with fuel economy estimated at 261 mpg, and it's planned for production. Read a review and see VW XL1 photos at Car and Driver.

Volkswagen introduced the XL1 in 2015. A compact hybrid car, the XL1 was a two seat car, with driver and passenger sitting in tandem. Powered by a single liter diesel engine combined with a hybrid system, the XL1 was capable of travelling 100 km using one liter of diesel.