I love how it's futuristic but still down to earth. I'd proudly drive this everyday. I was wondering are there any (pre)cautions necessary not to lose grip because of thin tires?
I do not know about back wheels, but if you compare shape with Nissan´s deltawind and understand explanation of it, you will see, that certain shapes does not need huge frost tires.
They make the best hybrid, the best practical ICE cars and the only production car that goes 300mph. Hybrids kinda suck though, they’d always be better as a full electric or full gas setup.
DIt is ongelooflijk Johan. Zeker die spiegels waren heel exclusief 5 jaar geleden. Voor een schappelijk prijs zou ik het zeker gekocht hebben. Onze Belgische nummerplaat past helemaal bij het plaatje.
even at 111k it was sold way underpriced. That price by far did not cover the development and manufacturing expenses of this limited series vehicle. Remember that only 250 of these were built. Source: VW tour guide at VW factory.
@@ignasb That's right! If VW wanted to cover the development cost of the XL1 only by selling 250 units, the price of each one would have to be 5 million dollars! - that is a fact. Fortunately however, VW never intended to recover the cost in this way. Instead, their plan was, of course, for the XL1 project to help them learn how to make their 'normal' mass-produced models more efficient, because if they can do that, they will sell many more cars and make much bigger profits. The XL1 was a research/development project for the whole company, it was never a project to see how many XL1's they could sell.
Nobody would be able to afford it, buying a $110,000+ car when making $150 a week would take over 14 years without spending a penny from a single paycheck to have enough just to buy it.
Only the very Rich can afford this car, but why should they, when fuel is not a problem for them and there Are plenty of exotic sportscars for the same price, with much more hp, sorry pal, i think it‘s Safe to say that you won‘t
There is not a single electrical car in the world that can match this technology for environmental impact. The profets of saving the world with electrical cars and politicians need to focus on the real impact and not be religious about it. Imagine this as an aluminium build at 75% of the specs and a third of the cost, but it will likely not happen because politicians are picking technology.
Who would want a terribly inefficient battery driven Tesla. Comparing both cars, is like comparing a De Vinci masterpiece with a christmas callender. A car that uses on 1 Litre of fuel to travel 100km.
Some people don't get why this thing is so expensive. Besides beeing a technological masterpiece (unlike a tesla) there where only 200 units built! This thing is ultra rare and none of you will probably ever see one
My Polsky Fiat 126 has also a twin cylinder and weight 580kg, so I don't see the point of the $111,000 cost because the fiat is about $5,000. Also it's sound better.
@@edstratton I was a little pissed off when I wrote this comment. In fact, the XL1 is a great concept. The Fiat 126 drinks about 5 to 6 l per 100 km, and I maintain that the sound was better on the Fiat haha
It was a gimick of a car, and from VW's height of ego with TDI. The same technology can be had in the BMW i3, BMW could probably build the same vehicle for less than half of the insulting €111000 price.
A ce prix là avoir l'intérieur pourri comme sa non merci Volkswagen évolue même pas c'est carrément encore un compteur analogique n'importe quoi vraiment et le volant toujours pareil on dirais un volant des années 90
Specs of this car: proefritten.be/en/pov-test-drive-video-with-the-2014-vw-xl1/
Les Loulous, on est d'accord qu'en vrai ça a l'air trop cool ?
Je vais ouvrir une cagnotte pour m'en acheter une
hesitez pas a donner
C'est frustrant je veux qu'elle fasse 800cv
Ca a l'air sympa oui, d'ailleurs je me demande si c'est légal d'avoir des retro inexistants, juste en ecran interieur comme ça.
@@XeeLog demande à honda ! Ils ont aussi sorti une voiture avec des caméras pour voir derrière
Audi aussi avec le e-tron
I never knew this existed!
it was from 2011 really bro
i will like your comment any way
Lol
The steering wheel seems great! Didn't even now this car existed lol
It's got to be the best best eco car ever
Coucou mes petits loulous !
Love this car, thanks for sharing, very jealous you got to drive it!
This is hilarious and cool at the same time.
Why is it hilarious?
I love how it's futuristic but still down to earth. I'd proudly drive this everyday. I was wondering are there any (pre)cautions necessary not to lose grip because of thin tires?
I do not know about back wheels, but if you compare shape with Nissan´s deltawind and understand explanation of it, you will see, that certain shapes does not need huge frost tires.
i dont know how but somehow you managed to give the feeling of driving this car and its awesome
Super cool!
It's just too bad they don't sell any of these in America
in black is amazing
Manque plus que la version xxl du VW XL1 en 5 places et tout électrique... le design est sympa.
They make the best hybrid, the best practical ICE cars and the only production car that goes 300mph. Hybrids kinda suck though, they’d always be better as a full electric or full gas setup.
COUCOU LES LOULOUS
Les loulous sont passé par la
DIt is ongelooflijk Johan. Zeker die spiegels waren heel exclusief 5 jaar geleden. Voor een schappelijk prijs zou ik het zeker gekocht hebben. Onze Belgische nummerplaat past helemaal bij het plaatje.
Awesome video !
Mein Traumauto
vw devrait sortir une version en alu pou baisser les couts de fabrication et 1.0 tsi 115 de la up gti pour en faire une petite sportive économique
Very high cabin noise level due to a lack of soundproofing.
thanks for the video top notch
the one thing about these camera wing mirrors is the screen seems too close to be able to be just a glance to the left or right
I'm surprised the engine doesn't have a pull-starter.
