I'm looking at this right now; XL1

"Mathias Rios" (Mars478) 12/12/2013 at 14:59 • Filed to: None

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I'm at VW of manhattan with Aaron Brown looking at this beautiful XL1. Check my comments for more pictures of the car.

Jagvar > Mathias Rios 12/12/2013 at 15:00

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Glad to see it's making its way north!

Dubblewhopper > Mathias Rios 12/12/2013 at 15:03

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That VW needs a dab of flourescent Green, like a splotch. For the Jackson Pollock in you.

Lemonhead > Mathias Rios 12/12/2013 at 15:05

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I wonder if I'm the only one who thinks this is ugly. I HAAAAATE the rear wheel cover plates and it looks like a regurgitation of the Honda Insight (which was equally ugly).

Jagvar > Lemonhead 12/12/2013 at 15:08

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It's all about physics. The XL1, the Insight, and other cars designed for maximum fuel efficiency adopt the covered-wheel design because reduced drag = lower fuel consumption. Sexiness is not the point of this car.

Mathias Rios > Mathias Rios 12/12/2013 at 15:11

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Mathias Rios > Mathias Rios 12/12/2013 at 15:12

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Mathias Rios > Mathias Rios 12/12/2013 at 15:13

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Just wear your damn mask... > Mathias Rios 12/12/2013 at 15:14

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This, and not the Phaeton, should be VWs halo car in North America.

Patrick George > Mathias Rios 12/12/2013 at 15:14

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We all drove it yesterday and today! Expect a story soon. It's pretty amazing.

Mathias Rios > Just wear your damn mask... 12/12/2013 at 15:15

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I think it's the next beetle in terms of revolutionary.

Mathias Rios > Lemonhead 12/12/2013 at 15:16

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You're the only one :P

Mathias Rios > Patrick George 12/12/2013 at 15:17

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I'm still at the dealership ogling at it's amazing-ness. Some lucky reviewer drove away in it as we were arriving.

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > Mathias Rios 12/12/2013 at 15:19

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So.

Much.

Want.

Mathias Rios > Mathias Rios 12/12/2013 at 15:20

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Mathias Rios > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) 12/12/2013 at 15:21

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I don't want to leave.

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > Mathias Rios 12/12/2013 at 15:22

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I bet.

Being able to touch the future, but knowing that it will leave sucks.

Hooker > Jagvar 12/12/2013 at 15:36

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I think it's rather sexy the way it is. Though, I am a bit weird and I like fuel economy just as much as I like speed and handling.

gator8 > Lemonhead 12/12/2013 at 16:20

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It's pretty cool to see it in person. The build quality and detailing are much more interesting than the Insight. When you open up the doors and the trunk, and you see all the integrated carbon fiber and the side-door cameras, the design almost doesn't even matter any more. It's a fricken cool car.

gator8 > Mathias Rios 12/12/2013 at 17:29

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Mathias Rios > gator8 12/12/2013 at 18:31

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Nice picture! Where was this?

Mike_Smith > Mathias Rios 12/12/2013 at 18:33

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We all know this thing will never sell in the US. It's 214-mpg Up! cousin , meanwhile...

gator8 > Mathias Rios 12/12/2013 at 22:23

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USA Headquarters in Herndon, VA, last Saturday.