Comments for VW Will Sell a 200 MPG Car in 2010 at http://www.ecogeek.org , comment 1 to 47 out of 20 comments http://www.ecogeek.org Sun, 05 Jul 2009 16:55:36 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.ecogeek.org/automobiles/1617#comment-27742 I like the way the wob l1 looks. I will definitely like to get one. Hope they are able to get it into the United States. - Louis Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:07:04 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/automobiles/1617#comment-27738 This is total bs.... buy a moped with a 30cc motor and get 100 mpg. Add all the extra weight and options with 4 wheels and it will never get that kind of mpg with a 333cc motor. It will never happen people so get your heads back to reality and stop wasting your intellect and energy on bs VW vapor DREAMS! - E C Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:05:39 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/automobiles/1617#comment-27208 There are some basic laws of physics that will always make these smaller cars less safe in a colision. A large mass car will protect better than a small mass one. Thus was the basic sin in Ralph Nader's undafe at any speed book. He effectively halted the only American car that was attempting to be fuel efficient in the mid 1960s. The message to our car makers was that small will not sell. Foreign makers were able to develop more efficient small cars because their domestic markets supported them. Now we are paying the price for Nadar's self promoting lies. - T.E. Darby Wed, 27 May 2009 07:27:56 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/automobiles/1617#comment-26957 This is what I've been looking for for at least two decades. It's ideal for me. I wouldn't have to lug a ton of steel around with me to the places i travel and the things I need transportation for. - david Mon, 18 May 2009 17:15:56 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/automobiles/1617#comment-26886 Sorry to all you 'it's impractical' types, but this is exactly the type of vehicle I'm looking for. No, it won't do much for groceries or kid hauling. But it would get me back and forth to work and since there is no one to carpool with, the second seat is all i need to carry my daily stuff. It's purpose built and limited-just like a lot of other tools-but would be perfect for what I and quite a number of others could use. The question is, will they actually market the dang thing. - LarryD Fri, 15 May 2009 07:18:13 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/automobiles/1617#comment-26481 L1 will be released next year in 2010. - Stippidy Sat, 02 May 2009 00:41:26 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/automobiles/1617#comment-26480 I just got back from the dealer. The cat WILL be released in the us and for only... Hold your breath... $600 (six-hundred) dollars!!! Hell yes I'll buy one! - Stippidy Sat, 02 May 2009 00:38:40 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/automobiles/1617#comment-16119 please read the email i got regarding the release of this vehicle...... Dear Matthew, The vehicle you have described is the L1 concept, and is designed with a 1 liter engine. As the L1 is a concept only, no information is available regarding possible production for any markets. Your feedback regarding the desirability of the L1 has been noted, and we appreciate your time in reflecting it. Thank you again for visiting vw.com. BobVolktalk - Matthew Mon, 14 Jul 2008 09:21:19 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/automobiles/1617#comment-15645 As has been mentioned, automobile companies have experimented with high mpg cars for decades, so when will the U.S. ever get them on a consistent basis? Or will we just have several incarnations of the Prius (which I don't at all consider impressive with a mere 40ish mpg) and many dozens of concept cars that never even get [i]close[/i] to market? I think it's ridiculous that after all these decades we're still using fossil fuels to run our engines and that we're still allowing passenger vehicles that are so wasteful. Enough is enough. - Melissa Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:54:09 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/automobiles/1617#comment-14769 with the state of petrol prices in the UK, I can see this being a Very hot seller, especially in the cities! As of today petrol is £1.19 per litre ($2.38) for that my car is a mid-ranger. Around town I get 5 miles per litre so for 200 miles "around-town" it costs (in the region of)£47.60 ($95.20) Now if I didn't have a family then this would definitely be something I would look at in the future! Best wishes Lewis - Lewis Clayton Mon, 16 Jun 2008 03:47:26 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/automobiles/1617#comment-14322 This car is out from the movie Brazil. - PUTTPUTTT Fri, 06 Jun 2008 22:43:08 