😆
Woah that is one fancy car
Coucou les loulous
I LOVE THIS CAR BUT WHY THE HECK DOES IT SAVE TO BE SOOOO EXPENSIVE. 111.000 DOLLARS?!?! ARE YOU SERIOUS
Much carbon fiber and probably fcking expensive to develop. And with the low amout that will probably be built and you have your 111k dollars ^^
even at 111k it was sold way underpriced. That price by far did not cover the development and manufacturing expenses of this limited series vehicle. Remember that only 250 of these were built. Source: VW tour guide at VW factory.
110000€ not $
@@ignasb That's right! If VW wanted to cover the development cost of the XL1 only by selling 250 units, the price of each one would have to be 5 million dollars! - that is a fact. Fortunately however, VW never intended to recover the cost in this way. Instead, their plan was, of course, for the XL1 project to help them learn how to make their 'normal' mass-produced models more efficient, because if they can do that, they will sell many more cars and make much bigger profits. The XL1 was a research/development project for the whole company, it was never a project to see how many XL1's they could sell.
Because too few people care about having this much energy efficiency for them to be able to mass produce it, to make it a reasonable cost.
I hope one day I can see this car
In Vietnam
Nobody would be able to afford it, buying a $110,000+ car when making $150 a week would take over 14 years without spending a penny from a single paycheck to have enough just to buy it.
Only the very Rich can afford this car, but why should they, when fuel is not a problem for them and there Are plenty of exotic sportscars for the same price, with much more hp, sorry pal, i think it‘s Safe to say that you won‘t
欲しいな、何処にも書いてなかったんですが、フューエルタンクは容量どれくらいなんですか？
There is not a single electrical car in the world that can match this technology for environmental impact. The profets of saving the world with electrical cars and politicians need to focus on the real impact and not be religious about it.
Imagine this as an aluminium build at 75% of the specs and a third of the cost, but it will likely not happen because politicians are picking technology.
Salut comment tu remplaces la roue arrière ?
Une vague de loulous dans les commentaires, LE COMPLOT !
Наконец то кому то удалось сделать оку такой как она могла бы быть....если бы...
Awesome
Vilebrequin!!!
Que carro cabuloso.
No rear view mirror?
you can see them in the doors
@@yanisrenaud
Those are the door mirrors
@@niteblaster1 Yes but they are all we need to drive and see behind us; no ? :)
I love this car .....main khridna chahta hon ....kitne ki mily gi ....or kahna se 😋✌✌
Je pose le drapeau des loulous
Top speed?
125 mph, but electronically limited to 99 mph.
@@edstratton thanks.
Ik wist ni eens dat die auto bestond
Er zijn er niet zo veel van gemaakt. Ook maar 2 stuks in België dacht ik
Facttech?
can you find this car in canada?
If you're willing to spend as much as this car costs, I don't think it matters what country they're in.
Qui vient de chez Vilebrequin 👋🏽
This car in 2013 for 110.000 Euro or you can buy a Tesla Model S for 70.000 Euro in 2013 .... oooo VW ....
Who would want a terribly inefficient battery driven Tesla.
Comparing both cars, is like comparing a De Vinci masterpiece with a christmas callender.
A car that uses on 1 Litre of fuel to travel 100km.
Some people don't get why this thing is so expensive. Besides beeing a technological masterpiece (unlike a tesla) there where only 200 units built! This thing is ultra rare and none of you will probably ever see one
How its cost
$150,000 when new.
Wow it looks like a car from future. 😂😂
Is it just for €111?
A bit more than 111€ 💶💶💶
You forgot the 0s.
Still holds its price today
Salut les loulous 😁
Salut les Loulous, ça aurait pu être la voiture d'Apple.
69hp meep meep with a Piaggio vespa
What's the fuel tank capacity?
1 Litre = XL1.
It can achieve 313 mpg (and go 22 mi on pure electricity), but it also has a 1 Litre tank. Hopefully That Helps.
It's 10L or 2.6US Gal
The fuel tank is 10 litres.
When it can do over 300mpg, or use 1 Litre of fuel to travel 100kms, fuel tank capacity is a bit pointless.
Qui vien la Âpres vilebrequin
My Polsky Fiat 126 has also a twin cylinder and weight 580kg, so I don't see the point of the $111,000 cost because the fiat is about $5,000.
Also it's sound better.
How many mpg from your Fiat? What emissions? It would be interesting to compare with XL1.
@@edstratton I was a little pissed off when I wrote this comment. In fact, the XL1 is a great concept.
The Fiat 126 drinks about 5 to 6 l per 100 km, and I maintain that the sound was better on the Fiat haha
Very interesting! 😊 Thank you.
It was a gimick of a car, and from VW's height of ego with TDI.
The same technology can be had in the BMW i3, BMW could probably build the same vehicle for less than half of the insulting €111000 price.
It was dangerous driving high speed on wet winding roads with such narrow low-grip tires this car has!
It seems to rattle like an old car lol
It's a V2 TDI so it's normal.
la routete vers wierde
A ce prix là avoir l'intérieur pourri comme sa non merci Volkswagen évolue même pas c'est carrément encore un compteur analogique n'importe quoi vraiment et le volant toujours pareil on dirais un volant des années 90
How about some dialogue!!!
Peter Lewis fuck off
Not. One. Word.
apparte wagen
40.000 euro ? W T F ?
* 110.000€
I love Volkswagen but this looks terrible