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WOW, Volkswagon has produced a two-passenger concept car that gets 235 mpg.

Posted on 02/17/2005 10:48:09 PM PST by Lori675

Edited on 02/18/2005 10:08:30 AM PST by Lead Moderator. [history]

http://newmarksdoor.typepad.com/mainblog/cars/index.html Volkswagon has produced a two-passenger concept car that gets 235 mpg. Looks like something from the Jetsons.

Almost every automaker at the recent Tokyo Motor Show displayed good hybrid-electric prototypes, some getting more than 100 mpg. Volkswagen already sells Europeans a 78-mpg, four-seat nonhybrid subcompact and plans a two-seat city car for 2003 that will get 235 mpg (not a typo; VW is even testing a diesel version that gets the equivalent of 282 mpg). When cars are so fuel-frugal, powering them with fuel cells becomes a near-term option using current technology."

Here's pics of the car and its technology. It looks pretty cool http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/frame.php?file=car.php&carnum=1316


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To: CurlyDave

Yes, it is a wonderful car.


21 posted on 02/17/2005 11:03:31 PM PST by TheBrotherhood ("cupido capere et videri gravis" or somesuch.)
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To: TheBrotherhood

I'm glad the technoology is there. Hopefully all new cars can be this efficient.


22 posted on 02/17/2005 11:04:43 PM PST by 1FASTGLOCK45
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To: Lori675

the Jetsons had a 5-seater :o).

23 posted on 02/17/2005 11:06:23 PM PST by Troublemaker
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To: clee1
Ohhhh it's crash-worthy alright. As a matter of fact, it's just askin' for it. Why do you think it's shaped like a coffin?

It gets 235 mpg.....and travels at 1 mph. Only the Hollywood type would buy this vehicle.
24 posted on 02/17/2005 11:07:13 PM PST by This Just In (In the land of the blind, the one eyed man is king.)
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To: Delta 21

www.moller.com

Thank the FAA for sitting on their hands so you can't get your flying car.


25 posted on 02/17/2005 11:07:37 PM PST by rwfromkansas ("War is an ugly thing, but...the decayed feeling...which thinks nothing worth war, is worse." -Mill)
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To: Lori675
I'm not sure that my BMY R69-S mototrcycle had that fuel economy! Then again, times change, riding a bike versus ... driving a Beemer 325i (heaven). Next on the list of toys is a Beemer, Mini Cooper-S! Drove one about two years ago. Even the DEALER told me to get on it.! The Mini S is better than...

Of course we need an H2 for composite purposes.

26 posted on 02/17/2005 11:07:56 PM PST by Cobra64 (Babes should wear Bullet Bras - www.BulletBras.net)
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To: Lori675

When it comes to numbers like these.... I'm from missouri.


27 posted on 02/17/2005 11:08:19 PM PST by aquila48
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To: Pro-Bush

This reminds me of those cute German mini-cars from the 50s, the BMW Isetta and especially the Messerschmitt mini. The latter also had tandem seating.


28 posted on 02/17/2005 11:08:22 PM PST by atomic conspiracy (This message prepared with MS-CBS Word 72 software)
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To: Lori675

WOBL 1? Is that a testament to stability?


29 posted on 02/17/2005 11:11:40 PM PST by ironmaidenPR2717 (Four out of three people have trouble with fractions.)
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To: Delta 21

We were promised flying cars in our lifetime...just think of the accidents we could avoid by pushing the UP button.


30 posted on 02/17/2005 11:13:17 PM PST by des
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To: FreedomCalls

ROFLMHO!


31 posted on 02/17/2005 11:13:29 PM PST by ApesForEvolution (I just took a Muhammad and wiped my Jihadist with Mein Koran...come and get me nutbags.)
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To: rwfromkansas
Oh yes. Much better than a Volkswagon.


32 posted on 02/17/2005 11:14:07 PM PST by Delta 21 (MKC USCG -ret)
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To: ex-Texan

I wonder if Perky Katie has put a deposit down on one yet...lol


33 posted on 02/17/2005 11:14:17 PM PST by ApesForEvolution (I just took a Muhammad and wiped my Jihadist with Mein Koran...come and get me nutbags.)
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To: ex-Texan

Actually, there are a number of American's out there who buy SUV's for reasons other than status symbols. Unlike your average Europeon, a lot of American's have a household of three or more kids.

Growing up, our family not only loved travelling, but also travelling off-road. Without our large vehicle we would not have been able to take those fun filled, memorable adventures.


34 posted on 02/17/2005 11:14:23 PM PST by This Just In (In the land of the blind, the one eyed man is king.)
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To: Pro-Bush
I have a VW New Beetle and its a great car. This one looks like a show-off auto show design. I doubt it will ever enter into production.

Denny Crane: "There are two places to find the truth. First God and then Fox News."

35 posted on 02/17/2005 11:16:29 PM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
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To: This Just In

Aye, and drive it when the cameras are on, otherwise they'll be driving gas guzzlers too.

Well, except that Ed Beggly guy, or however you say his name.


36 posted on 02/17/2005 11:17:55 PM PST by esoxmagnum
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To: This Just In

0 to 60 in 8 uh, ... hours.


37 posted on 02/17/2005 11:21:09 PM PST by FreedomCalls (It's the "Statue of Liberty," not the "Statue of Security.")
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To: This Just In

It goes up to 80 miles


38 posted on 02/17/2005 11:21:11 PM PST by Lori675
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To: esoxmagnum

And John Kerry of course. After all, it is Tereza's gas guzzler, and not his.


39 posted on 02/17/2005 11:26:42 PM PST by This Just In (In the land of the blind, the one eyed man is king.)
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To: clee1
I wonder how crashworthy it is, though

Not very, but I believe it sports a 20mm radar directed chain gun as an option so the driver can take out any hostile SUV's before collision.

40 posted on 02/17/2005 11:26:57 PM PST by Larry381 (Picture Ted Kennedy-head buried deep in the toilet-weeping & puking on election night)
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