XL1

"Cé hé sin" (michael-m-mouse) 09/08/2014 at 04:02 • Filed to: None

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Your correspondent was surprised to encounter an XL1 in the wild and further surprised to find that it was a real one, not a demo model.

A little difficult to fold yourself into but once ensconced it's comfortable enough even for those of us over 6 ft.

RoadHead -- Armand > Cé hé sin 09/08/2014 at 04:21

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From up close, could you tell the reason for the staggered seating arrangement? I have long wondered this.

Cé hé sin > RoadHead -- Armand 09/08/2014 at 04:58

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You can't but I know anyway - it's to maximise shoulder room. The car is so narrow that if both occupants sat side by side they would be cramped.

I love you but I've chosen hooning! > Cé hé sin 09/08/2014 at 05:11

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I saw one the other day on a street in Berlin. Cool car!

MultiplaOrgasms > Cé hé sin 09/08/2014 at 05:18

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Honestly VW needs to shoehorn a V10 TDI in there, give it some wider tires and then break all the mileage and distance records for hypercars. Piech, do your thing.

Leon711 > RoadHead -- Armand 09/08/2014 at 06:39

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As said more shoulder room, but it is to make the car as narrow as possible in order to reduce the Drag Coefficient. By narrowing the car the frontal area is reduced allowing for less air resistance on the vehicle thus increasing fuel economy. I studied the XL1 and it's aerodynamic features for my final year dissertation.

Leon711 > MultiplaOrgasms 09/08/2014 at 06:40

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I heard a vicious rumour that they put a Ducati V-twin in one for LOLz.

 V8 Rustler > Cé hé sin 09/08/2014 at 08:25

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THE FUTURE IS NOW.

Cé hé sin > Cé hé sin 09/08/2014 at 15:30

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Top tip: the inside door lever is on the sill, not the door. Having closed the door above me I was concerned that I might have to summon help to get out of a car I wasn't really supposed to be in.