$600 VW That Gets 258 MPG / 404 Miles Range Per Tank

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http://thethrottle.thechive.com/2010/12/15/vws-600-car-6-photos/
This
is not a joke and they do sell for $600.00.
They won’t be able to make them fast enough. Good just to run around town.
Here's a car that will get you back and forth to work on the cheap...
$600 for the car. 258 miles per gallon...
Only one seat however. Talk about cheap transportation.
Volkswagen's $600 car gets 258 mpg--
It looks like Ford, C hrysler and GM missed the boat again!
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C hina launches $600 car that will get 258mpg
This $600 car is no toy and is ready to be released in C hina next year.
The single seater aero car totes V W (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 V W 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 kilos of travel.
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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 was not compromised as the impact and roll-over protection is comparable to the GT racing cars.
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The Most Economic C ar in the W orld will be on sale next year:
Better than Electric C ar – 258 miles/gallon: IPO 2010 in Shanghai
This is a single-seat car.
From conception to production: 3 years and the company is headquartered in Hamburg , Germany .
W ill be selling for 4000 Yuan, equivalent to US $600.
Gas tank capacity = 1.7 gallons.
Speed = 62 – 74.6 Miles/hour.
Fuel efficiency = 258 miles/gallon.
Travel distance with a full tank = 404 miles.

 
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I absolutely guarantee that even if this car is going into production (which I doubt) it will cost way more than $600. There is simply no way that is true.
 
I think the oil companies will have little problem keeping it out of our hands!

A quality albeit small diesel engine would cost more than $600...

Another website says a cost of $26,000...
http://www.ucan.org/gasoline_autos/gas_prices/volkswagen_really_selling_car_600

If this thing comes out and gets close to their 200 mile range goal... I think I'd rather have one of Lit Motors C1's! (for hopefully a little less money too)

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