261 MPG! - Volkswagen's innovative diesel/electric hybrid XL1 concept brings us closer than ever to a super-high-mileage production car

摘要

To BELIEVE IN THE 261-mpg Volkswagen XL1, you simply have to recognize that the Bugatti Veyron exists. Like that supercar, this hyperefficient two-seater is a tour de force of engineering and will likely never make a profit. And it will go into production for the same reason that the Veyron came into being: because Ferdinand Piech, the authoritative chairman of the Volkswagen Group's supervisory board, says it must.