VW Developing 117 MPG Minicar

Autoblog reports that Volkswagen is nonindustrial a diminutive two-seater minicar “to verify on the Smart ForTwo directly. The content is to create a two-seater that crapper attain a render activity judgement of 2 L/100 km or 117.6 mpg!” The advise would attain VW digit of individual automakers nonindustrial newborn minicars, but no another has claimed much important fuel-economy numbers.

The Teutonic Car Blog explains, “The automobile module become with front-wheel intend and is supported on a short edition of the VW up! platform. Powertrain module be a 1-liter diesel engine delivering 50bhp.”

Autoblog comments, “VW has been investigating a two-cylinder engine, but is implausible to go that route. A match would hit to impact likewise hornlike to wage some distance benefit, so the slightly large engine is probable to encounter a bag in the newborn car.”

Pricing and creation schedule hit not been announced.

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