VW to introduce new 1-liter concept at Qatar Motor Show - report

VW L1 Concept - 1600

Production ready model?

For the past decade, Volkswagen has been toying around with a car that averages 1 L/100 km (235 mpg US). Now, a new report is indicating the company will unveil another "One Liter" concept at the Qatar Motor Show.

Information is scarce, but AutoBild says the car will feature a two-cylinder diesel engine and an electric motor that is powered by a lithium-ion battery. The overall premise seems to echo the L1 concept, which debuted at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show, but the plug-in hybrid technology would undoubtedly increase fuel efficiency beyond the already impressive 1.2 L/100 km (196 mpg US).

The concept is slated to be unveiled later this month and rumors suggest it could go into production in 2013.

Note: Volkswagen L1 Concept pictured

Source: Autobild

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Microice

Didn't Ferdinand drive an L1 concept from Wolfsburg to...somewhere years ago? We already know what the L1 can do and now want something real. Why not just add start/ stop and other fuel saving regimes to the Lupo which is already very economical?

January 20, 2011 11:45 am

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GTurbo

You are right Microice-RS. Mr Piech (who practically made the Porsche buyout possible for VW last year) did drive this Concept about 6 years ago to make a statement about ultra-efficient engines for the future and the future is here! I remember he was hinting at 100mpg then!

January 20, 2011 12:45 pm

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HEMI426

When is the Quatar Motorshow then?

January 20, 2011 12:41 pm

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Hellbound

Didn't realise there was a Qatar Motorshow. Sounds good though, Doha is meant to be worth going to.

January 23, 2011 9:49 pm

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norther

sooo, the big question is. this car being unveiled at the qatar motor show... does this mean that arabians are going to quit buyin gold plated "tanks", and start buying clean-eco-fragile cars? :))))

January 20, 2011 10:29 pm

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charlemagne

here it comes the message. the guys who build the car (gbc)to the guys who extract the oil(geo): look, the cars of the future: 1 zillion mpg. now, geo to the gbc: of course, that gallon of gas will costs as much as the car itself. so.., friends everybody?

January 21, 2011 4:44 am

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