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/automobiles/1617#comment-14292 There was an oil crunch in the '70s. I don't remember since I was less than 5 yrs old at the time, but, why didn't anyone push the issue back then? There should ahve been more of an effort to free ourselves from fossil fuels long ago. Thirty-something years later and NOW people are concerned? What about solar houses and new technologies for houses and cars? Just think how much farther we would have come. Since technologies usually take about 10 years to develop, get accepted, and get refined, we could have been 3 times farther along than we are now. Just a thought. - Clark_Kent Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:24:42 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/automobiles/1617#comment-14220 Do you need to take out change money from your pocket to lower the total weight to achieve this mileage? ;) - Tony Thu, 05 Jun 2008 11:07:35 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/automobiles/1617#comment-14219 This car looks like it was developed for the movie "Tron" but what makes it absolutely beautiful is the look on Saudi faces when they start swimming in an ocean of useless oil. - John the Fierce Thu, 05 Jun 2008 10:17:44 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/automobiles/1617#comment-13886 In the part of Texas I'm from, I find a line of cars going to and from Dallas from about 50-75 miles away. They enjoy the country life, but the city money. We don't need to take more than one person with us and we're not going to Sam's Club for our groceries for the day. We have a family vehicle that handles those tasks. [b]So to those of you who ask... who would want one of these?[/b] Pretty much every commuter in our country who commutes long distances. I'm not a greenie, unless you call wanting to save greenbacks. Then you can call me a greenie, a weenie, or steam cleanie for all I care. - jason Sun, 01 Jun 2008 09:52:43 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/automobiles/1617#comment-13623 Can't have sex in the back seat? The car's small enough to be a vibrator, so I wouldn't worry about that. Has no purpose? I work and commute daily by myself. Am I the only one in America who does that? Ugly? There are no straight lines in nature. In the 1990s, Nissan got into financial difficulties, largely because their cars continued to be rolling boxes, while other car makers were rediscovering aerodynamics. The designers weren't even allowed to round off the rear fenders. (I got this first-hand from Nissan engineers.) Why? The company president wouldn't allow it. HE liked straight lines, but then, he was also a Class A war criminal, which opens up a whole can of worms about people who see natural as ugly. Would I buy an L1? I wrote to VW and told them that if they sold me one, I'd give up English for German, erect a shrine, and name my kids V and W. - Ed Lowery Tue, 27 May 2008 13:05:25 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/automobiles/1617#comment-13583 VW had an 84 mpg 4 passenger sedan 35 years ago. The L1 is nothing unusual for them. If you cut a Suzuki Swift down in frontal area like the VW L1, it gets 80 mpg. Swifts and Old Geo Metros get 55 mpg in XF1 configuration...I have 3 VW will begin building a high mileage 4 passenger car in the near future....Suzuki already does so. There are cars in Japan that get over 100 mpg, they just are not allowed in the US due to safety concerns and a simple lack of testing them. I have ridden in small trucks that get 120 mpg and carry 4 people and cargo. They have 2 cylinder engines under the drivers seat! and have 25 or so horsepower. 80% of the US population would operate easily, cheaply and well with much smaller cars. - owlafaye Mon, 26 May 2008 23:41:28 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/automobiles/1617#comment-13375 To ugly: You must be an ugly person that sees everything as ugly and unworkable. I feel sorry for you. This car is the coolest most beautiful car I have ever seen!!! I want one as soon as it comes out!!! Please do not insult me by saying anything about a phallic symbol. - Joy Ripple Wed, 21 May 2008 20:34:49 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/automobiles/1617#comment-13340 If you can't figure out how to have sex in the back seat you probably wouldn't be much better in the front. Neat little car. Lots of folks are whining about it's inability to carry the football team. But look at how many cars only have one or two people in them. This car HAS a use. I would certainly consider buying one. I'd need to keep my truck for my landscape business but this would work just fine for 90-95% of the driving I do. - BillinDetroit Wed, 21 May 2008 00:02:56 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/automobiles/1617#comment-13267 How will I have sex in the back seat if it's that small? This car is completely useless. - PENIX Tue, 20 May 2008 11:01:32 +0100