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Volkswagen's $600 car gets 258 mpg -- It looks like Ford, Chrysler and GM missed the boat again!China launches $600 car that will get 258 mpg

This $600 car is no toy and is ready to be released in China next year.The single seater aero car totes VW (Volkswagen) branding.Volkswagen did a lot of very highly protected testing of this car in Germany, but it was not announced until now where the car would make it's first appearance.

The car was introduced at the VW stockholders meeting as the most economical car in the world is presented.The initial objective of the prototype was to prove that 1 litre of fuel could deliver 100 kilos of travel.Spartan interior doesn't sacrifice safety

The aero design proved essential to getting the desired result. The body is 3.47 meters long and just 1.25 meters wide, and a little over a meter high.

The prototype was made completely of carbon fibre and is not painted to save weight.The power plant is a one cylinder diesel positioned ahead of the rear axle and combined with an automatic shift controlled by a knob in the interior.

Safety was not compromised as the impact and roll-over protection is comparable to the GT racing cars.$600 car gets 258 mpg

The Most Economic Car in the World will be on sale next year:Better than Electric Car 258 miles/gallon: IPO 2010 in Shanghai

This is a single seated car From conception to production: 3 years and the company is headquartered in Hamburg , Germany ..

Will be selling for 4000 Yuan, equivalent to US$600..Gas tank capacity = 1.7 gallons Speed = 74.6 Miles/hourFuel efficiency = 258 miles/gallonTravel distance with a full tank = 404 miles

Volkswagen 258 mpg car on sale in 2010

Crikey, thats pretty good!

Im not sure my 11ft Mal surfboard will fit on the roof very well tho

:-(

I read about that last year but didn't think it would make it to the production line, let alone in 2010, and if what you claim is true of the price, then bowl me over with a feather.

Those Chinese though can build amazing things for a fraction of what you would think the cost. The fact that they are building a 15,000 km mag lev train network to connect every major city in China by 2018 truely takes the cake though.

Guys,

The write up isnt my work, just something I came across.

Newt

That's a US press release, so the MPG figures are deceptive and don't quite do the VW justice.

They report 258 miles per US Gallon (a US Gallon is only 3.785 litres).

This works out at 0.91 L/ 100km.

In Australian/British measurements we used to use, that is 309.8 miles per imperial gallon (an imperial gallon is 4.546 litres).

http://www.convertworld.com/en/fuel-consumption/ 

The sooner everyone uses metrics, the better...

They have been working on that prototype for years though, i could have sworn i have a press release for a 'similar' styled vw car from at least 6-7 years ago...


Thats an awesome lil thing tho... would be great in built up cities! ..

Id love one if they a: brought them down under
and b: made a plus size model hahah gotta be able to fit me backside in the damn thing!