China's new (VW) Small Car - Motorhome Run About ????
Duh said
05:05 PM May 12, 2013
CHINA'S NEW "LITTLE CAR" aka "THE HIGHWAY SUPPOSITORY"
This is not a joke, they do sell for $600.00 U.S. and they wont be able to make them fast enough.
Here's a one seater car that will get you back and forth to work on the cheap...
This $600 Volkswagen's car gets 258 mpg, 109.687 km/l or 0,9 liter per 100 km!!!
This $600 car is not a toy; it 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; it was not announced until now where the car would make its first appearance...
The car was introduced at the VW stockholders meeting as the most economical car in the world !
The initial objective of the prototype was to prove that 1 liter of fuel could deliver 100 kilometers of travel.
Its Spartan interior does not sacrifice safety; the impact and roll-over protection is comparable to a GT racing cars.
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 fiber 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.
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-seat 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 = 62 74.6 Miles/hour Fuel efficiency = 258 miles/gallon Travel distance with a full tank = 404 miles or 646 km !!!
-- Edited by Duh on Sunday 12th of May 2013 05:16:21 PM
I am hearing rumours of another major manufacturer working on a composite car here in Australia for the global market as well.
that news article is dated July 2009, I wonder if anything has happened since then?
Looks good for a shopping trolly, not worth getting the pushy (bike) out.
Duh said
09:34 AM May 13, 2013
I received the info on it from the UK in an email Neil, it didn't give a date or source, so am grateful that Plendo was able to give one.
I haven't been able to find an update on 2009, although this 2009 model looks similar but is a two seater, one seat behind the other, but it was shelved for more advanced models, see;
The single seater aero car totes VW (Volkswagen) branding.
Volkswagen did a lot of very highly protected testing of this car in Germany; it was not announced until now where the car would make its first appearance...
The car was introduced at the VW stockholders meeting as the most economical car in the world !
The initial objective of the prototype was to prove that 1 liter of fuel could deliver 100 kilometers of travel.
Its Spartan interior does not sacrifice safety; the impact and roll-over protection is comparable to a GT racing cars.
The aero design proved essential to getting the desired result.
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.
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-seat 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 = 62 74.6 Miles/hour
Fuel efficiency = 258 miles/gallon
Travel distance with a full tank = 404 miles or 646 km !!!
-- Edited by Duh on Sunday 12th of May 2013 05:16:21 PM
Fascinating.
Here is teh link to the news article:
http://www.examiner.com/article/volkswagen-s-600-car-gets-258-mpg
I am hearing rumours of another major manufacturer working on a composite car here in Australia for the global market as well.
Thanks Plendo, I had trouble trying to attach the photo's, but your link shows them which is terrific.
Imagine pulling that behind your motorhome on a small trailer! No good for two of you though.....
that news article is dated July 2009, I wonder if anything has happened since then?
Looks good for a shopping trolly, not worth getting the pushy (bike) out.
I received the info on it from the UK in an email Neil, it didn't give a date or source, so am grateful that Plendo was able to give one.
I haven't been able to find an update on 2009, although this 2009 model looks similar but is a two seater, one seat behind the other, but it was shelved for more advanced models, see;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_1-litre_car