VW XL1

[Nobby Diesel]

Saw one of these on the road today.
What an awful thing. Hope that this isn't the future of motoring!

I'm sure that it's very efficient, slippery through the air and all that, but my goodness, it's ugly.

[paulshears]

I like it

£100,000 is a lot of money though

Engine from the XL1 is going in the up! too

http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/vw-laun...

"Frugal diesel hybrid powertrain from XL1 to be used in Up city car; it will be good for 95mpg"

[Dr G]

I think they look absolutely bloody fantastic and VW should be congratulated for building it.

Were I in a position to burn 100k to my mind the XL1 is far, far cooler than an R8. Yes it's a geek's car but I'm a geek.

[va1o]

I think they are excellent but the current price is just silly, so I'd take the R8

If they can get the XL1 down to below £25k it would make a very good buy at that price point.

[anonymous-user]

Dr G said:

I think they look absolutely bloody fantastic and VW should be congratulated for building it.

Were I in a position to burn 100k to my mind the XL1 is far, far cooler than an R8. Yes it's a geek's car but I'm a geek.

You should have gone to Specsavers!

Anyway no need to burn your £100k, they'll be selling for much less than that soon unless they're only building half a dozen or so.

[AMDBS]

I've put my name down for one. Can't wait.

[Blackpuddin]

Funny how folk have such different ideas on what looks good and what doesn't. I am firmly in the fantastic camp. To me it's like a really classy reboot of the original Honda Insight.

[AMDBS]

Blackpuddin said:

Funny how folk have such different ideas on what looks good and what doesn't. I am firmly in the fantastic camp. To me it's like a really classy reboot of the original Honda Insight.

Agreed!! By all accounts (the many web reviews of the car, and from chatting to VW themselves) it seems people universally love the car when they see it for real on the road and are totally fascinated by it. I think its because on first take it's a cross between a spaceship and a shark…. and then when they see the big VW badge on the front they think "What?! it's a "car of the people!?" and therefore "I HAVE to know more about this…"

From forbes.com:

"The most dangerous thing about Volkswagen’s XL1 is how it affects people outside the car. They take cellphone photos and gesture frantically at highway speeds, looking across the steering wheel at a 90-degree angle from the road in front of them. They jump out in traffic directly in front of the vehicle, motioning for you to slow down so they can examine it closely. They yell out of open windows across traffic lights and multi-lane streets, asking how much it costs, how fast it’ll go and where they can buy one."

Edited by AMDBS on Thursday 16th October 19:58