Dieselhead wrote:
Best mileage car is NOT a "hybrid"
http://gas2.org/2008/03/12/the-worlds-most-fuel-efficient-car-285-mpg-not-a-hybrid/
It is also NOT a supermileage car, but a car that may be adapted for
production. It gets mileage similar to a supermileage car. Article sez
it was in production last year, but I don't think so.
Was slated for limited production in 2010, then put off until 2013.
Here's the revised version, apparently 'Hybrid' sounds so much better than
'diesel', and they decided that 120kph top speed didn't cut it. Performance on
this one is similar to the original 300SD. I don't know what's up with the
horsepower, a 1.6L TDI makes more than 58 ponies. (various versions rated 74 to
103hp)
"The second Volkswagen 1-litre car, named 'L1', released at the 2009 Frankfurt
Motor Show, has a curb weight of 381 kg (840 lb), coefficient of drag of 0.195,
and fuel efficiency of 1.38 L/100 km (170 mpg-US) with CO2 emissions of 39 g/km.
It uses one half of a 1.6-litre TDI engine in a hybrid installation. The 800
cm3, twin-cylinder, common-rail, turbodiesel is joined by a 10.4 kW (14 bhp)
electric motor. The engine operates in two modes with the eco mode giving 5.2 kW
(7 bhp) and sport mode 21.6 kW (29 bhp), the electric motor provides extra
acceleration and can power the L1 on its own for short distances. The L1 can
achieve a top speed of 158 km/h (99 mph), with 0–100 km/h (0-62 mph)
acceleration in 14.3 s"
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