235 Miles Per Gallon from Volkswagen?

[CeLuKaGT]

hmm.. very interesting article, don't think it would pass inspections in the U.S. though... take a gander:

http://www.popsci.com/popsci/auto/article/0,12543,320360,00.html

[BoonyBoun]

Nice.....LOOKS FAST!!

[CeLuKaGT]

yea, it definitely has that 'fast look' to it... but in all reality I'd assume it's not very fast. It only has one single cylinder, but by eliminating all the hefty parts a normal car has... I'd say it probably isn't slow. I would like to see one in person, although with a size of 11 feet long, and a carbon fiber body... I'd say it won't pass inspections :) all you euro's can tell us how it is in a few years.

[ArchangelX]

But it's DEFINETLY NOT FAST.

It has 8.5HP. I imagine a wee bit of torque too, but it's intent is to be a gas miser, not a musclecar. :D

And it looks like a VCR tape rewinder to me. :AF:

[2002GT_Celica]

Kinda looks like a really old radar detector. I wonder if you can put nitrous on it...

[ArchangelX]

LOL...kinda funny if you think about it..


Speedfreak: "Looks fast"

Geek: "But it's a marvel of technology!!! It does 200+ miles on 1 gallon of gas!!!"

Speedfreak: "Grunt." "Needs more power"

[2002GT_Celica]

Yeah, but think about it, it could be the ultimate sleeper car. People would think that you have 8.5 hp and you could be running a lot more, making winning races a lot easier.