With the VW XL1, a plug-in hybrid, Volkswagen not only the one-liter mark crack, but go with a small series on the road in 2013.
The carbon Dolphin plus E machine with cylinder TDI makes already times strong propaganda.No, there is no dress code on Board of VW XL1. Chequered CAP and scarf, as she carried VW Chief Piech 2002 on his legendary journey to the XL1 predecessor, the one-liter car, are not required. At that time, the Group link with the rolling spar cigar was gedieselt from raw carbon from Wolfsburg to Hamburg for the VW annual general meeting, all to show that a car with a liter of fuel is 100 km wide. Too impractical conditions, such as a very expensive body with one after the other seated passengers.
But since what has happened: after a short stop at the IAA 2009 in the form of L1 the VW is now XL1. And how. As a small serienreifer Parallelsitzer 2013 could be supplied to at least 50 customers. He is already eligible for admission, crashgetestet and willing to everyday life.
Not a clapped-out show star, but a real seemed. Storm Festival and Earth verwachsen, intelligent, charming and pragmatic. Consist of the rigid monocoque and the windschlupfige body of VW XL1 carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP), half as hard as steel. Made in a new process, already after a short hour without time-consuming cheeks released the finished parts whose forms. Thus, as a monocoque costs 5,000 euros, at the one-liter car from 2002 there were around 35,000 euros. CFRP could thus slowly stalk in the mass production.
We stalk us first in the small series aspirants VW XL1. The gull-wing doors under the roof are not merely view magnets, but facilitate the entry. He would be otherwise out inelegant due to the strong body feeds especially as it applies to overcome a relatively broad, if also shallow sills - tribute to the security in the side impact. In addition two airbags blow up in an accident, break out the door hinges, Aluboxen and wheels to absorb energy.
And then: take a seat on the eight kilo lightweight CFRP seats upholstered in VW typical fabric. The passenger is XL1 in the VW at the request of Chief Piech in addition to the pilot, however 27 cm to the rear offset, which improves the shoulder room. Panels and mixer support are made of natural fibres and carbon-like shaped surfaces. The XL1 interior with appropriate ergonomics and controls from the mass production is still an VW.
Outside XL1 goes off at the VW more. The Potsdam design looked to fishing and high-speed trains, function and aesthetics. Saving to be so sexy, so: key in the lock, start button press, brake step start and selector on D, again. Gehts – silently. Plug ins means finally that that placing it in the future before the passenger Sanyo lithium ion battery (60 kg, 5 kWh) at the parking to the outlet full chucks may. In high-voltage current that takes about a half, at 230 V over an hour, a charger in box form is included in the VW XL1. Electric well fed and locally emission-free we roll los.
At your fingertips (E mode), it is going up to 35 km wide or around 100 km/h fast. For this pace 8.4 PS XL1 meet in the VW, a golf needs more than twice as much. If you fully drauftritt, being under 12 seconds on 100, could skimp with over 200 km/h. Out of consideration for the narrow tyres (in the future 115er front and rear Carbureted) and other XL1 but at 160 km/h down regulates components. In the city, he swims liquid with shows even delicate dynamic approaches and leaves with the exact, servo-free steering fine conduct itself - despite the tires blazing according to trunks, three bar.
With firmer step on the accelerator mixes a chop 1 into the VW XL1 metallic herb rasselnd the 800 cc twin cylinder diesel - in principle, 6-liter-TDI, also by balance shaft placated, reibungsoptimiert and reduced-weight aluminum housing, as well as titanium exhaust system. His refinement makes it clear that it was not so stupid, driving around for decades with many cylinders.
This meets the twin without urea injection Euro 6 and develops hefty 48 HP, who cooperate with the 20 kW electric motor. The disc-shaped E machine replaces the flywheel of the seven-speed DSG (the VW XL1 with magnesium housing), the entire drivetrain is stored in the rear, which explains the weight distribution of 45 to 55 percent.
The interaction of the two motors works well in the VW XL1, the DSG prescribed the appropriate speed range the TDI. He seeks for the gas wegnehmen and the XL1 rolls in the drive, using the momentum, instead of loading the battery. The E machine starts only when the pressure on the brake pedal with the recovery, before larger delay needs to intervene the ceramic brakes. They require high control forces because of non-a brake servo, perhaps VW powered here still a servo.
According to current state, the 795 kg heavy VW to do XL1 under hybrid cycle conditions (35 km electric driving with filled battery, then 25 kilometers of gas) with 0.9 L / 100 km. Provided on its own of the VW TDI SIPs diesel about two liters from his ten-gallon tank. From 2013 onwards he could prove it in a small series, which currently numbers between 100 and 5,000 copies are discussed. The price? Speculation. Depending on the facilities around 70,000 euros could be it - checkered CAP and scarf are extra.
Self enkindling ideas for 30 years
1980, VW had to circle a cigar: breaking the five-meter-long ARVW with a six-cylinder diesel (175 PS) world records in Nardo, creates 362 km/h. Less speed but more publicity reached the kabinenroller-like one-litre car of 8.5 HP great 2002 with a 299 cm3, strong diesel cylinder. Much closer to the VW XL1 is the L1 from the year 2009. However, passengers such as in the one-litre car sit still in a row under the domed roof.
