Thursday, 25 October 2012

China launches $600 car that will get 258mpg

 China launches $600 car that will get 258mpg

This is not a joke and they do sell for $600.00! Volkswagen won't be able to make them fast enough. Here's a car that will get you back and forth to work on the cheap, only $10 for a full tank of gas. And get this, $600 for the car that gets 258 miles per gallon. Only a one seater however; talk about cheap transportation.

This $600 car is not a 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 its 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 liter of fuel could deliver 100 kilometers 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 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.
Safety is not compromised as the impact and roll-over protection is comparable to the GT racing cars.


The "Most Economical 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-seater 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 to 74.6 Miles/hour
Travel distance with a full tank = 404 miles

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